Always Tired

October 2020 Challenge Template by Allison Pennington
Always Tired by Bella Gypsy
Shadow Styles by Fiddle Dee Dee Designs
Doctors Visit: Respiratory by Megans Creations (Sleep Apnea title, mask and just breathe stamp)

In late January 2019. I began feeling severe fatigue and my hair was falling out. At first I chalked it up to it being the middle of summer and it being extremely hot so I waited to see if it improved, it didn't. In February I went
and saw my GP thinking fully that it was going to be a case of iron deficiency anemia once again because I am susceptible to it having had major surgery over 15 years ago. I did a round of blood lab tests which came back better than they’ve ever been so it was back to the drawing board. In May I was given a home sleep study and then two days later I was to see a private sleep specialist paid by the public hospital (If it meant I was going to have a quicker diagnosis and treatment I was all for it especially as I wasn’t paying for it).
The specialist indicated that yes the home sleep study showed that I did have sleep apnea and was stopping breathing every 2 minutes all night....no wonder I was feeling tired and fatigued! I had to wait two months for an overnight sleep study and that's when the inner battle between me and the treatment started as I’d had a horrible experience with the CPAP machine years prior. I was fine that night but the first night I used it at home, I lasted all of two hours. Ever since that day last July its been an uphill battle to use it even though I know the only way I’ll ever feel human and myself again is to commit 100% every night My end goal is to lose
enough weight to not have to use it at all but in the mean time its my daily reality whether I like it or not.