Awesome! I have been using my CPAP (auto) since February 2009, and I think it literally saved my life. Me and my other CPAP friends have a great sense of humor about it. You have to!
I think most people quit because they don't have help through the adjustment period. To all CPAP newbies: don't quit!
Hi I started out with that mask 4 yrs ago then last year to a nose mask I just changed to nasel cusion. There all uncomfertable but I find my new one is more comfertable but my nose does get sore and sometimes I feel like I'm not getting any air. I do sleep better sonce starting Cpap but still have problems sleeping. Ya it's def not the most sexy thing esp in new raltionships its a bit embarrasing but its that or scare the hell out of them!LOL
We've called me Darth Vadar in mine too! I changed head gear though and don't huff and putt so much... if I get it set perfectly on my nose there's no noise at all! Of course I still look like a freak I'm sure, but who the heck cares! Better some sleep than the NONE I was getting before. All the best, my sister.
In the Empire Strikes back Vader says to luck that he IS his father not "I'm not your father!" Luck, I am your father, search your feeling Luck!! LOL thought you would want to know that tid bit of trivia!
Well...not sure if it's Darth Vader or just someone trying to avoid paying child support? LOL ("Luke...I AM your father" is the line, actually) I just think you're SO CUTE! I'm also a bit jealous, cuz I CAN'T WAIT to get my own CPAP dangit! Hopefully in about 2 weeks! All the best in your search for understanding whatever Star Wars characters might manifest themselves next =) luv, C.
Try Using a nebulizer with water in the medication chamber during the day at least 1 hour before you go to sleep with your mask this preps your airways and makes you feel alot better whilst getting a much better sleep.
Got a question for ya: How do you keep your mouth from drying out with the full face mask? I'm thinking about hitting my provider up for one, as my nasal passages like to clench up sometimes making sleep nearly impossible.
Have had my CPAP for a month now (full face @12) But boy... I'm really struggling with it. Don't feel any positive effects from it. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever slept less in my life, hahaha. But since I almost died post simple surgery and they had to scramble to bring me back, they said I needed one.
Geez, I know I have my flaws. But it's pretty depressing to be told that you can't even correctly do something as simple as just sleeping, hahaha.
Very funny indeed! Ive just been diagnosed and am going back to try the cpap at the sleep center this week.Man im looking towards it working,i never get a good nights sleep.May the force be with you !!!!!
That's brave of you, I give you alot of credit. First, its opened my eyes to sleep apnea not being just gender specific. Second, I find wearing my mask embarrassing almost as a sign of aging. But you turned it into a conversation piece. I have to correct my son(10yo) that I'm not on an oxygen machine. Mom finds it amusing when an old man with an oxygen tank gets refered to me somehow. I'll try the Darth Vader approach and see if that changes. maybe get things stirring in the bedroom.. :)
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I don't see it as a sign of aging but I believe that it takes a mature person to finally admit that there is a problem & goes to the doctor to find out...without the mask we could fall asleep & not wake up again, it's a sobering thought. OMG about the old men on oxygen that would make anyone feel old..lol You are not old at all though...38 my, I have 6 yrs. on ya honey. All I can say about the bedroom is get a cape & do some role playing;) Take care!
Sign of maturity---It took me two years, a lot of near misses, losing a job and finally a car crash to make me wake up (sorry) and realize I had a problem. It's just incredible the amount of people that have sleep apnea and won't/can't realize it.
@Lumbre1969 I know it's been 2 years since this comment, but never feel as though something that is helping you is a sign of aging. If a CPAP were a sign of aging, then I'm probably all set for the nursing home at 23. Wearing the mask and going through the treatment is a lot better than the alternative.
Hi Kellie, I just wondered if you notice any difference in the quality of your sleep and energy during the day when you use your CPAP mask? I am being fitted for one in the next week or so...
Hey Terri, Before I had surgery the cpap machine made a huge, huge difference! Since I have had surgery I don't sleep very good at all partly because of my stricture I guess but when I do manage to sleep it helps alot. When I was in the hospital Friday to have my kidney stone zapped they kept waking me up to breath because I still have sleep apnea though...I hope it goes away when I lose all my weight. You'll be glad you got the mask though it will take u alittle while to get use to it.
how funny.. i myself am on a journey to CPAPLAND. my pcp wouldn't eval me for a sleep study so he is sending me to an ENT doc. I feel so guilty, like I am using this doctor just to get a sleep study out of him. ha ha ha.. i agree with the masses, you are really funny!
