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by bp4Christ
Tue May 01, 2007 5:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: washed tube days ago, still not dry, scared of legionaires..
Replies: 45
Views: 16119

hey guys, sorry i haven't posted in a while. i was kind of afraid people were going to make fun of me and think i am crazy. i really appreciate all of the great input. thanks so much for all of you support. to answer some questions, life is pretty much just going right now. i may be having to find a...
by bp4Christ
Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: washed tube days ago, still not dry, scared of legionaires..
Replies: 45
Views: 16119

washed tube days ago, still not dry, scared of legionaires..

hey guys, i washed my cpap stuff about 5 days ago. well, all i did was run water through the tube, couldn't really figure out how to do soap with it, and i have been pretty sick this week, so it has been about 5 or 6 days since using the machine. i am going to use it tonight, but i have noticed that...
by bp4Christ
Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: mask issues
Replies: 2
Views: 900

cool, thanks alot for the advice. i appreciate it!
by bp4Christ
Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: mask issues
Replies: 2
Views: 900

mask issues

hey guys, sorry its been awhile. i am having some mask issues, basically air coming out of the bottom of the mask. i have a goatee, and the reason is becuase is i shave that area of my face, it makes my face break out real bad. the other problem is that i am a mouth breather, and have to wear a full...
by bp4Christ
Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i am terrified of my machine....please help
Replies: 33
Views: 6477

hey guys just an update, i haven't used the machine in a couple of days, that is so bad, but the last time i used it, i ended up sleeping until eleven, and woke up feeling tired and like i usually do, which is definitely abnormal from my usual nights all the way through using the mask. i need to cle...
by bp4Christ
Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i am terrified of my machine....please help
Replies: 33
Views: 6477

you guys are so awesome! i have never seen a message board with so much support and care, and i can't begin to thank all of you enough! i just got off the phone with a customer, and he was so cool, and talking to this guy made my whole night, so as bad as today has been, things are starting to look ...
by bp4Christ
Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:11 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i am terrified of my machine....please help
Replies: 33
Views: 6477

i want to thank you all so much! i used the machine last night again, after two days not using, one day intentional not using, the other somewhat intended to use it, but fell asleep before i put it on, but last night i wore the machine, and i woke up at 7ish this morning on my own. i am actually sit...
by bp4Christ
Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i am terrified of my machine....please help
Replies: 33
Views: 6477

my machine is actually a little bit above my bed on a shelf, i don't really have any other place to put it at the moment. its no more than a foot above my bed though.
by bp4Christ
Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i am terrified of my machine....please help
Replies: 33
Views: 6477

i am terrified of my machine....please help

i got my cpap last thursday, but i am really nervous and scared of it. i am afraid by some freak thing it is going to kill me in my sleep, like the humidifier will malfunction and i will drown, or i'll sufforcate from c02. i told me dme about this, and he assured me that i have nothing to worry abou...
by bp4Christ
Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: mask questions (flexifit hc 431 full face)
Replies: 0
Views: 741

mask questions (flexifit hc 431 full face)

1. how do i know if i have leaks in my mask, the dme set it for me, but i kind of played with it a little bit, because i thought i felt air coming through the bottom of it. 2. how does this mask really even work. all of the air is blowing in a hole that is pretty much level with my mouth, and i thin...
by bp4Christ
Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new machine, first night
Replies: 8
Views: 1319

i also didn't even get one of those cards that records your data. but the dme said he was going to look into getting one of those for me, try to find one i guess.

by bp4Christ
Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new machine, first night
Replies: 8
Views: 1319

i got machine yesterday afternoon, and last night was my first night. the dme, as everybody seems to be calling them, brought me a REMstar Pro m series, with cflex and ramp. i looked at the paperwork and that is what my sleep study doctor specifically order it looks like, and he told them to set the...
by bp4Christ
Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: first night with my cpap machine
Replies: 12
Views: 1918

i appreciate all of the answers already, i called my guy at the medical place and asked him also some of these questions. i setup my profile to. when i woke up, i think i was in sort of a panic and wanted to get the mask off of myself, which i addressed to my dealer, and he said that that can happen...
by bp4Christ
Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: first night with my cpap machine
Replies: 12
Views: 1918

i don't know why it has me as guest, but i am the topic creator. sorry, one other thing, i forgot to mention that my machine is the m series. it is the respironics, remStar PRO m series. thanks so much.