I'm sorry that you're having a rough time with your diagnosis. I don't have central apnea so I can't speak about that, but here are my kind words about my mask... I LOVE IT. It makes me feel "normal" during the day. I'm rested for perhaps the first time in my adult life and it's the first time in th...

I'm new here so I don't know if I have a right to say much of anything. I'm at the "lurk and learn" stage, but I'll pipe in if I think I can say something that will benefit anyone. I've noticed a lot of "tough love" on this forum and some of the initial responses to posts are what I would deem harsh...

Giant, it's clear that you care very much about what people think of you and how you are perceived. Please, don't let this be a barrier to effective treatment. Feeling crappy all the time can have a very serious effect on your outlook on life and can lead to serious depression. It's entirely possibl...

My undiagnosed OSA was ruining my life. My career was suffering to the point that my managers actually removed me from my job where I had been on track for a promotion and placed me in another one because I just couldn't keep up. I was calling in sick all the time because I caught every illness that...

sws, thanks for those links. Very helpful.

I'm trying to look at things from the fiance's point of view and with a lot of information missing, I can kind of imagine what she's thinking. There is nothing sexy/romantic about the mask and depending on what point you are in your life or relationship, something like that can greatly how you feel ...

Isn't it great to have someone say, "This is what's wrong with you, and this is how we treat it."? And to have the treatment actually work is AWESOME! I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, depression, TMJD... There is no prescribed treatment that is totally effective. It's always, "Lets see if this...

Thanks for the info. I was afraid that I wouldn't get any truly useful info off of it. As for asking the DME to switch it out, I've had the machine in my possession for over 30 days now. I had instructions from Kaiser to not open the box until my appointment with the RT (which was supposed to be 3 w...

Hi everyone. I've been lurking for a few weeks now and thought it was time to introduce myself and ask a couple of questions. I'm Jenny, 35 years old, married, no kids. For the past 5 years or so, I've been dealing with pain and exhaustion that's been diagnosed as fibromyalgia, depression, TMJD or a...