I would be sick for weeks. 2 or 3 trips to the Doctor for one illness period were not uncommon. I would just get over my cold and a few week later I would start all over again. I was not getting anything done at home and was having a rough time at work.

Last November I went to hunting camp with a sinus infection. By the end of the 1st day, I was so sick I could not hunt. I was too sick to even be the camp cook. I held out hoping I would get better so I could hunt. Nothing doing. This was the last straw for me. I vowed I would find out what was making me so sick.

I sufferred through the winter, but had an appointment with an ear, nose and throat specialist. It was discovered that I had a deviated septum.  Some of the Doctors questions rattled me. I was asked if I had difficulty sleeping. Sure do, but I figured it was because I was sick most of the time.

A sleep study was ordered along with a CT scan of my sinuses. One sinus cavity was completely blocked hense the  answer to my problems. Or so I thought.

Next up was a sleep study. This was not something I wanted to do at all, but I was determined to get healthy, once and for all. I reported to the hospital and was shocked at the amount of wiring that was attached to my head and body. How is a person supposed to sleep with all this attached to him?

I did sleep fitfully, but completed the test. Sleep apnea was confirmed. Not what I wanted to hear. At all.

To be continued….

Mark Potes

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