So...I went to the ENT today. I was running a bit late, cause I couldn't find the place cause none of the buildings around there have any numbers on them. I turned one street early and well...made myself later. I also found out that they had tried to call me at home to cancel my appointment (apprently the one I had an appointment with, had a death in the family).

So between the the way my tongue and my tonsils and etc sit in my mouth, he thinks that there would be about an 8% chance of success of a surgical option.

Am I a gambling man? Well...yes...but not really at those odds. So now comes the fun part. If I can get rid of the sleep apnea, then I can certainly go back for other options to address the snoring (which probably won't be covered by insurance).

So now comes the hard part. Apprently I need to seriously reduce my weight. This should help in things like my heartburn from time to time (weight around the stomach creates back pressure). This should also reduce the flaps of skin inside my neck, which could, in theory, make me just a snorer and not a stop breather.

I have made more more heathy choices (eating more fruits and vegatables and less canned things). I do excersize (now up to 2.1 miles walked on weekdays) and will probably join a gym with Shannon here after we get her all settled into the house. I know that brandon lost around 50 pounds this year, so it is certainly possible. So less in, more movement is really what I need to do. My food portions are still pretty big (even if the food I'm eating is better for me) and eating food is one of my favorite things to do (see long rant about la mie)

*sigh*

Oh well. We'll see what happens.