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I admit it, I am a hosehead. :-) I love my CPAP now, but boy, so not at first. We fought and struggled, I didn't like the constant hard pressure blowing, so now I have one that blows air, but when you breath out, it backs off a bit, making it easier for me. I don't feel like I am fighting it as much. I tried a nasal mask only, that didn't stay put well enough for me to get any use, it kept slipping off my face. Tried the nasal pillows, but I didn't like the feeling of something up my nose, not to mention that they stated that since I tend to sleep with my mouth open, might not be a good option. Now, I wear a nose to mouth full mask with a t-bar on my forehead. I usually have my humidity on because otherwise my nose tends to get a bit dry. I also tend to get hot when I sleep, so I tend to keep the temp to a cooler setting. It goes with me when we travel (which my hubby isn't all that appreciative of sometimes), but we have found that we just seem to make it work. It has become part of my routine. In fact, now, I can't sleep without it. I like the feeling of the cool air blowing on my face and the fact that I sleep. I mean, I sleep really well, and seem to have more energy then I have had in years. Couple this with the upcoming VSG and I am sure that I will be zooming along even faster.

Hello! :-) While not a nurse, I do work in a hospital in the admissions department, and love the fantastic team that I have. Today, it seemed that it was really hard for me to just get thru it. I was struggling a bit, after all, go to 'lunch' and you are surrounded by p eople actually eatting food, and I am not (in my preop liquid stage). I felt at one point, I had to wipe the drool from my face before I made a mess on the table. Instead of me sitting there, bummed, and one of the nurses came, grabbed me and said hey lets go for a walk. It felt wonderful. I go on FMLA Saturday, and to say that I have had a tremendous support, well, it is overwhelming. I guess working for a very small hospital in a small town with a 8 bed ED, 20 bed facilty, means that we get along pretty well. Ironically, this is not the same with my family. To them, this is a terrible thing that I am doing.