After it was over i was told to go see my lung specialist immediately.
And by the end of that day i had a Philips Respironics REMstar Pro Cflex+ system one CPAP machine.
I not only have sleep apnea and asthma I also have a lung condition called Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.
The next morning I had discovered I had taken the mask off in the middle of the night and shut the machine off without even realizing it.
So I had decided right then and there that I hated this confounded machine as it was noisy and the mask leaves marks and dents on my face.
But my sister and nephew both have machines and with constant harassment I decided I would try again.
it took a week or so before i was able to sleep thru the whole night with the mask but then i realized something.
In the morning after cussing out the machine and removing the mask I got out of bed and noticed the grand piano i usually had tied to my butt was gone !
I wasn't ready to jump up n down or go run a marathon but my eyes were actually open all the way and the fog i thought was permanently affixed in my mind was gone !
Could it be that this contraption actually made a difference ?
well 4 and a half years later I could not even imagine going to sleep without my CPAP.
If i go stay at someone house the CPAP comes with me.
I have gotten used to the marks on my face left by the mask but they go away after a few hours.
Because of my Sarcoid I can no longer work as I haven't found an understanding enough employer but I still get by.
I have just recently discovered i can read my own data from the CPAP so I am entering a whole new chapter and look to figure out the software and the data in hopes I can fine tune my therapy on my own as my Lung doctor doesn't seem interested in the data part of my CPAP therapy.
So now I hope to investigate all the new terms and definitions of the data and sleep software to get a better understanding of the CPAP world