Quite Apprehensive about my first night -TOMORROW night

Lloyd-keep that positive attitude. It's so important especially in the beginning

Wonderful attitude and determination, Lloyd. You're gonna do fine.

Who's that sweet little "other face" in you avatar picture?

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lvwildcat wrote:Lloyd-keep that positive attitude. It's so
important especially in the beginning

Lloyd
Welcome aboard, you will do just fine, I always wondered why I could sleep any where any time.

I just thought it was the lousy coffee we got in c-rations.
Semper Fi

Hi Lloyd--Welcome to the world of hoseheads!! It is quite a special and unique group to belong to!!
With your positive attitude already--you will do quite fine--just remember that there may be a few kinks to iron out, but all will fall into place. Having a positive attitude, and starting out with an APAP are over half the battle already. I started out with a positive attitude--I was so happy to finally have a diagnosis for my debilitating exhaustion, and a solution-that I could not wait to start CPAP therapy. I've been on since august 23rd of this year, and feel so much better already. I would say that my therapy is successfully treating my apnea. My quality of life is 100 % improved. You will feel the same way also--it just takes some time--remember your body will need to catch up on some sleep debt, and while you may feel better initially, you may also find that your body craves more of the good sleep you are getting. Let yourself rest and nap when you need to--but only with your CPAP.
I wish you the best of luck and a wonderful nights sleep....
and WHO IS that little sweetheart in your arms in your avatar?? Please tell us all about him/her....
Cindy

Oooooooooh, you all are sooooo right. My body DOES need the nice sleep....! My wife can't understand why I want to take a nap or go to bed early so I've rreferred her to this forum for information. I'm staying up til about 10:30 but my body says 9pm. A good night's sleep is almost addictive!!!

Hi Cindy,

His name is Bambi......a Chihuahua and he's about 1.5 years old. He DOES NOT have an "attitude", and loves just about everybody. I'm a cat (oriental) person, but I DO love this dog. Dang!!!

That's great Lloyd...welcome....and I KNOW what you mean about it being addictive...have been a cpap hosehead going on 14 years now...the last 7 of those years were not the best for me sleep wise and personally. I lost my wife of 30 years to breast cancer, plus, my sleep was not good with the original cpap that I had. Last month, I bought a Respironics M series Auto with the Encore Pro Data and the heated humidifier....I now LOOK FORWARD to going to bed...I am sleeping that good! I used to DREAD going to bed, because I felt so lousy the next day. Good luck with your machine and please post here how you are feeling etc.

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Hey Lloyd. Welcome and stuff!

A non-Lloyd person wrote:

The hardest thing for me was getting used to the back-pressure on exhilation. There's something of a smothering sensation.

Lloyd, don't worry about that statement too much. Firstly with an APAP you'll usually be at a pretty low pressure most of the time (particularly while you're awake to NOTICE your exhalations), and on top of that, your C-Flex will take care of any remaining exhalation back-pressure problem (especially if set on 3).

I sleep at CPAP 14cm every night (read: constant, pretty high pressure) with C-Flex at 3... with no problems whatsoever. No "smothering sensation". I only got that in the sleep lab during my titration. Most folks' bodies are very good at getting used to stuff like this... you'll get used to your equipment and pressure(s) too.

That's something very important to remember: if at first it sucks terribly, keep going. You'd be amazed how fast you'll adapt.... something that felt terrible the first night will soon be routine, and even not noticed, later on! I'm on CPAP 14cm, which is quite a lot of continuous pressure. It used to bother me. Now I wake up and often don't even realize I'm wearing a mask, or that the machine is even operating! That's how good the body can get at adapting, so take heart.

Best of luck. Remember that your APAP can also be set for CPAP mode. I'm a big fan of CPAP mode... provided your full titrated pressure doesn't bother you, it's superior to the traditional range setup of APAP (below titrated to above titrated) in preventing apneas and hypopneas, although APAP can also be setup as a sort of "CPAP Plus" (titrated to above titrated), which is another interesting option that may be slightly superior to CPAP mode. Anyway, try both modes (why not, right?) See what works best for you.... with your doctor's permission for everything you do, however, including how you set your APAP ranges, etc.

Good luck! Post your results here!