Muse's Absence...for those interested

[Slinky]

Aw, shucks, Muse. You've done things up real brown. I hope you discipined that naughty step thoroughly!! I also hope the injury (or should I say injuries?) heal quickly giving you full recovery.

[chunkyfrog]

Ow! I just had an empathy twinge! Get well, soon!

[jdm2857]

Sorry to hear about your "adventures." It sounds like you are on the way back, though. Things will be all peachy soon.

[DoriC]

Hi Muse, we've certainly missed you. So sorry you're having to go through this pain. Wishing you a quick recovery now that you're on medication.

[OutaSync]

Muse, I can certainly sympathize with shoulder pain causing poor sleep. I'm so sorry that this happened to you!

Bev

[Muse-Inc]

Thanks all! Means a lot. I still have my ups & downs with the level of pain, esp at night. Last night's AHI was 6 yikes but all hypops...graph looks like a necklace of beads . My range of movement is vastly improved, so I know I'm on the mend. Doc has me doing 4-5# (my purse ) passive stretches and 'wall walking' (fingers crawl up wall) to get first one arm up and stretched & then the other. Doc still wants me mostly off the computer as much as possible for the next week, so I won't be here too long at a time. So glad I have an APAP as it's eliminated a lot of concern I had about sleeping on my back...another reason for recommending APAP over CPAP machines.

[SleepingUgly]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, Muse!

[gasparama]

Muse, your quick wit and insight are surely missed. We're glad you were able to let us know what's going on. Best wishes!

[Muse-Inc]

Update: well, I can raise both arms now. I still have bruising and can't move quickly or in fact normally, but I am improving. Still on the same dose of the anti-inflammatory+pain combo; if pain was an 8 before, it's down to 4 most of the time. I still have to sleep on my back; as a result, my AHI is running between 4.5-6 & my apneas range from 10 -18 secs . I still have more leak but attribute that to back sleeping and being propped up. My left arm & shoulder aren't happy when I go to sleep as they hurt when I wake up...sometimes, that pain wakes me up. I have a folded towel propping my arms up higher to align more with my body being propped up -- it helps some. Still, this is all healing, even if slower than I expect

I miss y'all! But I feel a lot better when I'm not at the PC 'cept to load detailed data, so I'll not be around much. I gotta get better for Dragon*Con in a few weeks

[ozij]

Thanks for the update, Muse. Take the time you need to heal -- even thought we do miss you!

O.

[DreamDiver]

I'm lighting another candle for you.
I'm glad to hear your getting better.
I hope you'll be well enough to be at the Atlanta CPAPtalkers meeting this Saturday!