Power, need power
About a week and a half ago I finally got my c-pap machine. The theory is that I will sleep better and wake more refreshed. UUUUUhhhhhhhhhhhggggg. Do I sound frustrated? They gave me a 1/2 hour tutorial on the care and feeding of the machine I use, then had me pick out a mask to go with the machine. Threw that in a bag and sent me home. It's taken me 10 days to get the mask so it doesn't: leak air, pinch my face, hair, nose. Smash my nose, fall off or cut off circulation. After the first night I was ready to flush it. I went back to where I got it and they gave me some help, but it has still taken a whole lot of time and frustration trying to get used to it. Then........ when I think I have it figured out and can sleep thru the night I find another flaw........The mask has to fit pretty air tight under the nose, which I am getting used to. Sunday morning at 2am I awake with the feeling of being smothered. Some moron has flown their small plane into a power pole at the airport a 1/4 mile away. No power.......no air! I pull the mask off gasping for air to find myself in total darkness. The power came back on 2 hours later, but by then I had finally gotten back to sleep and the mask would have to wait another day.Monday I went to Ukelele Ladies. I sure enjoy that. Afterwards I headed downstairs to the basement where I had my first Lung disease rehabilitation. I filled out an hours worth of paperwork and then he taught me how to properly breathe. It sounded kind of silly to me at first that my first lesson was how to breathe, but evidently when you have lung problems, you change your breathing habits and not always for the good. Wednesday he will add some exercises. 3 days per week for 3 months. Okie dokie!
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