Hi, I'm Dave, and I'm <Humor Mode: ON> an apneaholic. I've been on the wagon for 9 straight days now. I'm proud of that. It makes me feel good.
I'm 60 years old. I've lost 35 lbs over the last 4 months. Now I'm 6'2", 208 lbs.
I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea about 20 years ago. I used a CPAP for a while back then but ended up with MRSA pneumonia. I think it's likely the DME company gave me a used machine that had MRSA in/on it. I tossed the machine after I got out of the hospital and have been ignoring the apnea for the last 20 years. However, I couldn't sleep on my back AT ALL, and sleeping on my side had started to hurt my hips and shoulders to the point it drove me to start all this back up again.
I did a home sleep study in February 2023 and was rediagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. I don't have a copy of the study, but it's on my list to get. Working with the DME vendors has been a mixed bag. I aborted the paperwork with the first one when I couldn't opt out of their marketing program and their sharing my contact info with their marketing partners. I was told I had to opt in to get the equipment and that I'd need to call "the number" later to opt out. I noped out of that one. The 2nd DME vendor ended up being very close to my home and provided an almost painless experience.
So, 6 months later, I've joined the Borg Collective. Assimilation has been easier than I thought it would be. I'm at 100% compliance. I'm able to sleep on my back again....FINALLY! And the AI has come down from over 30 to usually under 1.
It took me a week of searching and reading here to work up the courage to stick a SD card into my ResMed AirSense 11. Here's my first OSCAR chart. Any suggestions or observations would be appreciated. The one thing I noted from last night is I had a leak during some big event when the pressure went way up. I may make a small adjustment to the headgear strap length, but the occasional leak like that doesn't concern me too much. Should it?