New from colorado

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vette76
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Location: Aurora Colorado

New from colorado

Post by vette76 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:48 am

Hello new guy here from Colorado.
I have been using my CPAP for about one month now i feel a change in my sleep and energy alitt lol.
But im working on it. It is nice to see a forum for us with this problem nice to hear the good and bad from others experances.
I just wanted to say hello.

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carbonman
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Re: New from colorado

Post by carbonman » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:07 am

vette76 wrote:I just wanted to say hello.
Colorado to Colorado.

Welcome! It's a journey.

It's your life.
It's my life.
"If your therapy is improving your health but you're not doing anything
to see or feel those changes, you'll never know what you're capable of."
I said that.

Mary Z
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Re: New from colorado

Post by Mary Z » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:07 am

Welcome, hope you stick around, lots to be learned. Guess you've done ok over your first month?

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vette76
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Location: Aurora Colorado

Re: New from colorado

Post by vette76 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:11 am

Yes it is going to be a good journy tho. Im 45 yr male type 2 diabites the fact that im not as tired all day every day shows me there is hope. Its all good just trying to get my full face mask to not leak in the middle of the night. i will try another mask soon i find that washing my mask befor and half way throug the night helps keep the seal.

nanwilson
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Re: New from colorado

Post by nanwilson » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:36 am

If you need to wash your mask during the night have you though about using a mask liner. Go to padacheeks.com (Karen is a member here) she has a liner for the quattro on the web site and has liners for others but is in the process of redoing the web site so the others do not show up. If you need another type, then just email her as ask.
Good luck
Nan
Started cpap in 2010.. still at it with great results.

vette76
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Location: Aurora Colorado

Re: New from colorado

Post by vette76 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:39 am

Thank you sounds good. I will try that. Thanks Nan
I looked at the site that looks good but not shure if thats what im needing.
What my problem is.... is that as i sleep the rubber seal that seals to my face get slippery with my natural oils from my skin and then the seal itself starts to leak. So i just get up wash the mask and my face again and go back to sleep lol. But thats sooooo much better than waking up startled and needing to go to the bathroom every 30 minuts.