I triple dog dare you...

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:08 pm

Mr President, This is going into my third week. I'll ask my Home health lady about it tomorrow morning when I see her. There are parts of the 360 I'm okay with, but it's just not worth the hassle it's giving me. I like the fact yours comes in camo!

MaxDarkside, Rock on with your bad self! Now show us your masked gunman face! GO!!! *bwack bwack* <--- said in chicken imitation voice

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by MaxDarkside » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:15 pm

Ms. Normal... Here I am...

In full gear: Zeo, Quattro Fx, with an accelerometer velco'ed to my head and a "Darkside" evil glare (LOL!)

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:29 pm

Man, those Zeo thingies are sure popular! That's the third photo of one of you hoseheads with one! I'd never even heard of it until yesterday! O_O First time hearing of an accelerometer too. Something else to Google. Thanks for playing! Another good sport I see! YAY!! Does your mask make you feel confined with 4 points on it? I feel panicky just thinking of myself in one like that!!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by MaxDarkside » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:36 pm

AbbyNormal wrote:Man, those Zeo thingies are sure popular! That's the third photo of one of you hoseheads with one! I'd never even heard of it until yesterday! O_O First time hearing of an accelerometer too. Something else to Google.
Go here:
http://wiredapneic.blogspot.com
There's stuff on Zeo and the accelerometer. BasementDwellingGeek turned me on to the accelerometer. He and I, amongst other data geeks here, are like birds of a feather.
Thanks for playing! Another good sport I see! YAY!! Does your mask make you feel confined with 4 points on it? I feel panicky just thinking of myself in one like that!!
I have to mouth breath at times, when I lay down sometime my sinuses swell shut. This seemed a minimalist mask. I'm fully used to it. It's weakness is leaks near the corners of the eyes, but I use a mask liner I made which helps me not care about the leaks. I'm wearing the liner in the pic.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:59 pm

BasementDwellingGeek also posted his picture here!! I love my geeks, so I'm going to have to check into it. I think I've already reached my limit on things I can tolerate strapped to my head though. I think I need to move to the ear loops and ditch the headgear Then I might have room for a Zeo on my melon. LOL I'm glad you found a mask that works for you! That seems to be the name of the game. Now that I have my minimum pressure raised from 4 to 7 (the home health lady didn't want me to move it for two more weeks. NOT!!!), that helped my only issue with the CPAP unit itself. The 360 Opus has been another story however. The chinstrap?? Yeah, we won't even go there. &*%$@@!!!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Pugsy » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:23 pm

If you are thinking of trying the Bella Loops for the Swift FX make sure they give you the whole package. The whole package comes with the traditional over the head headgear. It also should come with 3 sizes of nasal pillows.
I think you would even like the traditional headgear over the Opus headgear. The Bella loops are cool though. Pretty much feels like nothing on the face. Make sure when you fit them that you lay down because the weight of the hose if you are sitting up alters the fit just a bit. What might seem just right sitting up may be too tight when laying down. Very minor changes can make a huge different with the Bella Loops. It took me about 3 nights to get it "just right". They can be worn ridiculously loose and still maintain a good seal.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by kaiasgram » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:46 pm

MaxDarkside wrote:Ms. Normal... Here I am...

In full gear: Zeo, Quattro Fx, with an accelerometer velco'ed to my head and a "Darkside" evil glare (LOL!)
OK, Max, which is the real you -- the guy in the headgear, or the guy in your avatar?

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Lizistired » Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:00 pm

Max, no wonder you can't sleep!!
Glad you are breathing though!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by MaxDarkside » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:46 pm

kaiasgram wrote:OK, Max, which is the real you -- the guy in the headgear, or the guy in your avatar?
I am one in the same. The avatar is a while ago, but I weigh exactly the same (buffs nails, tosses hair back pompously).

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by kteague » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:50 pm

I'm thoroughly enjoying all the pics, though I confess I've met my exposure quota with my PLMD video. lol

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by MaxDarkside » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:07 pm

P.S... In my avatar, I, Max Darkside, came out of my secret underground lair beneath a false volcano on an (unnamed, secret) tropical island to frequent a beach and get another Pina Colada as my minions had failed to order the necessary pineapple juice and cream of coconut replenishments (and were vanquished to the shark tank, yes, the ones with LASERS on their heads!). Bwahahahahaa....

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by kaiasgram » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:28 pm

MaxDarkside wrote:P.S... In my avatar, I, Max Darkside, came out of my secret underground lair beneath a false volcano on an (unnamed, secret) tropical island to frequent a beach and get another Pina Colada as my minions had failed to order the necessary pineapple juice and cream of coconut replenishments (and were vanquished to the shark tank, yes, the ones with LASERS on their heads!). Bwahahahahaa....
You're hilarious!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by SleepingUgly » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:53 pm

MaxDarkside wrote:P.S... In my avatar, I, Max Darkside, came out of my secret underground lair beneath a false volcano on an (unnamed, secret) tropical island to frequent a beach and get another Pina Colada as my minions had failed to order the necessary pineapple juice and cream of coconut replenishments (and were vanquished to the shark tank, yes, the ones with LASERS on their heads!). Bwahahahahaa....
Max, no man has worn shorts that short since the early 1980s. This picture is VERY old.
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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by MaxDarkside » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:01 pm

SleepingUgly wrote:Max, no man has worn shorts that short since the early 1980s. This picture is VERY old.
Damn! BUSTED. SleepingUgly, you are SO spot on. That picture was taken in 1985 on my honeymoon with Mrs. Darkside. LOL ! But, I DO still weigh and pretty much look the same, thanks be to God. A wrinkle here, a touch of grey there.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:22 pm

Pugsy, Thank you for all of that info! I appreciate it! I meet with the home health lady at 9:30am. I'll let you guys know what happens. She says she wants to try me on ResMed's Mirage headgear. I looked at the picture and I don't think there's any way I can tolerate something that big. :'( She said insurance wouldn't cover the Bella Swift FX because it is a "premium" mask.

Max, you crack me up!! TY for a much needed laugh. Today has been HORRIBLE!!

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