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1 Year Anniversary!
b360155 Offline

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Posts: 265
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Machine: ResMed S9 Autoset
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed Quattro FX & Quattro Air
Humidifier: ResMed H5i
CPAP Pressure: 11.4
CPAP Software: ResScan SleepyHead

Other Comments: CMS50-D Plus Pulse Oximeter!

Sex: Male
Location: North Richland Hills, TX
#1
10-01-2012, 06:07 AM
1 Year Anniversary!
Yesterday was my one year anniversary on CPAP, so 365 consecutive days of use. My scores are all great with AHI's usually less than 1.0 and very low leak rates, but I can't really say that I've experienced any significant benefits as far as alertness, memory gain, increased dream activity, etc that others often speak of. But, viewing the software results and also my pulse oxi results, I'm confident that I'm living a healthier life now than before I started using CPAP so I'll continue using it. The good thing too is I must finally be getting used to masking up at night because most of the past year I would wake up 1 or 2 times a night but more recently, I'm sleeping soundly throughout the entire night.Sleep-well
We're all family here...you can call me B36 if you'd like!Cool
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Moriarty Offline

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Posts: 300
Threads: 17
Joined: Jul 2012

Machine: Respironics DreamStation 1 Auto
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: Fisher & Pakel Brevida
Humidifier: Respironics DreamStation
CPAP Pressure: 9 - 11 (average 10)
CPAP Software: OSCAR

Other Comments: Image above is my CPAP machine...

Sex: Male
Location: Toowoomba - Qld - Australia
#2
10-01-2012, 07:34 AM (This post was last modified: 10-01-2012, 07:35 AM by Moriarty.)
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
(10-01-2012, 06:07 AM)b360155 Wrote: Yesterday was my one year anniversary on CPAP.....

Congratulations b36....

The issue many of us (myself included) face is the long term.... and how to adjust to the open ended 'sentence' we have been given... Looking forward to - and celebrating - the milestones can be a big help with that...

Cheers

David
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Cutter Offline

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Machine: ResMed S9 Elite
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: Swift LT
Humidifier: Hi5
CPAP Pressure: 12
CPAP Software: ResScan SleepyHead

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Sex: Male
Location: Kansas
#3
10-01-2012, 07:36 AM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
Congratulations on your first year. I've been on CPAP for over 10 years now. I'm still sleepy at work. I can' remember s**t. But I haven't fallen asleep behind the wheel. Most important, they haven't written my obituary yet.
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Gaspnea Offline

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Machine: ResMed S9 Elite
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed Quattro FX
Humidifier: ResMed H5i
CPAP Pressure: 12.4
CPAP Software: SleepyHead

Other Comments: My pressure was prescribed by my doctor at 11 but I've upped it to 12.4 on my own.

Sex: Female
Location: Florida, USA
#4
10-01-2012, 08:28 AM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
Congratulations b360! You are an inspiration (pardon the "pun") for the rest of us to keep going. Glad you are doing so well!
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trish6hundred Offline

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Machine: Resmed AirSense 10 AutoSet For Her
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: Resmed f20
Humidifier: Resmed Integrated humidifier
CPAP Pressure: 11/14 CmH2O
CPAP Software: Not using software

Other Comments: I started CPAP in 2008. Totally blind since birth.

Sex: Female
Location: Missouri, USA
#5
10-01-2012, 02:17 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
Hi b360155, HAPPY CPAP ANNIVERSARY! It's great to hear that you are doing so well with the therapy, even though you say you don't notice a lot of the things most people mention here. Just getting much better sleep is something to take note of, a milestone within itself. CONTINUED SUCCESS.!
trish6hundred
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jdireton Offline

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Machine: Resmed S9 Elite
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: Resmed Mirage FX
Humidifier: Resmed H5i
CPAP Pressure: 12
CPAP Software: ResScan

Other Comments: ClimateLine Hose

Sex: Male
Location: Florida
#6
10-01-2012, 03:54 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
b,

Maybe put a little bourbon in the humidifier tonight to celebrate?

Congrats!
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zonk Offline

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Machine: A10 AutoSet
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: Activa LT
Humidifier: Integrated /ClimateLineAir
CPAP Pressure: 9/13
CPAP Software: ResScan

Other Comments: CPAP since Nov 2010

Sex: Male
Location: Australia
#7
10-01-2012, 08:04 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
I've been nearly 2 two years .. don,t feel like twenty years old or running a marathon first thing in the morning and don,t feel as if ran one either
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JJJ Offline

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Machine: Dreamstation BIPAP
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: Most recent: Airfit P10, Wisp, Pilairo, Mirage Vista
Humidifier: Dreamstation BIPAP, but without humidifier, also S9 VPAP Auto
CPAP Pressure: 15-25
CPAP Software: OSCAR SleepyHead

Other Comments: Just a silly, fat old man.

Sex: Male
Location: USA 97217
#8
10-01-2012, 08:16 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
(10-01-2012, 03:54 PM)jdireton Wrote: Maybe put a little bourbon in the humidifier tonight to celebrate?

Hmmm. How to encourage compliance. Just thinking out loud here.
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PaulaO2 Offline

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Machine: A10 Autoset
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: Airfit P30i
Humidifier: built-in
CPAP Pressure: 14-20
CPAP Software: OSCAR

Other Comments: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; chronic sarcasm

Sex: Undisclosed
Location: western NC, USA
#9
10-01-2012, 08:58 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
Well, bongs do use water....
PaulaO

Take a deep breath and count to zen.




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zonk Offline

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Machine: A10 AutoSet
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: Activa LT
Humidifier: Integrated /ClimateLineAir
CPAP Pressure: 9/13
CPAP Software: ResScan

Other Comments: CPAP since Nov 2010

Sex: Male
Location: Australia
#10
10-01-2012, 10:34 PM
RE: 1 Year Anniversary!
(10-01-2012, 08:58 PM)PaulaO2 Wrote: Well, bongs do use water....
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