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by fredn
Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cosmo
Replies: 52
Views: 4831

Re: Cosmo

Hello everyone, I'm the fredn that was the other 1/2 of the exchange with Cosmo. Believe me when I say had I known it would have taken the route that it did I would have sat back and posted nothing. Not getting into all of the exchanged posts I think maybe my sarcastic Mom post may have hit a nerve ...
by fredn
Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson
Replies: 15
Views: 3672

Re: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson

StuUnderPressure wrote:
cosmo wrote:I'm drawing my line in the sand.

If he can rally 3 more people with join dates of before Feb 2013 with more than 100 post in defense of his words, I'll remove myself from this forum.

8pm PST is the cut off time.
Sorry for stirring up such a frenzy .... previous post deleted by user
by fredn
Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson
Replies: 15
Views: 3672

Re: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson

cosmo wrote:Guess you missed the part where I said it takes no effort

Will put you on my list of do not assist ever again.
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by fredn
Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson
Replies: 15
Views: 3672

Re: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson

cosmo wrote:I clean my mask everyday. Doesn't take any effort and drying it also quick.

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by fredn
Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson
Replies: 15
Views: 3672

Whelp I learned my Clean Mask Cushion lesson

Let me start by saying "I HATE ROUTINE" ..... so my bad ... I haven't been cleaning my Mask Cushion every night .... every weekend I would give it a thorough cleaning ... and I would soak the cushion in hot soapy water .... and when I was done the silicon cushion was "squeaky clean" .... NO, no nigh...
by fredn
Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Have to send my Memeory Card to my DME
Replies: 22
Views: 2543

Re: Have to send my Memeory Card to my DME

For those that offered that missing a day or two of data isn't the end of the world .... you obviously aren't "obsessive compulsive" Thanks for all your replies .... I think I'm gonna go with dumping my card data to my LapTop as a safety measure .... I could even create a 2nd patient in ResScan and ...
by fredn
Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Have to send my Memeory Card to my DME
Replies: 22
Views: 2543

Have to send my Memeory Card to my DME

My DME sent me a letter and envelope asking me to send then my SD Card .... guess it's "check my compliance time" .... I had another Card that I put in my Resmed S9 VPAP Auto .... I didn't want to loose any "detailed" data while the card was on it's way to them and then back to me. What's the best w...
by fredn
Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea and Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Replies: 11
Views: 7599

Re: Sleep Apnea and Testosterone Replacement Therapy

OKAY .... so I google "Resistance Training Testosterone Levels" ... 270,000 hits .... can you steer me towards your point?

Fred
by fredn
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea and Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Replies: 11
Views: 7599

Sleep Apnea and Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Hey everyone .... Anybody out there on Testosterone Replacement Therapy .... I had stopped using my Testim for quite awhile ... and started using a CPAP machine ... well my T Levels are still real low (169) I was hoping that getting a sounder sleep would help raise it ... but NG .... and YES my AHI ...
by fredn
Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?
Replies: 16
Views: 1644

Re: How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?

Main thing I liked about the F was the fact that it attaches to your wrist with a very light weight and soft finger sensor

Fred
by fredn
Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?
Replies: 16
Views: 1644

Re: How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?

I'm going to have some more prostrate work done ..... I get routine PSA Tests plus a yearly digital (ain't that a fun word ) exam ...... no problems from what has been found. I also have a CMS-50F Pulse Oxymeter on order .... my OSA/CSA are usually 10-20 seconds .... but I DO want to make sure the O...
by fredn
Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?
Replies: 16
Views: 1644

How "Perfect" does ones AHI need to be?

Hi ..... I've done a few experiments and tweaks on my VPAP Auto Machine .... I've gotten my AHI to being under 5 every night .... I still wake up 2-3 times to hit the bathroom but when I look at the graphs those times ARE NOT either OSA or CSA related .... I'm feeling great. I have energy like I've ...
by fredn
Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can someone help me figure this out
Replies: 12
Views: 1475

Re: Can someone help me figure this out

I ordered a CMS-50F .......

Fred
by fredn
Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can someone help me figure this out
Replies: 12
Views: 1475

Re: Can someone help me figure this out

Since you are digging in kind of deep here, have you considered getting a pulse oximeter? It would be interesting to see how your O2 level does in general at night, and it would have been especially interesting to see what your O2 level did here as well as your pulse rate. -john- Hey John ..... Rig...