*Updated - we are home.* Thanks, everyone. Guess I got too worried, too soon. Both my Mom and Dad misunderstood...he didn't get the Inspire implant, yet. Today was just an endoscopy to make sure he was a good candidate for it (he is). Hopefully, he will get the implant next month and it will help! They did a sleep study on him a couple months ago that said he was waking up 35 - 40 times a night! Also, the doc thinks his high blood pressure is partially due to the lack of sleep/oxygen. He apparently has way more red blood cells than he needs (thick blood) and the doc said it just makes sense...his body is trying to produce more oxygen for him. I really hate how long he has had to wait for this! (Also, the drive was easy! There were some back roads I could take so that I was only city driving for about 10 miles, and rush hour was over at that point.
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I am taking my Dad in for a procedure to help with his severe sleep apnea. He tried the CPAP machine and couldn't sleep with it. He is getting an Inspire procedure (I never heard of it...basically an implant that will help keep his airway open when he sleeps.) He is 81 years old, and I just worry, you know? But, he is in good hands. I have to drive him, because my dear 79-year-old Mom caught Covid on the way home from our national sorority convention.
She is good...very mild symptoms. She only got tested because of Dad's surgery.
Anyway, send all your good vibes and prayers for my Dad (and for me...I hate driving in the big city, and it's nothing like the really big cities. lol)
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She is good...very mild symptoms. She only got tested because of Dad's surgery.
I am an OCD warrior and I fight for my son. 
Kristin 
