Intro from Gumby

[GumbyCT]

LOL ... you are precious .... Thank You

[carbonman]

CPAP anniversaries are well worth celebrating.

The importance of cpap anniversaries can not be understated.
It's the same road that we travel and the challenges are the same......
but different.
The lessons that we learn about ourselves, along this road,
can not and will not be learned anywhere else.
With each tiny success,
the thought that I can have my life back.
..and as we count the anniversaries....
we begin to count the years that cpap has given us....
back.

For those of us that count the anniversaries have learned,
through the fatigue, the pain, the frustration, the perseverance,
alone, in the dark of the night,
failure is not an option.

[Slinky]

And another Happy Anniversary to you, Gumby. Its so good to have you around!

So you aren't any too impressed w/the PR S1's humidifier either, eh? I like the swivel hose attachment on it but that's about all.

[rosacer]

Happy Anniversary Gumby,I wish you a lot more of yearsin full control of your therapy and good health with it .

[HoseCrusher]

For this special occasion I dusted off my crystal ball and what do I see...

Less snow in your future...

[sleepyb]

Happy Anniversary Gumby! I always like reading your posts.

[GumbyCT]

Found this....

Thought I'd share

[Amigo]

Found this....

Thought I'd share

Good grief!

You know there has been way too much snow when the Cardinals start crapping it.

[GumbyCT]

I Survived yet another year on the hose. Boy, the time is going by faster than high school days.

After reading some of the milestones along the way (quoted below), I am not sure I had many this year. Since I didn't have any setbacks, I don't think that is a bad thing.

I don't check my data daily any longer but I do have the new fangled PRS1 BiPap I rcvd last Dec. and FREE Sleepyhead to check my data, thanks to Jedimark, when I do want to check. Both make it so much easier to check the sleep data.

The PRS1 has the handy SD card so you don't need a special reader any more. And with Sleepyhead that means anyone can and should be checking to be sure your therapy is effective.

I did get a new Sears Mattress sometime in June. It does help me sleep better.

fwiw - I no longer have to think about putting my mask on before going to sleep or even taking a nap. And I won't leave home without it.

Thanks to ALL who helped me along the way and a Special Thanks to those who still tolerate me

Jan 30, 2007
Marks many 1sts in my life -
My 1st time trying to sleep with a CPAP unit.
Mailed to me by Apria - My 1st encounter w/Apria.
I had NO idea what I was in for. Do they have T-shirts for that - "I survived CPAP w/Apria"?

Ok so I could only remember 2. It was the beginning of a lifestyle change. I hadn't yet found my way here or met many of these wonderful people. Not until much later in this journey.

So what other milestones for my 1st year?
Already mentioned - found this group of wonderful people who have a wonderful sense of humor.
Got rid of my Remstar Plus.
My 1st exposure to M series was a positive one - it had A-flex but it was a loaner.
Fired Apria.

Fired Gaylord.
Started w/VA - wow that is another ride there.
Enter Nutmeg or Rotech Healthcare? Is this a division of Apria?
Met 4 'sleep docs' in 2 weeks (3 were "In Training" - it seems) but that would be another thread.

Had my 3rd sleep study done.

Still waiting for my 'sleep doc' to figure out that I can't exhale against high pressures above 16 and need a bipap. My 1st PSG documented that events increase at pressures above 16. Fully documented that I can't tolerate Straight CPAP @ 17 but the 'sleep doc' wants to change me from an auto @ 12-20 to CPAP @ 18.

But on the positive side I finally got a F&P HC 150 & 10 ft. hose. Yeeehaaw.

Now I can go thru the nite w/o having to add more water plus move that noisy M series away from me.

But in any case, I survived.
Thank You EVERYONE,
GumbyCT

[Slinky]

(((hugs))) Gumby, I'm so glad you are you and that you are here and sharing w/all of us.

[DoriC]

Thanks for the update Gumby! Glad everything's going well for you.

[carbonman]

Thanks to ALL who helped me along the way and
a Special Thanks to those who still tolerate me

...and right back at 'ya.
Thank you for being there for me.
It was you that helped me out of the darkness....
I will never forget.

Be well, my friend...
only the best for you.

[bdp522]

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I still wish you a Happy Anniversary! More importantly I wish you many, many more to come!

Brenda

[Patrick A]

Sure seems like time goes by so fast when you are having fun. Congrats.