Long non training post ahead.
Ok well that was the worst night of sleep I have ever had. Worse than having 3 young kids, worse than flying for 24 hours with 3 young kids.
Got to the hospital around 6:30pm. Checked in and had to wait around for a while until all the other sleep study patients turned up. Got up to the sleep study unit around 7:15pm and was shown to my room. Nurse explained the process and went through some basic questions and health checks. I got into my sleep wear (boxers and a t shirt - usually sleep nude but didn’t do that for obvious reasons) and waited for her to come back and hook up the wires.
8:00 pm the nurse comes back and starts putting on all the sensors and wires. 18 in total that went on my legs, body, and around my head. Plus 2 straps around my body, two things up my nose and one on my finger.
Nurse is very good at her job and friendly. Asks me what I do for work and then says ‘you obviously work out, do you compete in any sports?’ Well that made my day and put a smile on my face.
I chill for a bit and do some work and watch some you tubes on the lap top.
10:30 I buzz the nurse to go to the toilet. She has to hang some monitor thing that all the wires plug into around my neck and then I go to the bathroom and try not to piss on any wires.
Get back in bed, she turns everything on and runs the lights out. This is the point that the torture starts !!!
It’s so hard to get any where near comfortable with all the wires. My back hurts, I have a headache, the room is way too light with all the LEDs from the machines. There is way to much noise with other people moving around the hospital.
I try to get to sleep but it seems impossible. After maybe 20 mins I finally dose off. But unbeknownst to me the sensor on my finger comes off, next thing I know the nurse comes in the room which wakes me with a start. Your sensor has come off she says and finds it and slips it back on my finger. That just wakes me up again.
I try to sleep again but now I can hear other patients snoring through the wall. It is literally
Like torture. Lying in an uncomfortable position, in a room that is too light with all sorts of noises including snoring. I literally thought to myself It was some sort of practical joke that my wife has played on me.
Really struggle to get to sleep and last remember looking at my phone at 3:30am. Must have finally gone to sleep because then it is 6am and a nurse comes in the room and wakes me up.
They tell me they have data so it’s all good and I shouldn’t need to do another test.
Thanks Fkn goodness for that.
