(05-12-2014, 08:27 PM)retired_guy Wrote: I am livin’ the dream..

I have been in such a nice zone lately that I’m willing to declare it as “my own.”

For the last 21 days I have had my pressure running at min 9 / max 13.6. It took awhile before I settled on those numbers.

Then, something robysue said inspired me to give EPR a try. I have been reluctant to do that because I have been doing fine without doing that. But hey... A guy’s gotta try something new doesn’t he? As long as it isn’t something green that you’re supposed to eat?

So, 21 days ago I was fooling with my machine and turned EPR on. Hmmm, it offers a setting on 1, 2, or 3. I didn’t know what that meant. It occurred to me to read the manual, but I got over that pretty quick. So I set it on 3.

Now, when you change something, you really should give it a number of days before you decide to change it some more. So now it’s been 21 days.

My average AHI for the last week is .10. Yup. .10. My leak rate for the last week is an average of 6.79. I've never experienced the higher rates so many of you have, but since on "therapy" an ahi of 1 or 2 has been kind of the norm. If I stare at my graphs hard enough I can see where little guys tried to form up, but never made it to the point where they were reported as an event. Now I'll see 1 or 2 obstructives on a given night, and some nights, like last night none at all. I haven't seen a central event in all of these 21 days.

But mostly I am so lovin’ the livin’ at night. My O2 stays at a 93% which is great for me. I do get up once during the night most nights for bathroom duty and to scare the miserable cats, but other than that I am sleeping so way so good. In the morning I'm just there, on my back, in the zone. It's way nice.

My new motto is “is it bedtime yet?”

My wife’s new motto is “shut up and finish you breakfast.”

The point of all this? If you haven’t gotten here yet, your turn is coming. You will find that perfect sweet spot combination that changes this “life sentence” of ours to a life style worth bragging about.

(03-24-2015, 01:57 PM)2tired2sleep Wrote: Retired_guy! I'm not in the zone with you...YET! I HAD A DREAM!...Something as simple as a dream, an everyday occurrence for the lucky, unobstructed masses; my dream last night was to me, like the rainbow must have been to Noah! My 4th night with CPAP, still adjusting, trying different masks, humidity settings, etc... the night was still not GREAT, I had "events", (5 being considerably better than 67) and by sheer force of will, not comfort or ease, I was determined to keep the mask on my face...all of that considered...I HAD A DREAM! And it is exciting! I was literally dancing down the hallway this morning to the amazement of my 13, 11, and 9 year old kids.

Still, like the poet Robert Frost said, I have "miles to go before I sleep"!

BUT...like Dr. Martin Luther King... I HAD A DREAM!!!

(03-24-2015, 04:49 PM)OpalRose Wrote: Hi retired_guy,
I am so happy for you. I'm still working on that "zone".
0n my PR Auto, I use C FLEX on #3. Very comfortable to breath out.
My AHI is usually good, .5 to 1.5, but still feel tired some days.
I suppose Flow Rate and those pesky RERA's have a lot to do with it.
OpalRose

(03-24-2015, 05:08 PM)truetopath Wrote: I always look forward to your posts retiredguy!! Congrats on finding the zone!