From about the second or third post I was thinking about what to say while being diplomatic.  I agree with you I hate it, but I want to live.  I wore my mask, with all the irritants and never missed a night.  I had trouble and just kept at it, I never took it off.  You MUST learn to relax and let it do its job.  My dad and sister both have to wear one.  I know my other sister has it but won't get tested because she thinks it is embarrassing.  I told her the exact same thing I am about to say on here.

So do not wear it and die.  Why do you want to have a wl surgery?  Normally to get healthier, if you can get a wl surgery to get healthier then wear the damn mask and get over it.  Is it more humiliating wearing a mask when you sleep or having people carrying your fat ass in the coffin?

I do not mind flamers and angry people responding to me because I have used a cpap for years and now use a bi-pap, my BMI was 92 in October 2008 and now 4 months later it is still over 60.  But I wear the damn mask nightly, even if I just lay down for a nap in the afternoon and I have done exactly what my surgeon has told me to do as far as the wl surgery and I have lost over 180 lbs in 20 weeks.  People ask how and I simply say, "I don't cheat and I follow simple directions." 

They tell me I have will power and they aren't that strong.  My response to them is always the same, "Bull****! I weighed 570LBS, had a BMI of 92, I had very poor eating habits, drank several soda's daily, several coffee's daily and ate rich, carb heavy foods daily and I chewed tobacco since high school.  When they said all this must sto***** surgery I said OK,  I quit." 

It is your choice, you either follow simple instructions or you don't.  You simply must just do it or die.  Enough said, I hope.

-Jaime "the asshole"

Hi!

Thanks for responding! Do you know what the name of your new medicine is? I'd like to ask my doc about it. Of course, I really don't want to take ANOTHER pill! I thought thr cpap was supposed to help with the tiredness....grrrr

Anyway, thanks for your input!

I have a cpap and it leaves me tired. My doctor is tryign a medicine to wake me up more during the day. I hope this works. Today is my first day on the medicine and I feel fine. No real side affects so far.

I lost 50lb and they redid the sleep study but found I still had a big problem. I have had a hard time sleeping when I have the mask on. I sleep very lightly so I do not feel rested in the morning.  

First--Congrats on your fabulous weightloss!!!!!!!!! That is awesome!

Now, about rhe cpap--I thought the same thing--that maybe I didn't need it anymore--I had been sick with a terrible sinus infection, so I didn't use mine  for almost 2 weeks. My PCP wanted to check my O2 level, so he  ordered an overnight O2 level test. All they did was come bring me this little device that goes on your finger. I slept with it attached to my finger overnight(without the cpap) (in my own house). They picked it up the next day. They read the levels and found that my levels did drop a bit at night, so I am back on the good ol' cpap!

So, see if they can do this O2 sensor at night--it doesn't replace a sleep study which gives them much more info, but it might be helpful to you and less aggravating than a sleep study! =)

Best of luck,
Heather

I used to do that too. I used to have the settings on a ramp and then it would regulate the pressure according to my needs at night. There were times I woke up feeling like I was choking. Other times I woke up and I had removed it and not remembered doing it. The cure for me was to have a steady pressure all night. I now start up with the full pressure too because as I would fall asleep, the pressure would slowly climb and I would keep waking up. I pray you find what works for you.
Patty