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Hiya Susie. You’ve found a great group of folks that are very willing to help problem solve and discuss issues related to sleep. I am a mouth breather (sounds like a true confession, eh?) and at time experience difficulties related to it. Everyone here has been most helpful! I took to my CPAP as a duck takes to water. . . I hope your experience is equally easy. Raleighgirl "Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote in message
news:42395b40$1_2@127.0.0.1… | I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on | sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to | yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) | Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep | apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with | fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep study | instead. | | I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two weeks | now. | Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth breather, | so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her to | keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best | day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by itself didn’t | work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I | have hope finally. | | Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! | Susie | | | | | —-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- | http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups | —-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption =—-
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"Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on >sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to >yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : )
Great! How was traffic? <g> >Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep >apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with >fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep study >instead.
We’ve had at least a couple of posters whose fibromyalgia was relieved by CPAP. 
Tom
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I’ve been using one called ‘Veronique’ for quite a while. Lasts a year or so before it gets too worn. Ugly as sin, but very effective. regards, eric pearson nonono.ericp1.non…@nonono.fuse.net On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:27:50 +1000, "Susie Quill" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >The one I have is a wide elastic chin strap with a place for the ears. I >think I need a newer one though. >Thanks, >Susie >"eric pearson" <nono.ericp.n…@nonono.fuse.net> wrote in message >news:7c4k31tte10datnt2s8p19tak4lkdbjr36@4ax.com… >> Don’t get discouraged early. Many folks take a few weeks before CPAP >> really feels like it is helping. As far as straps, I’ve found the most >> effective ones to be the wide elastic bands. >> regards, >> eric pearson >> nonono.ericp1.non…@nonono.fuse.net >> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:23:07 +1000, "Susie Quill" >> <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >>>I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on >>>sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to >>>yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) >>>Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep >>>apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with >>>fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep >>>study >>>instead. >>>I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two >>>weeks >>>now. >>>Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth >>>breather, >>>so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her >>>to >>>keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best >>>day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by itself didn’t >>>work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I >>>have hope finally. >>>Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! >>>Susie >>>—-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet >>>News==—- >>>http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ >>>Newsgroups >>>—-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption >>>=—- >—-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- >http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups >—-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption =—-
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Susie Quill wrote: > "Howard Shubs" <how…@shubs.net> wrote in message > news:howard-2C481D.07524017032005@news.newsguy.com… >>In article <42395b40$…@127.0.0.1>, >>"Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >>>Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! >>I hope you still feel that way after you get caught up. 
>>– >>"It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the >>sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all." >>Hitchiker’s >>Guide to the Galaxy on the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. Does that seem >>familiar to anything on THIS planet at THIS time? > Well, after reading for a while, I found out I couldn’t follow much because > I don’t know what all the abbreviations mean. LOl I’ll have to work on > that. > Thanks, > Susie
Just ask. The faster we get you on-board, the faster you’ll be able to help others <g>.
