*ok. i went to see the mayo sleep center manager today and he evaluated the memory stick from my orion + machine. i explained my concerns to him and told him that i thought that my complying with medicare was my biggest concern. here's what he told me. "don't worry about medicare anymore". "you are ...

pesser...thank you for your comment. it's always good to know other people have the same expectations as i've had. even though i'm not sleeping through the night, last night was the first night that after waking up and staying up for around an hour, i did put the mask on and got up around 5:30, whic...

cpierc1...thanks for your comment. i guess i should be doing the same thing you're doing. i'm going to be better about this whole thing after hearing from so many concerned and wonderful people on this website. it's gratifying to know there are genuine people out there that care and support me. chee...

don....thank you for your advice. i live alone in a single family residence on a corner lot. i don't feel that any extraneous noises are waking me up. i feel that my body is so used to waking up, that it's doing it because it has been doing it for so many years. yes, i think my brain needs reprogram...

mitzyg and pugsy...you're both wonderful and thank you for your advice. yes, i know i'm not doing myself any good by not wearing the mask after i wake, so because of all of you, i will put the mask back on after waking up. i realize i'm defeating the purpose of the cpap if i don't, but i'm just stub...

dexsuz....thank you very much for your advice. wow! i'm envious of you sleeping that whole night from 10pm to 7:45am that is really quite an accomplishment. i just want to make sure i understand. in step three, you go to sleep without the mask and do not turn on the machine? and then when you wake u...

robysue....thank you again for your advice. you seem to be an expert about this and i really appreciate your reply to my plea for help. ok, so last night i put the mask on at 8pm and fell asleep around 8:45pm. when i woke up, i didn't even look at the clock so i have no idea when i woke up and i thi...

kteague...thank you also very much for your advice and perspective of my problem. even though i have a bad attitude, i have used the cpap every night except for two nights. on those occasions, i decided i just had to have a good nights sleep and took an ambien and slept like a baby all night, but i'...

robysue....thank you so much for your advice. i think you have given me hope that things will get better. i guess i need to stop obsessing about what time it is when i wake up and just continue with the mask on. but sometimes the mask is just too much and i want to take it off for an hour or so. but...

i've been using my cpap machine since january 3, 2014. before being diagnosed with sleep apnea, i was waking up once each night after sleeping for around 4 to 5 hours. since using the cpap machine, i still wake up after sleeping 4 hours. i don't get it. my expectation was that once i used the machin...

hello jen i'm new too. i'm in my second week of using the cpap. my first night was horrible and i was ready to return the machine the next day. but someone told me that the first night will be the worst night and it just keeps getting better. and it's true. each night is better. i still wake up duri...

it's monday and i went to see my doctor this morning. here's what he told after reading the memory stick in my cpap machine. he said i was doing very well. i was averaging 6 1/2 hours of sleep each night and i was in compliance since i've used the machine every night since i got it on january 3rd. h...

wow, sleepystar, you've really made some wonderful progress. i can wait three months if i have to. i can progress even in one week. i guess i'm envious of the people who take to cpap the very first night. but i'm patient, although with lots of drama, and i know i will be there with the rest of you a...

so good to hear from you, janice. i guess my first week could have been worse but it wasn't a picnic either. but i do feel like i'm progressing and thank you for telling me so. it's seems others feel i'm doing well too! i don't think i could have coped without this website and the support of you and...

thank you so much for your response, bovinck. it's always comforting to know you're not alone. i guess i should be grateful that i only get up once a night. i can't thank you enough for what you wrote. now i have a feeling my doctor will probably say the same thing to me on monday.

cheers
david