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by jennmary
Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT--The TRUTH about toilet paper--and more naughty talk
Replies: 13
Views: 1290

Re: OT--The TRUTH about toilet paper--frog rant

Anybody using commercial/office toilet paper at home because you have an EIN and can buy "home office" supplies on the cheap? I never even thought about this. OMG. Game changer. My husband is a CPA and the head of accounting for a large non profit. He has access to all of the ordering channels for ...
by jennmary
Tue May 15, 2018 12:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nose ring?
Replies: 21
Views: 4087

Re: Nose ring?

My own personal opinion is anyone who believes they don't already have enough holes in their bodies, may need a different kind of doctor. Our bodies were designed by "someone " smarter than most of us. If they thought we needed more holes, we would already have them. If that someone thought we need...
by jennmary
Sun May 13, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nose ring?
Replies: 21
Views: 4087

Nose ring?

Ok. Might be a weird question....but here goes. I have been on CPAP for 12 years. No issues. Currently thrilled with my cpap and my data. I am almost 38 and at a point in my life where I have either stopped giving a shit or am starting a midlife crisis. Not sure which. I want a nose piercing. Small ...
by jennmary
Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Importance of low AHI...
Replies: 19
Views: 1564

Re: Importance of low AHI...

Let me say it one more time...........how you feel is not the only consideration. Your ahi is high enough that you are still at higher risk for heart attack and stroke among other things. When you starve your brain of oxygen bad things happen. Stop judging your therapy on how you think you feel. Som...
by jennmary
Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Staring to have acne around where my mask sits
Replies: 19
Views: 6123

Re: Staring to have acne around where my mask sits

First of all, wash the mask - at least the part that comes in direct contact with the affected areas - with soap and water every time you finish using the machine. Wash you face as well at that time. Also, when you change the mask or the part in question, soak the new mask (or face piece) in 50% vi...
by jennmary
Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any Recommendations to Improve Therapy
Replies: 36
Views: 2402

Re: Any Recommendations to Improve Therapy

Your numbers look fine. If you really want an actual recommendation to improve therapy I will give you one. STOP TAKING YOUR MASK OFF AT 4AM AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP WITHOUT IT. How do you think it is ever going to get better if you just take it off when it isnt "comfortable"? Leave the mask on. Also...
by jennmary
Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not for me
Replies: 27
Views: 4180

Re: CPAP not for me

Fun fact.....I dont snore. Never have. When my airway closes it simply closes. There is no restricted breathing, there is just NO breathing. My last sleep study had my AHI at 107, without a single snore to be heard. If you are determined to kill yourself then nothing we say is going to stop you. I h...
by jennmary
Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???
Replies: 53
Views: 23884

Re: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/aging-how-gastric-bypass-eliminates-type-2-diabetes-072913 There is the story I took the quote from. There have been independent studies and there are currently others underway to figure out how to duplicate the reversal of Type 2 diabetes in patients who do no...
by jennmary
Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???
Replies: 53
Views: 23884

Re: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???

"expensive carving" Cute. Fact.....surgery is not for everyone. But it is a fantastic tool for many people. I went on a liquid 500 calorie a day diet for 2 weeks prior to surgery. My blood sugar still never got to normal levels, even with insulin. So it isn't just a reduction in food that causes the...
by jennmary
Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???
Replies: 53
Views: 23884

Re: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???

From what my surgeon told me it is a phenomenon that happens with gastric bypass (not with the sleeve or the band). This is the primary reason I chose the RNY gastric bypass over other weight loss surgeries. It is only effective for type 2. This is a quote from a story I found talking about it. Here...
by jennmary
Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???
Replies: 53
Views: 23884

Re: Who In The Forum Is Diabetic ???

I had zero training at all. I was given a prescription for insulin and told to take 60cc at night of the long acting, and 40 of the short acting before meals. Then told that if my blood sugars were high after a meal to give myself another dose. Zero. I had to go online and really research. Even with...
by jennmary
Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Burping Up Food. Throat Closing Up. HELP/ADVICE?
Replies: 60
Views: 17339

Re: Burping Up Food. Throat Closing Up. HELP/ADVICE?

This sounds like classic GERD to me....and after gaining 25 pounds that is even more likely. If you are gaining that much weight and becoming so full that you are burping up food then it might just be that you are over eating. I would personally start to limit my intake, stop spicy and acidic foods,...
by jennmary
Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Severe chest injury and CPAP?
Replies: 51
Views: 14564

Re: Severe chest injury and CPAP?

Pain killers? Did he take pain killers one night and not the next? Or use more pain killers? My ahi is always higher when I use painkillers or have too much wine.
by jennmary
Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpap and essential oil
Replies: 23
Views: 9447

Re: Cpap and essential oil

This was a question that was coming up 11 years ago when I joined this site. As I recall there was a product that originally started as in "in line" oil product. My memory might be sketchy but I believe they got into some hot water with some sort of regulatory agency and switched over to a product t...
by jennmary
Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: dreamstation auto off?
Replies: 15
Views: 15447

Re: dreamstation auto off?

Thank you everyone! I was pretty sure it did.....but I am a resmed girl myself. lol. Plus I do not use the feature myself. I just prefer to turn my own machine on and off so that isnt a feature I pay much attention to. The man who uses this machine is nearly deaf and had a stroke a few years back so...