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The one I have is a wide elastic chin strap with a place for the ears. I think I need a newer one though. Thanks, Susie "eric pearson" <nono.ericp.n…@nonono.fuse.net> wrote in message
news:7c4k31tte10datnt2s8p19tak4lkdbjr36@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Don’t get discouraged early. Many folks take a few weeks before CPAP > really feels like it is helping. As far as straps, I’ve found the most > effective ones to be the wide elastic bands. > regards, > eric pearson > nonono.ericp1.non…@nonono.fuse.net > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:23:07 +1000, "Susie Quill" > <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >>I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on >>sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to >>yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) >>Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep >>apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with >>fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep >>study >>instead. >>I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two >>weeks >>now. >>Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth >>breather, >>so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her >>to >>keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best >>day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by itself didn’t >>work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I >>have hope finally. >>Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! >>Susie >>—-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet >>News==—- >>http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ >>Newsgroups >>—-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption >>=—-
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I think I’m getting to be like you. I was taking the mask off during the night after several hours, but now I’m able to stay with it on all night. Thanks Laexpat, Susie "Laexpat" <tbla…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Thanks Judy. "Judy Simon" <heyjude0…@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:_5f_d.13709$FB6.1409@trndny09… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Susie Quill wrote: >> I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on >> sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to >> yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) >> Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive >> sleep apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with >> fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep >> study instead. >> I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two >> weeks now. >> Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth >> breather, so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t >> work for her to keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in >> now. Had the best day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. > Congratulations, Susie! You’re on your way. > (The strap by itself didn’t >> work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. >> I have hope finally. > You’ve found the right place. Keep posting here, there’s plenty of > support and a lot of helpful information. > Judy Simon
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"Howard Shubs" <how…@shubs.net> wrote in message
news:howard-2C481D.07524017032005@news.newsguy.com… > In article <42395b40$…@127.0.0.1>, > "Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >> Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! > I hope you still feel that way after you get caught up. > — > "It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the > sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all." > Hitchiker’s > Guide to the Galaxy on the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. Does that seem > familiar to anything on THIS planet at THIS time?
Well, after reading for a while, I found out I couldn’t follow much because I don’t know what all the abbreviations mean. LOl I’ll have to work on that. Thanks, Susie —-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups —-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption =—-
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"Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote in message
news:42395b40$1_2@127.0.0.1… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on > sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to > yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) > Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep > apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with > fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep > study instead. > I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two > weeks now. > Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth > breather, so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work > for her to keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. > Had the best day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by > itself didn’t work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but > more energy. I have hope finally. > Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! > Susie
Welcome to the land of the HooverHeads. If you haven’t yet found them, check some of the commercial sites. They’ll give you an idea of the kind of hardware that’s out there (I’m partial to cpapman.com. Others use other suppliers). Paul R
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In article <42395b40$…@127.0.0.1>, "Susie Quill" <sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: > Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great!
I hope you still feel that way after you get caught up. — "It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all." Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. Does that seem familiar to anything on THIS planet at THIS time?
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My name is LaExpat and I’m a CPAPaholic!
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Don’t get discouraged early. Many folks take a few weeks before CPAP really feels like it is helping. As far as straps, I’ve found the most effective ones to be the wide elastic bands. regards, eric pearson nonono.ericp1.non…@nonono.fuse.net On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:23:07 +1000, "Susie Quill" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on >sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to >yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) >Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep >apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with >fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep study >instead. >I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two weeks >now. >Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth breather, >so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her to >keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best >day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by itself didn’t >work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I >have hope finally. >Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! >Susie >—-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- >http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups >—-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption =—-
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Susie Quill wrote: > I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on > sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to > yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) > Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep > apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with > fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep study > instead. > I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two weeks > now. > Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth breather, > so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her to > keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best > day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today.
Congratulations, Susie! You’re on your way. (The strap by itself didn’t > work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I > have hope finally.
You’ve found the right place. Keep posting here, there’s plenty of support and a lot of helpful information. Judy Simon
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I’m so excited that I found this group. Have been looking for a list on sleep. I feel like I’ve just walked in the door of my home and want to yell, "Honey…..I’m home." : ) Hope I can be a good member on this list. I have severe obstructive sleep apnea. I think I’ve had it for ten years….when I was dx. with fibromyalgia ten years ago, maybe I should have been sent for a sleep study instead. I’ll give a longer history later. I’ve had my c-pap machine about two weeks now. Didn’t seem to be helping much, but figured out I must be a mouth breather, so I’m using a face strap that a friend gave me that didn’t work for her to keep my mouth shut at night. I think it is kicking in now. Had the best day I’ve had in I don’t know how long today. (The strap by itself didn’t work for me when I tried it last summer) Not perfect, but more energy. I have hope finally. Well, I’m going to go read some of your messages now. This is great! Susie —-== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com – Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==—- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups —-= East and West-Coast Server Farms – Total Privacy via Encryption =—-
