CPAP NEWBIE

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Welcome. Sorry you had to join us.

Don't worry, you don't sound like a very unusual case.

Unfortunately, many of us have frustrations with the medical mafia, but many of us have figured out how to manage our own apnea. Luckily, the ResMed S9 AutoSet is a good, top of the line machine.

I bet there's a good Aussie phrase equivalent to "medical mafia," but I'm not sure it should be posted here.

LOL about the ʇɹodǝɹ dǝǝls uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀.

Relax, hang in there, get your PC fixed, get SleepyHead and start tinkering. You can probably work it all out on your own with some effort and some help here. Looks like your numbers are a lot better than they were before CPAP.

Sometimes, even if the CPAP is right, it takes a while before your body and brain adjust to actually breathing through the night. It's a bit like stopping cigarettes, booze, or drugs. Your body adjusted to the way things were and needs to get back in "balance."

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MY AHI was 2.0 last night I feel great today just didn't get enough hours of sleep has anyone ever expreinced back pain from using CPAP I know this my sound weird I woke up last night 3am with bad back pain that is localised to midway up my back/spine and it has happened twice over the last 2 weeks , I have never had back pain in my life and it cant be my bed my bed as it is a $3000 dollar memory foam mattress that only 12 months old I don't do any heavy lifting, its only when I remove my mask and 15 minutes later the pain goes away it and doesn't return

seem like a dumb ass question but yeah its weird

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and PS I am still waiting for an appointment with sleep specialist hopefully next week