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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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I did it!
posted at 8:23 AM  
Okay, I guess getting up at 6:30 am was an anomaly, because it certainly didn't happen today. However, something very awesome happened instead.
I wore the CPAP all night!
I still woke up a couple times with a cough, and finally I put a cough drop in my mouth. After that I woke up one more time--at around 6 o'clock--and then passed out again until my alarm went off at 8.
The last time I woke up, I wondered if the CPAP was working properly, because I didn't feel overwhelmed at all by the air. I even checked all the tubing to make sure. There didn't seem to be anything wrong. I think I had just finally adjusted to how it felt over the course of the evening.
Rock on!
I'm not going to assume I'll be this successful tonight, because that would just be setting myself up for disappointment, but I do consider this a major step towards fully adjusting. I look forward to the nights when I wear the mask the whole time and don't wake up at all!Labels: cpap, life, quality of life
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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Good morning!
posted at 7:54 AM
Last night I went to bed at around 10:30 or 11. I was able to fall asleep with the CPAP on. Once I woke up with a horrible tickle in the back of my throat that made me keep coughing. I turned the humidifier back down to 2 and that seemed to help, oddly. Another time I woke up and took the mask off, then I woke up again later and put it back on. Finally I woke up a third time with my throat really dry so I took it off for the rest of the night. Since I was half-asleep most of the time, I didn't check my clock, so I don't know how long I actually wore the mask last night.
I started to wake up around 6, and dozed until around 6:30, when I finally got up. I just didn't feel the need to be in bed anymore. This is remarkable because for the last week or so I have barely been able to get out of bed. Yesterday, for example, I stayed for as long as I possibly could--until 9:15, which is 15 minutes before I leave for work.
But today I didn't want to sleep anymore, so I got up and read my webcomics and checked out a couple of blogs. Then the sun was up enough that I thought I might take a walk outside, so I did.
It was about 35 degrees out, so I put on workout pants that I thought were warm enough, a shirt, and a sweater. I did not wear my gloves, though I should have, and I don't think I even own a hat anymore, so I went bareheaded.
As a result of being so underdressed (I'm not used to the cold anymore!), I wasn't able to stay out long, just 15 minutes. But I felt like I could have continued, so when I got back inside I hopped on my bike, which is propped up on a resistance stand in the second bedroom, and rode for ten minutes. As I rode I thought about ways I could get a TV into that room so I won't be bored stiff when I'm exercising.
It wasn't a huge workout, but it was enough to build up a sweat, and I feel pretty darn good.
I'm going to try to keep this up all week. Also, since I'm taking my lunch today, I might see about a brief walk during my break as well.
For now, breakfast, then shower, then lunch-packing. Whee!Labels: cpap, exercise, health, life, quality of life
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