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by Dillard
Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How Fat Are You?
Replies: 294
Views: 83284

Tired of being UNHEALTHY and feeling BAD

Anyone else exasperated by the lack of comprehensive care for sleep disordered people? Once my neurologist translated my sleep study, he fell off the face of the earth. My GP just keeps prescribing pills. And, most days I wonder why I don't fall over dead because I feel TERRIBLE! At 5' 6", I weigh 2...
by Dillard
Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sore spot on the bridge of my nose
Replies: 20
Views: 6920

same sore, still confused

Thanks for all the information here and helpful hints. My mask is very comfortable with nothing hard or uncomfortable rubbing the bridge of my nose---but I still get a blister every morning! In fact, the edges of my mask are very pillow like and comfortable. It is a Flexifit HC405A by Fisher & Payke...
by Dillard
Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: COMREHENSIVE CARE ANYWHERE?
Replies: 4
Views: 2004

COMREHENSIVE CARE ANYWHERE?

Is there any comprehensive resource guide to help us manage our own treatment of Sleep Apnea once diagnosed? I was diagnosed with moderately severe mixed Sleep Apnea with 16 episodes per hour, blood oxygen below 90 all night and put on a CPAP. BUT I feel like I just entered a black hole! Does anyone...
by Dillard
Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Children with sleep apnea
Replies: 7
Views: 3390

Children and CPAP

CRICKET, I am very interested to learn if your daughter had her tonsils and adnoinds out before being put on CPAP? That was our Neurologist's recommendation so we are scheduling for surgery and then a follow up sleep study. DILLARD
by Dillard
Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Children with sleep apnea
Replies: 7
Views: 3390

Us too

Our 7 year old daughter was just diagnosed today. We go back after surgery to see if she still has apnea. Hang in there.
by Dillard
Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
Replies: 7
Views: 3418

Me Too

I am 37, married with 4 kids, and just recently diagonosed. Actually have only slept with the CPAP two nights. I have to take the machine seriously because I have so many symptoms during the day from fatigue to confusion and joint pain to muscle aches. Are your days normal?