Awe well thank you I feel so honored to be called funny:) Isn't it terrible that doctors have to do that kind of stuff. I think its just a means to make the insurance company spend more money. Even though you do have to go to the ent it could be a good thing if you have sinus problems or anything like that. Keep me posted and I hope you get your cpap soon. Take care! Kellie
Kellie, That was silly! Hey! Did you see my video on c-papp? I really hate wearing that darn thing, but it is the only way to get sleep. Thanks for sharing! Sally
Hey There Sally! No I didn't see your video but I am going to check it out now! I know I hate wearing mine too but hope I won't have to for too much longer. Thanks!
Whenever I see "CPAP" in a title, I think it says "CRAP". OMG - Darth Vader!!!!! This is so effing funny!!!! You are going to get so many wierd hits from this!!! :-) XOXOXOX Melissa
You're one of the few I've seen to make that parody. Lucasarts should totally make one of those.
JLadicuss 8 months ago
I am 13 and I had a cpap.sence I wad 7 its a pain I had 9 sleep studys
SherylKuether 8 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Hello Bitch go fuck yourself
dakinespam 1 year ago
Awesome! I have been using my CPAP (auto) since February 2009, and I think it literally saved my life. Me and my other CPAP friends have a great sense of humor about it. You have to!
I think most people quit because they don't have help through the adjustment period. To all CPAP newbies: don't quit!
tattooyu 1 year ago
Hah, my wife has been calling me "Darth Vader" ever since I got my CPAP machine. Glad I'm not the only one!
geezerbill 1 year ago
Hi I started out with that mask 4 yrs ago then last year to a nose mask I just changed to nasel cusion. There all uncomfertable but I find my new one is more comfertable but my nose does get sore and sometimes I feel like I'm not getting any air. I do sleep better sonce starting Cpap but still have problems sleeping. Ya it's def not the most sexy thing esp in new raltionships its a bit embarrasing but its that or scare the hell out of them!LOL
Sanderellablue 1 year ago
the correct quote is, "Luke, I am your father."
Snoqmike 1 year ago
@Snoqmike, actually it's "No. *I* am your father." He doesn't use "Luke" in that exact line, contrary to popular misconception.
geezerbill 1 year ago
cpap mask for $200 should be a crime. Sonbitches break at the top so easy and they're just plastic!!!
MikeofWyoming 2 years ago
We've called me Darth Vadar in mine too! I changed head gear though and don't huff and putt so much... if I get it set perfectly on my nose there's no noise at all! Of course I still look like a freak I'm sure, but who the heck cares! Better some sleep than the NONE I was getting before. All the best, my sister.
Anisoquili 3 years ago
In the Empire Strikes back Vader says to luck that he IS his father not "I'm not your father!" Luck, I am your father, search your feeling Luck!! LOL thought you would want to know that tid bit of trivia!
99minerkc 3 years ago
Well...not sure if it's Darth Vader or just someone trying to avoid paying child support? LOL ("Luke...I AM your father" is the line, actually) I just think you're SO CUTE! I'm also a bit jealous, cuz I CAN'T WAIT to get my own CPAP dangit! Hopefully in about 2 weeks! All the best in your search for understanding whatever Star Wars characters might manifest themselves next =) luv, C.
christofrost01 3 years ago
Try Using a nebulizer with water in the medication chamber during the day at least 1 hour before you go to sleep with your mask this preps your airways and makes you feel alot better whilst getting a much better sleep.
Worked for me
nickobellic123 3 years ago
Got a question for ya: How do you keep your mouth from drying out with the full face mask? I'm thinking about hitting my provider up for one, as my nasal passages like to clench up sometimes making sleep nearly impossible.
sort187 3 years ago
Have had my CPAP for a month now (full face @12) But boy... I'm really struggling with it. Don't feel any positive effects from it. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever slept less in my life, hahaha. But since I almost died post simple surgery and they had to scramble to bring me back, they said I needed one.
