Congrats, Nooblikahn! I'm a fellow newbie who has had similar luck starting cpap therapy - after a longer wait than I was hoping for. That part was the toughest. I was also like you lucky enough to land the right mask right away, and have found the support/encouragement found here on this forum to b...

Hi, Lainy! I"m a Colorado girl too - and a fellow newbie as well. It seems we have a lot in common - I also sleep on my side and use a full-face mask for much the same reason. I was lucky enough to run across a deal on Woot for a cpap pillow designed for side-sleepers right at the same time I got my...

Yeah, Panda. Well even if it doesn't record, it will be helpful to do quick checks during workouts, etc. Got myself a better bp cuff to go with the oximeter for that very reason. Did a nuke stress test just last week feeling all smug about being able to get my heart rate up where they need it on the...

Pugsy, you deserve all the kudos and more. I have reason to thank you too! You ROCK!

I'm a happy neophyte hosehead. Very grateful for all the good advice and stories from everyone on this forum. Being able to read about other peoples' experiences has been a huge help. Thanks and virtual hugs to all of you! I'm one of the fortunate ones who can do 100% compliance right off the bat. I...

Rats! I just bought one of these (same brand, inclusions) from Amazon for $34.95. Should have checked in with the group first I guess. I'm gathering from some of the responses here that it's not such a good unit?

I'm still a beginner at this (it'll be a full two weeks after tonight), but despite the ups and downs, I like my CPAP. A lot. Like DaveCarolina (?-If I got your name wrong, Dave, please pardon me - I still have the short-term memory of a butterfly) I find the inflow of air reassuring, and putting my...

Hi, Newbi! I'm a newbie too. I got my machine two weeks ago this coming Wednesday, and I'm going through the same thing. It came as a real surprise, given I left both my sleep studies in such a perky state I thought I was going to breeze through getting used to my cpap. Well...not so much. But in go...

Thanks, everyone. I've gone into my profile and filled out the equipment now. My machine has a memory card - I wasn't shown how to access the data by my equipment provider - my tech said it was for monitoring compliance and providing information for my doctor. Probably should sit down and spend some...

All in all, I'm a happy neophyte user. Well, except, it's a good thing people wrote advising patience. My split night study was January 11th and I didn't get my titration study until 3/8. I went through being whiny and bitchy then flat-out depressed while waiting, but thank goodness, that part is be...

Hi, everyone. I'm an aspiring hose-head. Just had my first sleep study a couple of weeks ago and I'm chomping at the bit to get my machine. Mine was a split study - halfway through the night they hooked me up to a CPAP, and even with the mask not fitting quite right, I felt so much perkier when my t...