Thanks, Mad... Just fell off the wagon, getting back on, but much easier this time, it seems. This chinstrap I got really makes the difference. I was sad that I couldn't keep my mouth shut, and it seemed that the Swift wasn't going to work, tried making my own, but it just wouldn't stay in place... ...

Thanks for the responses! Pugsy, yes, I know that this is what I should be/should have been doing all along, and I have no really good excuses. So try again, I will.... I hope to get it right this time. Thanks for the advice and encouragement! ChunkyFrog, thanks so much for your encouragement! John,...

Thanks, Pugsy! I was worried that I had a problem right off the bat, and I had it down pretty well before I quit, when I was using the Quattro, which just wasn't comfortable. I really like the Swift, but I couldn't keep my mouth closed, got discouraged and quit. So now I'm going to try again. The ch...

Hi, Everyone! I am back! I hope everyone is doing well. My life got VERY crazy for a while, so I quit..... Yes, Pugsy, you won! I didn't make it six months... Remember your challenge that you dared me to make it six months? Well, I lost. BUT my life really spun out of control for the last year. ANYW...

Yes, I understand that it is a widely held belief that the Bible endorses using a "rod" to "beat" our children, and that has been an accepted way of disciplining children because "it's in the Bible." I was just pointing out a different interpretation based on the words in the Bible and the way those...

I agree with Jabman. I believe that the "spare the rod" scripture is misunderstood. When they talk about "the rod" in the scriptures, they are talking about the "shepherd's rod," right? So did the shepherds beat their sheep with the rod? No, they did not, they guided the sheep with the rod. Just my ...

Also, instead of cutting the hole on the bottom for your mouth, if you cut the slits on top of the hole a bit longer, you will have more room for your mouth. Just make them as long as you need to (a TINY bit at a time so you don't get too big of a hole). You still want it to be kind of "taught" when...

It does get better... I think it's about training your brain that it's okay to sleep with that "thing" on your face. After about a month, for me, I was able to feel comfortable enough to sleep all night. But keep at it... stopping using it, even one night, just to "get some sleep," is a step backwar...

Hi, Catherine, I know exactly what you mean about the brain fog. I had it pre-CPAP, too, and I had it BAD! I had exactly what you describe, to the point of temporary disability from my job at one point. It seemed to be at its worst after a period of high stress and working too hard. I would cut back...

Let your family pamper you and let their love wash over you! I know you want to go with them, but try to see the glass half full... Your family absolutely loves and supports you, and so do we!

Lori "QF" Dawn

That's so great! I am glad you got a low number right off the bat! Hopefully, you will be one of the ones who can dial it right in... and then you can just relax and let your therapy work! Be patient though, there is a thing called "sleep debt." And it takes a while to pay that back... hopefully you...

Sleepyjp, Thanks so much for your explanation of the requirement to sleep on my back during my sleep study. I now understand, and it makes total sense to me now in light of the fact that my pressure requirement was raised after my latest sleep study (from 8 to 14). I was never required to sleep on m...

Oh, Maddie! I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS! You are in control of your OWN treatment! You ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE of making these decisions! See, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. " Matthew 18:20 And I know there have been MANY MORE THAN TWO OR THREE ...

I have been successfully using CPAP right around six weeks.... the first six weeks of good pressure, low AHI, low leak rates, and sleeping well. I had not really noticed a difference in my EDS until a power failure last week showed me the contrast! I felt AWFUL after not being able to use the machin...

The Rainbow Bridge inspired by a Norse legend By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, When their time on earth is over and done. For here, between this world and the next, Is a place where each beloved...