Sleepless on LI wrote:And like I asked you in the other thread, wasn't he from Big Daddy?

Yes, he was!

ooops I had already posted to the other thread, but I'll put it here too.

My Swift, swim fins, and a wetsuit and I'm Scuba Steve!

My swift, a wetsuit and swim fins and I'll be trick-or-treating as ScubaSteve!

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Down here we have "coke" machines.
It doesn't matter what's in it, it's still a coke machine.

I guess I'll take my turn at this.

40yo 5'10" 195lbs

I'm a 3rd generation firefighter and I've been a firefighter/paramedic for 18 years. You would think after seeing the first two generations I would have known I wasn't going to get rich doing this.

50% General American English
45% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee


Born and ruined in Louisiana.

Lori, I just got a call from the original DME and he seems more willing to work with me than he was this morning. He said he would talk with the REMstar rep about getting a better deal on the APAP version. He also said the same thing I've read about the CPAP being better for those with hypopneas, so...

Hey Lori, After doing a little more research, I think I'm going to try the REMstar Plus. From what I've read around the net people with hypopnea problems may not benefit from the APAPs as much as other folks. I haven't actually seen my sleep study results, but the doctor did tell me my problem was t...

oooops! ^

I didn't realize I hadn't signed it.

Correction: I meant to type "health".

Thanks, Sleepless. I'll go tomorrow and pick up a pack of moleskin and try it out. Hopefully I won't have any problems with the adhesive on it. I've had problems in the past with breathright strips leaving me red all day. Of course being red and not sore would be better than red and sore. I wish I h...

Thank you for the replies. I think I'll call tomorrow and see if I can try one of the REMstar C-Flex cpaps. I have been able to sleep most of the last few nights with my new cpap. The mask has been the worse thing to get used to. I'm using the Respironics Comfort Gel nasal mask. I used it the first ...

I was recently (5 days ago) put on a cpap for OSA. I know very little about cpaps/masks except for what I've read online the last couple of days. I was shown a couple of cpaps and masks by the RT but just went with what she suggested due to my ignorance on the subject. I was given the Invacare Polar...