Big improvement

[btesterman]

I'm not "there" (whatever that is) yet and still have days that I want to find the nearest corner, crawl into it and take a nap BUT for those of you who might have read and remember my post before Thanksgiving - that I was just too tired to even think about cooking a Thanksgiving dinner - I wanted to share about today's Easter dinner. I've been on treatment since mid January and check out the difference: Thanksgiving dinner - brought in from Costco, husband cleaned up the kitchen. Christmas dinner - all preprepared stuff, son cleaned up the kitchen. Enter CPAP. Easter dinner - spent yesterday cooking banana bread and a great jello salad and dyed eggs for today, then made home-made chicken noodle soup for last night's dinner. Today after church I made home-made scalloped potatoes, a veggie casserole, cut up fruit for a fruit salad and heated the ham. Kids and grandkids were here. After they left I cleaned up the kitchen. I'm tired now but it's a "deserved" tired not the "I can't stay awake" feeling at 11 AM. Hanging in in spite of all the struggles with feeling like I was suffocating, taking off my mask and not remembering it, nose sore, etc. is beginning to pay off. There is light at the end of the tunnel. And DreamOn, maybe I CAN have everyone here for Thanksgiving dinner this year. (I'm joking, guys, don't make plane reservations yet.)

[bailachel]

Congratulations! It is wonderful that you are feeling so much better.

[DreamOn]

And DreamOn, maybe I CAN have everyone here for Thanksgiving dinner this year.

I remember your invitation very clearly! Your family must be so happy to see how much better you're feeling. You've come a long way in these last few months!

[KatieW]

I remember your 1st few post, and it's wonderful to hear how well you're doing now. You are an inspiration to newbies who are struggling. Congratulations!

[kteague]

What a difference a few months make! I'm tired just reading all you did this weekend. Congrats on such marked progress.
Kathy

[btesterman]

Forgot to mention the other improvement - I used to wake up around 2 AM, went to the bathroom but then would lie there awake for a couple hours. Now I usually sleep through the night. Even the psychological aspect of knowing you've had 8 straight hours of sleep is great.