RE: "Once you jump in, you can't jump out"
(01-03-2015, 04:43 PM)TyroneShoes Wrote: If I were thinking about "jumping out", the first thing I would do would be to lower my pressure to a straight 4 cm and see what sort of numbers I was getting.
I suggest that an important thing would be to use a recording pulse oximeter, to see how our pulse and O2 are doing all night. (Like surferdude2 uses.)
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RE: "Once you jump in, you can't jump out"
(01-03-2015, 03:30 PM)surferdude2 Wrote: In fact, to be safe I try to keep my voice low and confine my remarks to yep, nope and maybe. That way I can sleep safely with both eyes closed. 
Quoted for truth.
RE: "Once you jump in, you can't jump out"
Hi all, just a line to state the obvious really - I believe every one is different and needs to manage their condition accordingly and whilst the majority of people who can tolerate CPAP/APAP most will be on a life long "voyage".
Myself, was told it would be for life, but after a years treatment on APAP and losing 28kg, I have successfully "jumped out". I regularly monitor my o2 with wrist oximeter and if ever I see problems I will not hesitate to "jump back in". After being diagnosed with severe OSA and being told I would be on it for life it was indeed a leap of faith for me to give up something of a safety net which had improved my life and health so very much in such a relatively short time but 6 months on I'm sleeping fine without my S9.
I keep popping back on the sleep forums from which I learnt so much and although I am one of those who had no issues with the treatment from the first nights trial I am fully aware of how lucky I am to have had my own situation "resolved by weight loss" (as my consultant phrased it) and once again it is possible to jump out under the correct criteria but not that common!
Happy New Year to you all and the best wishes for your personal XPAP voyage whether it be long or short!
RE: "Once you jump in, you can't jump out"
(01-04-2015, 02:52 AM)Peter_C Wrote: (01-03-2015, 03:30 PM)surferdude2 Wrote: In fact, to be safe I try to keep my voice low and confine my remarks to yep, nope and maybe. That way I can sleep safely with both eyes closed.
Quoted for truth.
Quoted because I don't think it could be said too many times.
Something else that can't be said enough times is; Just be sure to get treatment, that's the most important thing. People sometimes think, "oh no biggy I can't sleep" but it is a biggy, much bigger than you first consider. Don't learn too late that you could have done something and didn't.
The only think I am jumping out of is a perfectly good airplane, just as soon as my weight loss is there. I always wanted to do it and damn it I'm going to!
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