Woohoo, finally got my CPAP!! First night tonight!!

[brianthenewb]

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today! Took months but it's here! They didn't give me a choice in machine but if I remember correctly from the advice some of you gave me and from posts I've read, I got a good one. It's the resmed auto s9 w/ humidifier, climate control, heated hose. Trying out the resmed softedge Quattro air ffm. Hope it works out for me! I know it's going to take some getting use to, and I really hope it will be worth it!

[zoocrewphoto]

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today! Took months but it's here! They didn't give me a choice in machine but if I remember correctly from the advice some of you gave me and from posts I've read, I got a good one. It's the resmed auto s9 w/ humidifier, climate control, heated hose. Trying out the resmed softedge Quattro air. Hope it works out for me! I know it's going to take some getting use to, and I really hope it will be worth it!

Does it say Autoset or Escape Auto above the power button?

[brianthenewb]

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today! Took months but it's here! They didn't give me a choice in machine but if I remember correctly from the advice some of you gave me and from posts I've read, I got a good one. It's the resmed auto s9 w/ humidifier, climate control, heated hose. Trying out the resmed softedge Quattro air. Hope it works out for me! I know it's going to take some getting use to, and I really hope it will be worth it!

Does it say Autoset or Escape Auto above the power button?

Autoset

[Starlette]

Welcome to the forum, I have prepared a welcome wagon just for you: Hot chocolate milk and chocolate chip cookies, and peppermint schnaaps for flavoring. NOTE: You will be carded since alcohol is provided. When you arrive, please sign in (your login name) so we'll know you stopped by. Then my post will return back to the top of posts for other newbies to stop by for a treat.
Newbie Welcome Wagon

Enjoy!
Starlette

[Starlette]

Welcome Brian.

Yes, getting that CPAP is awesome. I still remember getting mine. It's great that you've been reading the posts to assist you reaching sleep nirvana.
I wish you the best. Continue to read and learn. Just remember, attitude will take you a long way. Welcome to the world of hoseheads!!!

Best wishes to you,
Starlette

[brianthenewb]

Welcome Brian.

Yes, getting that CPAP is awesome. I still remember getting mine. It's great that you've been reading the posts to assist you reaching sleep nirvana.
I wish you the best. Continue to read and learn. Just remember, attitude will take you a long way. Welcome to the world of hoseheads!!!

Best wishes to you,
Starlette

Haha, thank you Starlette, I'll have to do the welcome wagon later. Just woke up to use restroom but was sound asleep for about 3.5hrs and checked machine. 1 AHI!! Said mask fit was good too. Time to catch some more zzz's! I think I could sleep a week straight with this thing!

[palerider]

Welcome to the forum, I have prepared a welcome wagon just for you

you should have instructions on the welcome wagon for newbies on how to fill out their profiles and such

[Denial Dave]

hmmm I don't recall any joy involved when I brought home my machine.... Mostly shock and what the heck feelings



Quattro soft-edge Air mask?

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today! Took months but it's here! They didn't give me a choice in machine but if I remember correctly from the advice some of you gave me and from posts I've read, I got a good one. It's the resmed auto s9 w/ humidifier, climate control, heated hose. Trying out the resmed softedge Quattro air ffm. Hope it works out for me! I know it's going to take some getting use to, and I really hope it will be worth it!

[brianthenewb]

hmmm I don't recall any joy involved when I brought home my machine.... Mostly shock and what the heck feelings



Quattro soft-edge Air mask?

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today! Took months but it's here! They didn't give me a choice in machine but if I remember correctly from the advice some of you gave me and from posts I've read, I got a good one. It's the resmed auto s9 w/ humidifier, climate control, heated hose. Trying out the resmed softedge Quattro air ffm. Hope it works out for me! I know it's going to take some getting use to, and I really hope it will be worth it!

Well I started having irregular heartbeats, palpitations, hbp, near blackouts, and a long, long laundry list of problems way back on February 28th of this year. Have been to ER many times, I believe a few times from Atenolol side effects, then finally after seeing my PCP for 5 months about 2-4 times a month, I finally got them to send me to a Cardiologist that ordered a sleep study right away, all my heat tests came back normal, I did the sleep study on a Tuesday and that Friday I woke up with a horrible pain in my leg which turned out to be a DVT (blood clot) caused by inactivity because I wasn't moving much since I was always dead tired, dizzy, couldn't do any exercise without aost fainting & gettimg irregular heartbeats, etc, etc...oh and I have a genetic clotting disorder.

Two more ER visits for the DVT, then after having my sleep study in August, waiting & waiting for docs to read the report, insurance to approve, waiting 1 additional month to see sleep therapist & get CPAP, the whole time thinking I was going to die every single day, hell yeah I'm excited about CPAP. I told the therapist this was like Christmas for me, never been so happy in my life! Still didn't get the best nights sleep, but that's because I had to get up for a bathroom break and I couldn't stop watching all the early morning news I normally miss. I felt very comfortable with the machine though and had no problems with the mask. It says ResMed Softedge™ Quattro™ Air on the back of the head strap and ResMed Quattro™ Air on the FFM.

[49er]

Brian,

You have every reason to be excited and I am so happy that you're finally on the way to wellness. It sounds like you are going to do quite well with this therapy and I wish you all the luck in the world.

49er

[BlackSpinner]

So excited I finally got my CPAP machine today

Same here. Anything was better then being a half dead zombie.


Regarding the blot clot - be aware that you will sleep deeper and move less on cpap so make sure that your position is a good one and your mattress is appropriate for your issues. The first week my hips were very painful until I invested in a mattress topper and added two old duvets to my mattress.

[sc0ttt]

I don't think I ever felt like a zombie... but I remember after about my first week on my machine, I fell asleep without it one night and woke up with a headache and then I remembered that I used to wake up every morning with a headache... that's when I knew for sure it was all worth it.

[cnaumann]

I was very excited when my machine arrived.
Not only to sleep better, and be awake better, but it is also a cool toy that spews a lot of cool data.

[Nick Danger]

Good luck, Brian. Let us know how it goes!

[Merlin7]

Good luck Brian, and its really exciting to feel that finally you're going to get good sleep, after a little perseverance maybe.
It's really worth it.