I'm just curious about how long most people have to wait for their sleep study test results; I was originally told 2-3 weeks, and after 3 1/2 I called the doc.  Apparently, they are using a different lab, and evaluations are running much longer than normal.  My sleep study was done on September 7th, and I am feeling anxious and rather angry that I still don't have any answers.  It was a six-week wait just to see the sleep doc, then close to a month before my sleep test (could have been longer if not for a "lucky" cancellation), and now more than five weeks past my sleep test...it feels like an eternity.  Anyway, any suggestions/info?

yawninmom - i've been really fortunate...my first study was around christmas and i got the results in about a week...for the study i just had, my doc called me 2 days after the test...

you might want to consider getting the referring doc to call for you...i did that with my neurologist and it seemed to speed things up a bit...

good luck!  winstonpepper

yawninmom wrote:

I'm just curious about how long most people have to wait for their sleep study test results; I was originally told 2-3 weeks, and after 3 1/2 I called the doc.  Apparently, they are using a different lab, and evaluations are running much longer than normal.  My sleep study was done on September 7th, and I am feeling anxious and rather angry that I still don't have any answers.  It was a six-week wait just to see the sleep doc, then close to a month before my sleep test (could have been longer if not for a "lucky" cancellation), and now more than five weeks past my sleep test...it feels like an eternity.  Anyway, any suggestions/info?

Hi yawninmom,

I think you should start agitating a little. Call the lab, tell them how it is and liaise with the sleep doc to ensure a fast delivery of results. To read these results is no big deal (to the trained eye) as the computer produces them in readable format.

Daniel


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As Daniel said, sleep labs usually have the results ready for the doctor to interpet immediately following the study.  Any good sleep doc. will schedule you for a followup one week after the study and then within a month after you begin therapy to see how it is going.

Vicki


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My daughter just had a sleep study done, well really over 3 wks. ago. They asked me to schedule her appointment to get the results 3 wks after the sleep study. We went today. So in our one time experience, it took 3 wks.

Good luck. I hope you get answers and get them soon.

Well, it took me 10 days for results.
The strange thing is that I have 3 doctors for different reasons (Family physician who ordered the test, allergy dr. , and asthma dr.
I was fine until this past Nov. when I got severe pneumonia.
Not one of the doctors told me the results...I got them from the Medical Supply place that is affiliated with the hospital where I had the test done!
I'm still very upset that not one of these guys (especially the physician who ordered the test) did not sit me down and explain it.
Luckily I had an intelligent woman who set up my equipment.  She even made me a copy. so that I could analyze my own results.
At least it was preset according to the orders of another doctor who overlooked my sleep study.
Ridiculous!  I think one doctor thought the other one must have told me.
I've been using the CPAP for about 3 weeks or so.  I'm sure it stopped my snoring at night, and I'm waking up less often.  However, I still feel pretty sleepy during the day.  Is this normal?  Will it take a while before I get used to oxygen actually reaching my vital organs?

I have had to wait anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks for the results of both my sleep studies (tommorow I get results from the second one) but that delay is because my sleep doc is backlogged for appointments, nothing to do with the lab.

my doc explains the results on a general basis, i plan on asking for copies of complete results of both test.  she prefers i use the CPAP at least 30 days (after any changes to set up/pressure/etc.) before any follow up appointment


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