I triple dog dare you...

Chikorita wrote:Ok, so I wasn't complaining for nothing? That makes me feel better. I was actually in tears before this photo. I slept for >3hrs so the results were valid but I was so unhappy that night.

Definitely! I'm only 3 1/2 months into this, but I have never experienced anything like that. Even when I sneezed into the mask, it wasn't that wet. And I definitely pulled it off and dried it. I will also wake up if I drool as I do not like any wetness in my mask. I have learned how to stick a kleenex in there and dry that without having to readjust the mask (which means getting up and starting over).

With discussions like this, I keep thinking I need to send a thank you card to the sleep tech who did my study. She was awesome, and I know she helped me get off to a good start. She picked the perfect mask for me, so even after I got it and had trouble fitting it, I knew it would fit once I mastered it. I slept pretty well in both phases of the study, and I did not expect to. And I felt great the next day, so I was anxious to get started.

Chikorita wrote: Here I am the first time I put a mask on

That expression says it all!!!

Chikorita wrote: And here I am after crying coz the technician wouldn't listen to my complaints about the moisture in the mask.

I think a copy of this picture would be a nice addition to your file at the sleep clinic.

Bling!!! We all wants now!!!

lol cpap bling!

The current setup does look more comforting, er, comfortable..

No photos with the mask yet, but I just had my sleep study, and OMG all the wires!

After this, there were even more, plus probes up my nose. What you can't see are two probes on each calf and one on each upper thigh.

Great thread. I'll post a mask picture soon enough.

I HATE having my picture taken and I really don't like posting it, but since so many have taken up the dare, here is one with the Aloha. This is usually accompanied with a taped mouth but I had to take a break from taping.....blisters all around my mouth. Ouch!!! After the blisters heal, I'll try MOM on the area before taping unless someone has a better solution.

I love reading your thread Angela...what a kick in the pants you are!!!!! All you kids are having a good time....Love to see this kind of attitude with this Bul@#$#@%$# of a condition we are all saddled with!!!!

AbbyNormal wrote:I'd think your lips would be raw from all of that tape every night. I don't know how you do it.

You put chap stick on your lips before you put on the tape, won't stick to your lips.

AbbyNormal wrote:
PS- I just noticed that at the very bottom of the Overview tab on SleepyHead, there is a graph called Zombie. I shit you not, ZOMBIE!!! The hell?!? Wazzat for? Anybody???

There's a zombie meter (I shit you not!) at the bottom of the Notes section under the Daily tab. Actually it's a "How I'm Feeling" slider that goes from "zombie" setting to "awesome" or any point in between. I hadn't even noticed it until you pointed it out, but it's a nice feature -- easier and quicker than keeping a journal, and you can easily look at trends over time. Thanks for spotting that!

This has to be the most popular thread of all time... or on its way! I missed a couple of days and now the questions I'm answering are pages back! At any rate, I'll avoid mentioning pugsy at all in this post. Oops!
AbbyNormal wrote:

I really would like to try a cloth mask when I can afford to buy one just to see if I can tolerate it. I'm one of those with a hard time with anything covering the nose completely. I admit that it sounds less frightening than a plastic mask though. The fact he said he can scratch his nose through it sounds awesome!!

Well, it can't compare to the rhinestones and stretchy elephant camo, but being able to scratch your nose through the cloth mask is completely awesome. On the nights I've tried to sleep with the plastic mask, I can't tell you how many times I wake up then feel that little tickle. SleepWeavers are easy to try out. Cpap.com and some other internet suppliers are offering them with free 30-day guarantees. I just ordered the Elan and am returning my Advance, just to see which one I like better. The headgear might be more comfortable with the Elan. So there's no risk in trying it out. Even if you can't afford to buy one now, you could try one out to see if it was something you liked.
Tino2You asked

Cheryl, any idea when the FF Dreamweaver will be released? You got inside skinnys?

I actually called the company twice and got the same answer -- no date yet but working on it. They advised me to join SleepWeaver group on Facebook since they would be announcing it there.
MrPresident says

BTW is "DreamWeaver" and "SleepWeaver" the same or is Dreamweaver different cloth mask?

It's SleepWeaver, not DreamWeaver -- I keep making the same mistake. That darned Gary Wright song keeps popping up in my brain! I don't think there is a CPAP mask called "DreamWeaver"... but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong!

I really do like the Sleepweaver BUT I am having a lot of leaks. Not around the mask but through my mouth.

I'm really surprised I'm not mouthbreathing. I'm wondering if the CPAP therapy itself has changed the way I breathe. I used to have almost constant nasal congestion but haven't had any for the last month while wearing the mask. Very cool! But I'm still on a quest to find a full face plastic mask I can tolerate (at least until the SleepWeaver is available in a full face version.

And everything could change. I'm going back to the sleep lab tonight. At my 30-day checkup, my doctor thought I was having too many Central Apneas and probably needed an auto-adjust VPAP or BPAP. (I'm still not too clear about these). I don't know if the SleepWeaver mask will work with that or not...

AbbyNormal... to heck with all that bling stuff. What's important is how much more comfortable you look with the Swift FX for Her!!! Definitely looks like this is gonna work for you.

How are you doing with it... I might have missed that part.