Geez, I know I have my flaws. But it's pretty depressing to be told that you can't even correctly do something as simple as just sleeping, hahaha.
cputb1 3 years ago
Very funny indeed! Ive just been diagnosed and am going back to try the cpap at the sleep center this week.Man im looking towards it working,i never get a good nights sleep.May the force be with you !!!!!
imamyt1 3 years ago
That's brave of you, I give you alot of credit. First, its opened my eyes to sleep apnea not being just gender specific. Second, I find wearing my mask embarrassing almost as a sign of aging. But you turned it into a conversation piece. I have to correct my son(10yo) that I'm not on an oxygen machine. Mom finds it amusing when an old man with an oxygen tank gets refered to me somehow. I'll try the Darth Vader approach and see if that changes. maybe get things stirring in the bedroom.. :)
Lumbre1969 3 years ago
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I don't see it as a sign of aging but I believe that it takes a mature person to finally admit that there is a problem & goes to the doctor to find out...without the mask we could fall asleep & not wake up again, it's a sobering thought. OMG about the old men on oxygen that would make anyone feel old..lol You are not old at all though...38 my, I have 6 yrs. on ya honey. All I can say about the bedroom is get a cape & do some role playing;) Take care!
bakersbazaar 3 years ago
Sign of maturity---It took me two years, a lot of near misses, losing a job and finally a car crash to make me wake up (sorry) and realize I had a problem. It's just incredible the amount of people that have sleep apnea and won't/can't realize it.
sort187 3 years ago
@Lumbre1969 I know it's been 2 years since this comment, but never feel as though something that is helping you is a sign of aging. If a CPAP were a sign of aging, then I'm probably all set for the nursing home at 23. Wearing the mask and going through the treatment is a lot better than the alternative.
vtwinbreed 1 year ago
@vtwinbreed tarry, I am a blind person and my name is Raymond.
I would like you to skype me if you have skype or facebook me if you have that describing what the mask looks like that you have and how it fits on.
MrRAYMON123 1 year ago
Hi Kellie, I just wondered if you notice any difference in the quality of your sleep and energy during the day when you use your CPAP mask? I am being fitted for one in the next week or so...
MoodyBlueEyes 4 years ago
Hey Terri, Before I had surgery the cpap machine made a huge, huge difference! Since I have had surgery I don't sleep very good at all partly because of my stricture I guess but when I do manage to sleep it helps alot. When I was in the hospital Friday to have my kidney stone zapped they kept waking me up to breath because I still have sleep apnea though...I hope it goes away when I lose all my weight. You'll be glad you got the mask though it will take u alittle while to get use to it.
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
how funny.. i myself am on a journey to CPAPLAND. my pcp wouldn't eval me for a sleep study so he is sending me to an ENT doc. I feel so guilty, like I am using this doctor just to get a sleep study out of him. ha ha ha.. i agree with the masses, you are really funny!
RoadToNewErin 4 years ago
Awe well thank you I feel so honored to be called funny:) Isn't it terrible that doctors have to do that kind of stuff. I think its just a means to make the insurance company spend more money. Even though you do have to go to the ent it could be a good thing if you have sinus problems or anything like that. Keep me posted and I hope you get your cpap soon. Take care! Kellie
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
Thank you so much...I'm beginning to come out of my shell now that I am losing weight..hehe Take care! Kellie
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
Very funny! You have a wonderful sense of humor. Good luck on your journey, Dennis
bigkid63 4 years ago
LOL gotta love the CPAP mask :)
Hugs,
melissa
=)
itcomputerchick 4 years ago
You are a hoot! I needed that laugh :)
allisonpacino 4 years ago
Hehe Thanks!
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
LMAO I think you are so funny and thanks for the laugh today, It could pass for that. Great video. Kristy
askhaiti3 4 years ago
Thanks I was slap happy after no sleep:)
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
Kellie, That was silly! Hey! Did you see my video on c-papp? I really hate wearing that darn thing, but it is the only way to get sleep. Thanks for sharing! Sally
EllieGant2008 4 years ago
Hey There Sally! No I didn't see your video but I am going to check it out now! I know I hate wearing mine too but hope I won't have to for too much longer. Thanks!
bakersbazaar 4 years ago
Whenever I see "CPAP" in a title, I think it says "CRAP". OMG - Darth Vader!!!!! This is so effing funny!!!! You are going to get so many wierd hits from this!!! :-) XOXOXOX Melissa
honeybee9695 4 years ago
LOL Yeah I can relate to that! I hope I get lots of hits! Thanks!
bakersbazaar 4 years ago