The sleep test, part two.
I realize that I never posted about the sleep test, part one - but here it is in a nutshell. I went to get sleep tested last week to see how severe my sleep apnea is. It's moderate to severe. So, we scheduled another appointment so I could try the CPAP machine and they could figure out what pressure to use.
First we had to figure out which mask type I was to use - one for the nose, or one for the nose and mouth. I chose the one for the nose. The nice little technician brought me a small nose mask, then proceeded to cinch it tight to my face. I had a BUGGER of a time trying to get to sleep (tossing, turning, itching..etc). At 10:30PM I buzzed for her telling her I had a headache. She adjusted the mask further down on my head and that relieved some of the pressure. I'm thinking "great! Now I can have some of this glorious energized sleep that everyone tells me about". Not so. At least, not yet. For you see, my dearest readers...the condensation was leaking out of the mask at weird intervals. Great - I'm being water boarded...
At 3:15AM I had had enough of the pressure of the mask, and the dripping condensation, so I buzzed for the technician. The nice guy came in - and said no, condensation is not supposed to leak out of the mask - let me get you a larger one. He fitted that one on my face and it was COMFORTABLE. I managed to slip into blissful, deep, oxygenated sleep with this mask for the remaining two hours.
Then I felt the machine stop (that'll wake your ass up). Nice tech dude came in to wake me and unhook me. I asked him if he had stopped the CPAP machine remotely, and he had. He went on to say that he did that to announce that he would be coming in (seriously dude? Just open the door and turn on the fekking lights!).
I will say, that after I left, I felt like I had enough energy to make breakfast and go to the barn all before the sun came up.
Next week I go back to the sleep center to hopefully get a CPAP of my own. Soon - I will have more energy and more oxygenated cells in my body to do the things I have always wanted to do.
WOO-HOO!
First we had to figure out which mask type I was to use - one for the nose, or one for the nose and mouth. I chose the one for the nose. The nice little technician brought me a small nose mask, then proceeded to cinch it tight to my face. I had a BUGGER of a time trying to get to sleep (tossing, turning, itching..etc). At 10:30PM I buzzed for her telling her I had a headache. She adjusted the mask further down on my head and that relieved some of the pressure. I'm thinking "great! Now I can have some of this glorious energized sleep that everyone tells me about". Not so. At least, not yet. For you see, my dearest readers...the condensation was leaking out of the mask at weird intervals. Great - I'm being water boarded...
At 3:15AM I had had enough of the pressure of the mask, and the dripping condensation, so I buzzed for the technician. The nice guy came in - and said no, condensation is not supposed to leak out of the mask - let me get you a larger one. He fitted that one on my face and it was COMFORTABLE. I managed to slip into blissful, deep, oxygenated sleep with this mask for the remaining two hours.
Then I felt the machine stop (that'll wake your ass up). Nice tech dude came in to wake me and unhook me. I asked him if he had stopped the CPAP machine remotely, and he had. He went on to say that he did that to announce that he would be coming in (seriously dude? Just open the door and turn on the fekking lights!).
I will say, that after I left, I felt like I had enough energy to make breakfast and go to the barn all before the sun came up.
Next week I go back to the sleep center to hopefully get a CPAP of my own. Soon - I will have more energy and more oxygenated cells in my body to do the things I have always wanted to do.
WOO-HOO!