And it's lovely! I am so excited about going to bed tonight, I can't wait to test it out and see how it's like to wake up after a full night's sleep and feel good for a change. I am worried about what happens if they power goes off though, what happens then?

If the powers off the air won't be flowing and dh asked me what about it and I just don't know what to say, now I am worried about it since our power does surge from time to time, what happens if it goes out for an hour? Will we suffocate? Sounds like a weird question and one I forgot to think about while the tech was here setting it up for me.

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That is the machine I got today with cflex. I can hardly wait to go to bed tonight!

I am yawning but I don't FEEL tired...I think it's just my body's not used to actally resting! *wink* I can hardly believe I woke upo this morning and am not in ANY pain! WOW and NO papermouth! I slept GREAT! It took about an hour to fall asleep but then it usually takes me that long anyway.

I can hardly believe how I feel, eyes are watering and all and I have yet to have coffee but I feel awesome mentally, awake and refreshed, had nine hours mostly solid, once I woke up and had to go to the bathroom but that was it. I really can tell the difference this is going to make in my life!

AWESOME PAM !!! I knew you would notice a big change instantly when you got you cpap... machine. My hub did and it just keeps getting better too. sure it will slip off and you will still probly have to get used to the mask but shoot the benifits are so much who really cares right ? right!!!
SO very happy and glad for you.. it is almost like your breathing is back and your llife has been saved in a way .. sorta kinda
Welcome to a new way of life... may it be filled with happy times and Tons Of Sunshine.
Peace and Love
BMW...Tina

p.s now you can dream at night rather then snore and struggle for air. AMEN!!!!!

I was so surprised I didn't even wake up with a headache from the straps on the headgear, it was just great, I really enjoyed it. What a joy it is to be able to breathe at night. It's such an important thing we all do that to learn you stop doin git during sleep, a time where we're at our most vulnerable state, is really disconerting. I am so happy with my machine BMW I am bouncing in my chair and off the walls! Thanks for the encouragement, I knew it would take a little getting used to but I still enjoyed my first night on it.

Pamster
I am really interested in your progress with this so thanks for posting about it

I have always felt my dh has sleep apnoea, but getting him to do something about it is......ummmmm.... so I am geaning info from your posts and hoping to present him and his doc with some helpful pointers to help with his

I used to be tired all day long, I mean even after coffee I would still be yawning. My eyes still water and I yawn a bit in the early morning but I don't keep yawning anymore and I am betting the watering eyes will go away as I continue using the CPAP. I feel so much better, although I woke up in pain today I think that it's because my bed is bad...I am going to be getting a new bed in a few weeks so I think that will help with pain. But the first two days I woke up virtually pain free.

One thing I have noticed is that although I like sleeping on my side it wakes me up because one nostril goes closed, the bottom one and I notice I wake up and have to turn on my back, but I can fall asleep much better now. I used to take an hour and sometimes MORE if you can believe it. But now I am falling asleep with the machine on in like thirty minutes now. It's wonderful, it's just fantastic how much clearer I am able to think after just about five days, and I hear from my mother it just gets better and better!

If your hubby stops breathing in his sleep then he really needs to get a sleep study done, it's not hard to get done and his PCP can order it but make sure they add, "With tituration as needed" on the RX so that if he DOES stop breathing over 30 times in two hours they can wake him and give him the mask and fiddle with settings to see what works best for him. I was noted as breathing at decreased rate of 74% efficiency, meaning I was only breathing at a 26% rate of effective breathing.

I don't know how many times I stopped breathing, it wasn't in the report, but I really feel so much better now there is no doubt that I will be keeping this machine and using it long past the 14 months Medicare rents it for until they purchase it. If you have any questions go ahead and ask, I am not an expert but I can tell you in my experience it's been a fantastic change to my life, I haven't felt this good in years.