[Pamster]

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.

http://mseries.respironics.com/

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

[Pamster]

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!

[Burntmarshmallow]

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!!!!!

[Pamster]

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.

[Chemar]

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

[Pamster]

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.

[Pamster]

I slep awful last night, I had a congested sinus and wasn't able to go to bed wearing the mask. I woke up at like midnight and didn't go back to skeep until about 2 am. Going to lay down for a nap if I can and see how a power snooze goes over. Hopefully I will feel better soon, I am still a little tired during the day today, but I hope to be able to use the machine for a nice little nap.

[moonstar]

hi pamster----i was diagnosed with sleep apnea and it took a few months to get the reports back...then went in for the 2nd test with the cpap machine on april 1... they said that i stopped breathing 20x's in an hour (every 3 min) and with the cpap it was corrected...i have been waiting since then to hear from the drs as to when i get the machine..it may be weeks for them but it feels as if it has been months for me..i have been suffering with the sleep attacks or insomnia now since dec..i am so happy to hear that it works for you---gives me hope--it is just taking so long to get started that i am getting worse..falling down constantly, pain increasing daily and depression is killing me..i called the dr office and they said it may be a few more weeks.. i have to get back to work so i can pay my mortgage and pay back the loans i had to take out to survive the past months of hell--- without sleep..i have problems walking never mind driving a car and working all night..
did it take them long to get you set up with the cpap? or as usual is it just me??? seems my luck has gone bye-bye since i was injured in 1994... but hearing your good news gives me hope that maybe my life might get even a little better...thanks for sharing your news and experience--moonstar

[Burntmarshmallow]

From my hubs point of view after his sleep test and being told he needed the machine ... after 2 weeks of waiting I got upset and called and told them that if my hub stops breathing in his sleep and dies I will be sueing .He got the machine the very next day.
Pam hope you got some zzzs in and are feeling better. my hub has a humidifier thing on his so the air is not so dry when he uses the cpap.
I work at hotel you would be suprised how many folks use a cpap.chemar I pray your hub listens and goes to doc/sleep clinic. Sleep apena is NO JOKE!!!!
Gotta go all the best to you Chemar Moonstar and Pam.
Peace
BMW...Tina

[Pamster]

Originally Posted by moonstar

hi pamster----i was diagnosed with sleep apnea and it took a few months to get the reports back...then went in for the 2nd test with the cpap machine on april 1... they said that i stopped breathing 20x's in an hour (every 3 min) and with the cpap it was corrected...i have been waiting since then to hear from the drs as to when i get the machine..it may be weeks for them but it feels as if it has been months for me..i have been suffering with the sleep attacks or insomnia now since dec..i am so happy to hear that it works for you---gives me hope--it is just taking so long to get started that i am getting worse..falling down constantly, pain increasing daily and depression is killing me..i called the dr office and they said it may be a few more weeks.. i have to get back to work so i can pay my mortgage and pay back the loans i had to take out to survive the past months of hell--- without sleep..i have problems walking never mind driving a car and working all night..
did it take them long to get you set up with the cpap? or as usual is it just me??? seems my luck has gone bye-bye since i was injured in 1994... but hearing your good news gives me hope that maybe my life might get even a little better...thanks for sharing your news and experience--moonstar

Oh moonstar, I feel for you. For me people moved fast. See I got the prescription in December, I didn't use it until April 10th, I got in on a cancelled appt. They called one night and said they had an opening, I took it and then had an appointment exactly a week later. I got the machine the day I saw my doctor. They called a respiratory supplier and got me the one I've got, they came out that day, I went to see my PCP at 10:00 am and by two-thirty I was looking at my machine.

I am so sorry it's taken you so long, The sleep study place might be why it was held up, how long was it that you got the results and know your dr had them? I have had it a week and only not slept with it a few times like during the night I awoke with a nostril closed off. So I took off the machine mask, just raise it to my forehead until I can breathe again. Then I take it back and use it again. I sleep on my side because I got the nose mask, it's kind of weird. But I will take the weirdness of it all to save my life, you know?

Just because it feels funny doesn't mean that I have forgotten the benefits I am creating for my body. We're moving soon. And I am really happy to have the machine, I know you will be too once you get used to it. See what they did for me was called a split study, where half is testing you for apnea and then fiddling with the machine settings to see what pressure works for a person, it said, "tituration as needed" which empowered them at the hospital I went to, to test the machine on me and write a report on it. They had almost a week to get it faxed over to my dr's office, and when they finally did the dr's office called in the script for the machine.

I need 0.80 cm's. I added a pic of my machine and headgear to my OSA page. You should call your dr's office probably and ask about the script/order for the machine for you. I think they should be reminded you still haven't gotten the machine yet. Hang in there moonstar, you're almost done waiting, I empathize totally. You will do much better with the machine I think. I know I feel better from using it a week. I know it will only get better too. Last night I woke up in pain and took the mask off for some of the time last night due to a congested sinus.

Originally Posted by Burntmarshmallow

From my hubs point of view after his sleep test and being told he needed the machine ... after 2 weeks of waiting I got upset and called and told them that if my hub stops breathing in his sleep and dies I will be sueing .He got the machine the very next day.
Pam hope you got some zzzs in and are feeling better. my hub has a humidifier thing on his so the air is not so dry when he uses the cpap. I work at hotel you would be suprised how many folks use a cpap.chemar I pray your hub listens and goes to doc/sleep clinic. Sleep apena is NO JOKE!!!!
Gotta go all the best to you Chemar Moonstar and Pam.
Peace
BMW...Tina

Hi BMW,

I definitely feel so much better, I still need coffee though to get my day really started. But I feel a lot better. It's amazing the difference I feel after just a week of using it. I don't feel bad at all. I am enjoying my sleep now. I figure it's only going to get better.