Sleep Apnoea Sufferer

Hi, I'm new here and found out that I might be able to get rid of my crippling sleep apnoea by losing weight.... quite a lot of weight - 24kg!

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Extra weight can certainly be a contributing factor to sleep apnoea roadrunner63. But you've come to the right place Plenty of support and handy hints available.

Admin should be filling you in with links to important parts of the Community soon.

Welcome

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Welcome Hidden Improper sleep is so debilitating so I hope that your aim to lose weight pays dividends. Have you spoken to your doctor as I believe there are additional avenues of treatment.

An administrator will reply to your post and provide you with a link on how best to use this forum.

Wishing you all the best on your new journey to a healthy lifestyle.

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Thank you. I'm sorting out my diet with a trainer and he saw instantly that it was high in sugar and carbs.

The doctor has proven useless in terms of diet and helping with the sleep apnea issue. He missed the symptoms 5 years ago and prescribed sleeping pills which made things worse. He apologised recently but I've been waiting over two months for a consultant appt' to be referred to a sleep clinic.

I was signed off work for two months with fatigue as a result of the apnea but it means nothing to the NHS. The doctor even suggested I go private to shortcut the process. That'll cost £200 to see a consultant.

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Hi and welcome to the forum Hidden there are many people on here that have lost over 3 stone / 24kg by following the NHS 12 week plan

I would like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, which we hope will be a good place for you to connect with members, who are also just starting out, or re-starting.

If you just post a few words on the November Newbie Club thread to introduce yourself and respond to others there you will soon feel part of the club.

Follow this link to the Newbie club:healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Please read all the information carefully, it is very useful and can be referred to whenever you want to check something.

It just remains for me to wish you well on your journey

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Thank you for the support. I'll feed in my results as I go along to hopefully inspire and support others.