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by DocileDiva
Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP the Lighter Side...
Replies: 14
Views: 2808

Re: CPAP the Lighter Side...

I love it... how cute steamfan...
by DocileDiva
Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP the Lighter Side...
Replies: 14
Views: 2808

Re: CPAP the Lighter Side...

Mom wanted to make sure I was still breathing... but she says it seems to help me sleep better....and she is very happy with the way I wake up refreshed in the morning. She lives about 45 minutes away from me and we talk several times a day by phone most days. She want me to do whatever it takes to ...
by DocileDiva
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:41 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I have a miserable cold. Need tips.
Replies: 18
Views: 2961

Re: I have a miserable cold. Need tips.

I have really bad sinus problems and seasonal allergies. ... for the burning in my nose I now use Ayr Saline gel and occasionally a saline spray. The saline gel works wonders for me. My turbinites in my nose swell and stuff up my nose my ENT doctor prescribed me Pantanse. It reduced the swell and no...
by DocileDiva
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP the Lighter Side...
Replies: 14
Views: 2808

CPAP the Lighter Side...

I have been on my cpap for about two weeks. This forum has been wonderful. I send everyone I meet who is on a CPAP, even my respitory therapist, to this site. Okay now for my cute story... My mom came to visit me the weekend before Thanksgiving...She wanted to help me out since I had wrist surgery, ...
by DocileDiva
Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can STRESS cause sleep apnea?
Replies: 34
Views: 33306

Re: Can STRESS cause sleep apnea?

I don't know if stress causes sleep apnea, but it does make you fat...all the cortisol it releases....it also kills ....I refused to be stressed anymore...came to the decision if my job causes me so much stress it kills me ... all they are going to do is hire someone else...
by DocileDiva
Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI and S9
Replies: 5
Views: 1088

Re: AHI and S9

I love my fellow Cpapers... you really make me laugh
by DocileDiva
Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie
Replies: 9
Views: 1435

Re: newbie

Tighting my straps...really helped my seal problem...I have a nasal mask.
by DocileDiva
Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Week Down! Excellent Results!!! S9
Replies: 7
Views: 1663

Re: First Week Down! Excellent Results!!! S9

Me too Stetson....I had a great first week too. Looks like we started around the same time. I feel the same way. If you need a weightloss partner I am working on that now too. Let me know!...My energy level has increased...My only problem is my preexsisting sinus issue acting up again... been sneezi...
by DocileDiva
Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI and S9
Replies: 5
Views: 1088

AHI and S9

Remember I am only a 1 week old Cpaper!!!

What is AHI?
What should it be?
Where do I find that reading on my S9?
by DocileDiva
Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Traveling Congestion
Replies: 10
Views: 1633

Re: Traveling Congestion

Thanks everyone....I will post and let you know the results of what I decide to use....
by DocileDiva
Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Traveling Congestion
Replies: 10
Views: 1633

Re: Traveling Congestion

Talked with my respitory therapist today...we increased the humifier level from 2.0 to 3.5.... and added a 10 minute ramp where there was no ramp before...maybe it won't be such a shock to my lungs and cause irritation...at a 16 pressure.. that was a quick intro to a lot of air. I haven't been takin...
by DocileDiva
Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Traveling Congestion
Replies: 10
Views: 1633

Re: Traveling Congestion

Thanks Cflame....I am deathly afraid of the whole netipot concept....fear of drowning...I guess...people keep telling me to try it....Mommy is coming to visit this weekend...maybe I will try it while she is visiting...in case...I drown j/k.
by DocileDiva
Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 1 Year Anniversary! Whoo Hooo!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 2488

Re: 1 Year Anniversary! Whoo Hooo!!!!

Congratulations... today is my 1 week anniversary....I can't wait to see me in one year. Thanks for your encouraging words!
by DocileDiva
Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Traveling Congestion
Replies: 10
Views: 1633

Traveling Congestion

Pre CPAP Nightly nasal sinus congestion Claritan D Pantanase and Flonase Post CPAP Congestion has moved to my chest Teeth are starting to ache - Last time this happened had a sinus infection (pre cpap) Pressure - 16 Love my S9 with nasal mask...but only getting about 5 hours sleep before I dry out.....