[Pamster]

So I am really excited about getting this over with so I can get one of those machines that will help me sleep better. I woke up last night a few times again and it's so frustrating! I can't fall back to sleep easily and so it's really frustrating me. I wake up tired the next morning and I don't feel rested at all. Then after I take my meds I don't feel so bad, but man I am tired of feeling this way!

My mother just had a sleep study done and they found her oxygen saturation dropped to 78% and she actually stopped breathing for 52 seconds! So she is getting one of the cpap machines today and hoping that this will help hr to feel better. I think it will help her a lot because they woke her up and let her try one of these machines during the study because of how low her oxygen went, she said it was the best sleep she's had in years!

Do any of you have a cpap machine and use it nightly with good results? She said it wasn't loud and the mask made her feel a little claustraphobic, but she did get over it and did fall asleep. I hope it will help her with a lot of her problems, like how she's been so stressed out and tired all the time, she could sleep 12-15 hours on the weekend and still wake up tired. I have been really worried about her and the fact she did the study encouraged me to get mine over with.

How many of you had sleep studies done and found you had apnea? I know I have it because my hubby video taped me and I stopped breathing for a good while, I doubt my oxygen levels will dip into the seventies though because I quit smoking over a year and a half ago so I think my oxygen levels will be low but not as low as Mom's were because she's still smoking...I am really excited that I am going to get this done finally, I didn't think my insurance would cover it but it does so I am going to get this taken care of soon, two weeks from now I will be getting it out of the way and that feels great!

[Burntmarshmallow]

YES WAY TO GO ! Good for you that you are taking care of this. insurance dose pay for the study and the machine.
For years i had to nudge my hub when he stopped breathing. he did not believe he snored but let me tell you he dose!!!! like a train loud loud snoring, then hed stop .. stop breathing and id have to poke him a bit till he inhaled again. now he has a cpap and i have to get used to that as the hose and or mask slips off and it sound like a wind storm or i look over half asleep and wonder where i am till my witts come and i realize i am in bedroom with hub.
DO NOT GIVE UP when you get the cpap and mask. it took my hub about 2 wks to get used to wearing it . at first it is uncomfortable but stick with it!
he cant sleep without it now and its been about a month so far. he is rested when he gets up and his moods are much much better because of the TRUE rest from sleeping uniterupted . so dont give up stick with it okay?!!!!
oh and give hub a extra desert for getting you to the sleep place and have one yourself for going too. happy for you! and too hope all goes well for you and yours.
many blessings
Peace and Love
Burntmarshmallow...BMW... Tina ( p.s. florida here too daytona beach area nice to meet ya )

[Pamster]

I can hardly wait to get the machine, I know it's not going to be easy to get used to but I am going to stick with it because I know it is really going to help with sleeping. I am so glad your hubby went in and had it done too. I am really excited about it, they had an opening for two weeks away and I took it!

I told them that if they have any cancelations to let me know and I might be able to make it happen sooner. I am going to try to get through the next couple weeks dragging my tail around the best I can and just know that relief is coming.

Thanks so much for your encouraging and thoughtful post BMW! I love Florida, I am a little north of the Suncoast there by Tampa and Clearwater. Been to Daytona once for Bike Week, what a great place!

[Burntmarshmallow]

oh you wont probly believe how MUCH it ( the cpap machine) helps with sleeping and getting a good nights rest!!! And i dont even use it I am just a by stander noticing the good affects because of it. Ya know what I meen.
Florida it is time for us to get ready for the hurricane season. we will have to keep in touch . . any kids ? I have 2 teens.
I know you will be dragging but for the next weeks but now you can do it smiling cus like you said help is on its way . all the best and many many peacfull & restfull good nights of sleeping to you Pam.
BMW.. Tina

[Pamster]

Thanks Tina! I can hardly wait I know it will take a while for the machine to get to me and I am excited about the idea of sleeping soundly. I have one son, ten year old with autism. We're getting ready to move in June to a place where there is no evacuation zone thank heavens. I am so worried about the weather, I bet we get it this season.

Last year it was pretty quiet...I don't like the unpredictability of our weather here, but I was born and raised here and love it here. I hope that this machine helps with a lot more then just sleeping, like helping with moods too would be great. I know when I am tired I am grouchier. LOL!

How many years has your hubby had the machine and been using it?

[Pamster]

Wow they just called and had a cancellation so I jumped at the chance to get this done tomorrow night instead of the middle of the month. I am really glad to get it done and over with sooner as opposed to later, now if only my son and his daddy are okay for the time I am gone...I know it's going to be hard on my son because I have been with him every night of his life and he's probably going to stay up and give Daddy trouble, I hope not but who knows?

The good news is you only have to do one of these to get the machine as far as I know so it's all good.

[Burntmarshmallow]

Ha your family is going to wonder who the heck this new lady is ... you will finaly get rest and feel recharged when you wake up youll be in a better mood, mind set... shoot your family will be like one on the show meet your new mom. now remember give this a good run do not get discouraged cus it slips off or the hose pops off durring the night. it happens till you get used to the whole routine. and used to the mask over your nose at night too. You just put mask back on or fix hose if you are sleeping your sleeping partner can wake you or fix it for ya. cus it dose sound like wind .
You only do the sleep test once correct unless something else comes up.
My hub was asleep less then 1 hour before they woke him and gave him mask to use. It is not hard to figure out.
I wish you an over load of the much needed rest , warm regards to you and yours Pam.
Peace
BMW...Tina
now get to sleep !!!!

[Pamster]

Thanks BMW, I needed to hear all that, I was having a major anxiety attack earlier and am feeling a lot better now. I will give it a good run, promise! I want to get better sleep and to feel better and I know it all starts with the study tonight. I called and spoke with one of the techs last night and he told me I could come in at 8:30 and it would be all right, I told him I needed to get my son bathed and ready for bed and he understood.

He also told me that if I stop breathing more then 15 times in an hour they will put the mask on me and wake me up and fiddle with settings to help see what works best to get me sleeping and breathing right. I am looking forward to this and scared all at the same time! Thanks again for caring! I will post in the morning with whatever finding they can offer me like how long I went without breathing and how many times I stopped breathing in an hour. I don't want to die young because of apnea...I read that other thread and it's frightening that you can die of this! But I know it's true. So I have to get this done.

[Pamster]

Wow, that was weird...I didn't like the nose only mask at all. And the full face one is the way to go for me I think. I did notice I didn't snore as much with it on then I did without it. But it was so very hard to fall asleep the first time without one, then with the second trial run using the mask it was just as hard to fall asleep. I am looking forward to getting the results though. Thanks for your encouragement BMW!

I'll post when I get the results and I will share what I can of them.