FINALLY !!!!

Cowboy Casey · Post by **Cowboy Casey** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:26 am

I finally slept through the night.. 6 hours 59 minutes and didn't wake up once... YAY

Its been over 15 years and wow what a differance..

It does start to work... My next feat, do it again..

49er · Post by **49er** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:29 am

Cowboy Casey wrote:I finally slept through the night.. 6 hours 59 minutes and didn't wake up once... YAY

Its been over 15 years and wow what a differance..

It does start to work... My next feat, do it again..

I am so happy for you Cowboy Casey.

Can you please send your good karma my way?

49er

HealthyandHopeful · Post by **HealthyandHopeful** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:09 am

Congrats!! How long have you been on CPAP before this happened? Wondering when this might happen for me! I toss and turn all night, sleeping in between. Was on CPAP for 2 weeks, off a month and now on only one week so I expect it will take a while!

old dude · Post by **old dude** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:26 am

Wow, congratulations! I'm envious but very happy for you!

flyingwithoutwings · Post by **flyingwithoutwings** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:31 am

Woohoo! Congrats Cowboy Casey. I know the feeling, I finally started sleeping thru the night (past two nights).

Cowboy Casey · Post by **Cowboy Casey** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:11 pm

Thank you all...

So, I have been using CPAP/BIPAP/ASV since Jan 2011, but that time has been off and on... used CPAP for 3 months, had another sleep study.... used BIPAP for almost a year and still stopped breathing every night.. stoped using everything untill May the 5th last month when I fought to get my ASV...

So, long story short, a little over a month using ASV, keeping my mask on all the time and BAM, it happened, slept through the night.... I have heard other people say it just worked for them and I have wished it would "work" for me up untill now....

zoocrewphoto · Post by **zoocrewphoto** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:30 am

Cowboy Casey wrote:I finally slept through the night.. 6 hours 59 minutes and didn't wake up once... YAY

Its been over 15 years and wow what a differance..

It does start to work... My next feat, do it again..

That do it again part is hard

My most awesome night was about 2 weeks into cpap usage, two years ago. I do sleep way better than pre-cpap, and I do have some nights of over 7 hours straight which are great, but the one night back in May of 2012 was over 8 hours straight, and the only time I have done that. I have no idea what was different that night. I can still get a 5 and 2or 3 split which is great. But anything over 7 straight is truly awesome for me. People accuse me of drinking an energy drink when I haven't.

Tatooed Lady · Post by **Tatooed Lady** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:59 pm

my current record is something around 12 1/2 hours straight...UNHEARD of pre-apap. In that time, I would have been up for a bathroom break like 3 times. Let the good times roll!

Need2sleep2 · Post by **Need2sleep2** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:45 pm

So how did you feel?

I have been on cpap for over 2 years and I still feel tired all the time.

Cowboy Casey · Post by **Cowboy Casey** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:34 am

Need2sleep2 wrote:So how did you feel?

I have been on cpap for over 2 years and I still feel tired all the time.

I am starting to feel better, but it is slow... I am starting to remember things more and not "feeling tired" as much.. Perfect example, I can now drive home 20 minutes without falling asleep driving 2 to 6 times in the evening... I call that success... Before I started this, I could fall asleep at stop lights and not wake up untill the person behind me hit the horn, thats when I knew there was a problem, I just didn't know what untill they sent me for a sleep study...

Tatooed Lady, ohhhh how I wish I could sleep that long..

Daydream Believer · Post by **Daydream Believer** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:55 am

Congrats on your success!
It's interesting to see how apnea affects different people. It's no wonder that people get confused when they first get started on cpap - each case is unique. I've never had big problems with arousals with my apnea. In fact I really doubted I had a problem with my night breathing cause I'd sleep "soundly" most every night. But just before my doc suggested the home test I experienced a couple weird "wake and gasp" episodes while napping.

Live and learn, right?

Amy

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