The last 24 hours have brought about some remarkable developments in the North Atlantic...oh, wait, that's "The Hunt for Red October".
But, in fact, a good deal has happened here. First, the sleep study. I found out some good and some bad news. The good news is that I didn't have any "obstructive sleep apneas", which are the times where you stop breathing for 10 seconds or so. That would also lead to a decreased Oxygen level during the night, and decreased O2 to the brain. None of that was the case, so rule out danger of stroke or any other serious illnesses normally related to sleep apnea.
Bad news on this front is that I still woke up, to some degree, an average of FIFTY times per HOUR. That means that my breathing was choked off just a touch, enough to wake me and preventing deeper sleep. Thus, I'm always tired.
The next step is to talk to the sleep doctor in a few weeks and see what to try, but I have a feeling I'm going to go with a very slight surgery (removing just the tonsillls and uvula), as my tonsills have been bothering me for months, and then get another sleep study. I can always do CPAP then with only the pain of the operation and the loss in time as negative results.
Now, on a totally different front, we got a kitty cat for Katie's birthday! Our first cat, so advice from cat owners is appreciated until I get tired of you all. ;) Here are a bunch of bad pictures, but at least they're a start.
We surprised her with it this morning, and I think she named it "Angel", although we'll see how long that sticks. Her original name was Olivia, which I actually like, and I was hoping she'd let me name her Cthulhu, after my aunt of the same name. I hope Kim can handle her (the cat, not my aunt), because she seems very sweet and I'm sure she'll be very affectionate once she gets more comfortable.
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