thanks so much that is a great post - yes UARS is not going to kill me but it is worth it i hope to feel better & live better & i love the way you said it - that this sleep deprived person is not me. i love that! i have read Dr. Park's info & i do do yoga. not the breathing stuff so much, i have tri...

thank you Blackspinner that is a really good point i can really relate to having gone thru rehab & quitting drinking & drugs, wouldnt' have made it without the support i got in AA. i am really gonna think about that. thank you. yes i know, about the money, but that doesn't help when the bills pour i...

i like & appreciate your attitude, thank you.
yeh for me it's going to have to be slow & gentle, i don't like any of this at all not one bit
but yes feeling better would be nice

good luck with the Ambien hope it helps

ok, again that is a bit overwhelming.
but thank you. i need to just wait & see.
my husband has a good job so it's not that we are on a budget really but medical costs sure can add up & we do not have insurance.

thanks Catnap, you guys do seem so nice here. i am really relieved, as i say my experience with a previous board had been bad. ya'll are so much more kind & understanding! it is great to know if i do have to go thru this again i have people here who are going to be a little more gentle about helping...

thanks guys, i think the first suggestion of taking it real slow is good for me. i will try to break it all down if / when i get a mask but dont' want to get ahead of myself cuz that stuff all just scares the crap out of me. there is no way to "become" technically minded if you are just not. i can't...

hi, yes i do believe i also have fibro & am on a wonderful fibro board as well they are very helpful there. i do believe there is a link between sleep & pain. i had a car accident that caused my upper back pain, so i have had trouble wearing the mask because it causes me pain (neck.) i am working to...

hi just an introduction. where to begin. i am not currently using a mask, i am here because i am worried i am going to have to - i tried once & it hurt my neck because of a back injury. at that time i took no pain meds & wasn't willing to because of a history of addiction, so i gave up on the mask &...

thanks Pugsy & Dori, i will do that. again i am not using a mask now. & one big problem i do have with using one is that i am not a technically minded person at all & all that stuff about type of mask & what air flow or tiration or whatever - i have no clue. i used a mask, a full face, just got it &...

yes i probably did use DaniB on the other forum too. no they did not have a sense of humor. i notice here this is a more colorful forum with more smileys & pictures & just a friendlier vibe. they really scared me on the other one. i dont' use any mask right now. i am looking at possibly having to tr...

someone mentioned tape? i'm new, don't know about tape - what sort of tape can you use & where do you get it?