I picked up a piece of equipment from the hospital on Friday that I was to use in doing a home sleep test. This is, as I understand it, a precursor to a full-blown lab sleep test (should the data from this test indicate that there may be an issue.)

Simple enough. Strap this little box across my chest. Put on the nasal cannula and plug it in. Put on the fingertip pulse clip and plug that in. Tape everything down so its less likely to come loose during the night. Push the power button and wait for it to power up, and look for all LED’s to be green.

Now…sleep.

Yeah, right.

I probably took me an extra hour to fall asleep because of being a bit self-conscious about the equipment functioning properly. Not to mention the realization that either of our cats may jump on the bed and decide that one of the hoses or wires was a toy.

But, I finally slept.

When I awoke, the cat was sleeping at a respectful distance. I looked down at the box.

All lights were green.

I sat up.

I pushed the button again.

The green light came on indicating “TEST SUCCESSFUL.”

Cool.

But I was still tired.

Let’s see what happens.