I blame everyone here...

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LoneStar
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I blame everyone here...

Post by LoneStar » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:35 am

...for enabling me to successfully reach my one year anniversary as a hosehead. Thanks to all of you, I am 100% compliant, masking up all night, every night.

I shudder to think of where I would be if I hadn't found this forum right after my diagnosis and before I purchased anything for my treatment.

I don't post a lot, but I do come here nearly everyday to learn more - there's always more to learn. Thanks to all of you "regulars" who patiently answer the questions of the new folks.

Lisa

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by DoriC » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:40 am

Congratulations! I echo your comments! I also shudder to think.....!

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by OCNorsk » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:35 am

I actually had quit when I found this forum. The support really gave me some options to allow me to continue.
Congratulations.

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by tattooyu » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:43 am

Congrats! I hit my year in February. Feels good, doesn't it?
Sleep well and live better!

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by BlackSpinner » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:19 am

Mea culpa - will live with this blame and take on the guilt!

Congratulations!

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by newhosehead » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:52 am

I will also echo the "thank you" to all of you who reguarly help us newbies. Because of this forum, I have learned so much, became empowered to stand up for myself, demand and GET a data-capable machine (software is on the way) and just generally feel that I have some knowledge and control. I too am 100% compliant in my third month and am not at all sure I would be without this forum.

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by rested gal » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:02 am

Lisa, congratulations!!
"100% compliant, masking up all night, every night" -- way to go, Lisa!!
Hope you continue to do so well. That was good to hear.

Jeanette, you're going to be a cpap success, too.
Time will fly while you're having fun.
That first year milestone will be here in a flash!
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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by Uncle_Bob » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:45 pm

Congratulations Lisa. I'm about a year in too. Did i hear somewhere that you can still look forward to feeling better for up to 2 years once compliant? i hope so its something to look forward to.

UB

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by DreamDiver » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:40 pm

Fantastic. Congratulations. Catchy subject line.
Sleep well.

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by rosiefrosie » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:17 pm

Congrats Lisa! This is a great place isn't it? We all have learned allot from each other, I know I have. WTG on 1 year of being a hose head.

rosie

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by jweeks » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:45 pm

tattooyu wrote:Congrats! I hit my year in February. Feels good, doesn't it?
Hi,

To spread the blame around a little more, Tattooyu was my mentor. I was just a little behind him. Every time I had a problem, it seemed like he had just run into it and found a solution, so all I had to do was pay attention and learn. I learned about the Swift LT from one of Tattooyu's postings, and that made a huge difference for me.

-john-

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by fiberfan » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:57 pm

I agree this is a great place to learn about cpap. I probably would have ferreted out some of the info I learned here but cpaptalk.com is certainly easier than spending lots of time googling.

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by goose » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:01 am

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Congratulations Lisa!!!! Hope you have many many more!!!!

take care cheers
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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by bdp522 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:20 am

Congrats! It really does get easier from here!

Brenda

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Re: I blame everyone here...

Post by pdean44 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:24 am

Congrats

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