I cant wait to get on the hose

When I first started on cpap, I had that feeling you described of not really believing that I was going to be attached to this machine at night for the rest of my life. Coming up on a year on therapy and the results have been pretty good and worth the effort. What's interesting is that I actually look forward now to hooking up to the machine and falling asleep. It has become more like a trusted friend than the enemy on the nightstand. Many believe, me included, that using your cpap is a small price to pay for the mental and physical benefits that you'll get in return. I suggest that you learn as much as you can from the veterans of this site eventually becoming one yourself who the newbies look to help them through the ordeal of being diagnosed and treated for OSA.

I'm only 38 and have been using a CPAP since last August. I remember showing the machine to a friend of mine (also female) when I got it and she was horrified. She said "you're not going to use that." I said yes, I am. Being tired all the time really sucks. My husband couldn't care less, and he's very happy that I'm no longer making "delicate sleeping sounds." I don't toss and turn anymore, I don't often wake up in the middle of the night, I'm fortunate to not have much difficulty with my mask. I thought it would be embarrasing and uncomfortable, but I fall asleep soon after putting it on most evenings and barely even notice it is there. You'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands.

I'll be 45 two weeks from this coming Thursday and I now consider my machine a blessing. Sure, it may not look pretty, but I love what it has done for me--given me my life back. It is so nice not to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night anymore, not lay awake for an hour or two before going to sleep, not snore to the point the windows rattle (not literally, but I was pretty loud), and not feel like a nap in mid afternoon. I get more work done than I ever have before and even found myself volunteering for ASAA in addition to the work I already do. So whoever invented this machine, I would love to shake their hand..or at least those of their heirs!