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November 12, 2005

Does 16 Minutes Even Count...

As A Cat Nap?

Well today was my second sleep study ordered by "TheDrugDealer." All I can say is that it would have been really nice to know what to expect instead of her just saying go to this test. I went to bed early last night, since I was supposed to be at the hospital at 6am this morning... but from what I know now.. I didn't go to bed early enough.

I got there about 5:45 and she asked me what time I had woken up. I said about 4:45 and she said ok.. you can start your nap at 7:00. She hooked all the monitors and stuff up to me and it was only 6:20, I had to sit there for 40 minutes and wait until I could go to sleep. At 7:00 the lady told me I could go to sleep.

So, I turn over and close my eyes and go to sleep and then WTH? 7:16 she woke me up. I was like excuse me? She said your only going to take 4 15-minute naps. I was flabbergasted and exhausted... "you are kidding right? how come I wasn't told this? I thought I was coming to sleep all day"

So I had to wake up at 7:16 and she said I had to stay wide awake until 9:00am. Can you say miserable? Watching TV and the clock waiting for time to go back to sleep. At 9:00am she said.. ok, time for your next nap. This time she woke me up at 9:22am. Ok, this is getting really annoying.

After rolling around in the bed, sitting up, laying down, walking around, sitting up, holding my head in my hands and thinking what in the world have I gotten myself into.. I finally got to take another nap... you guessed it... at 11:00am. Actually she came in a little early and I think I laid down at 10:51... and she was waking me up at 11:02.

Again at 12:52 I took one last nap and at 1:13pm I was woken up for the last time. They took the monitors off of me and I drove home.

Apparently this test was to see if I have narcolepsy. I was given 20 minutes to fall asleep, if you don't fall asleep within those 20 minutes you have to get up and try again in two hours. If you do fall asleep you get to sleep for 15 mintues... IF you DO NOT make it to REM (dream) sleep. If you go into REM sleep, they wake you up immediately.

Once I got home... I took a nap... a real nap. No more of this 16 minute crap.

Posted by FutureFoodTVStar at November 12, 2005 11:38 PM

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