C Pap saved my life

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Chief13

C Pap saved my life

Post by Chief13 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:33 pm

Hi
I have been on a c pap for over a year now and it has saved my life! my levels dropped to 60% , I had heart failure and was retaining over 35 lbs of water in my body and high blood pressure. would wake up sitting on the edge of the bed falling into the wall . I had a scare while driving and went to the Dr , what a difference, lost 40 lbs energy came back and I am doing great. Would love to hear from people who have any questions , am hear to help

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Re: C Pap saved my life

Post by HoseCrusher » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:41 pm

Awesome!!!

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Re: C Pap saved my life

Post by yaconsult » Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:33 pm

That's wonderful! Please consider posting to the success stories thread that stays pinned to the top of the forum to encourage new users. You can find it here: viewtopic/t14494/Newbie-would-like-to-h ... lease.html

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Re: C Pap saved my life

Post by 49er » Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:43 am

Chief13 wrote:Hi
I have been on a c pap for over a year now and it has saved my life! my levels dropped to 60% , I had heart failure and was retaining over 35 lbs of water in my body and high blood pressure. would wake up sitting on the edge of the bed falling into the wall . I had a scare while driving and went to the Dr , what a difference, lost 40 lbs energy came back and I am doing great. Would love to hear from people who have any questions , am hear to help
Chief,

That is fantastic to hear.

I am curious, was the doctor you saw your cardiologist or someone else who referred you for the sleep study?

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