they move when your sleeping and they leaked  i didnt really like them so i use a mask

I use the nasal pillows and I love them over the mask. I was given a size small and had to go to an extra small. I went through my cpap provider to arrange to have the pillows. A mask came with my machine but I only will use it in an absolute emergency. (if my nasal pillow is damaged). I also purchased the tubing cover for 25.00. My cat loved the tubing and I caught him just before he took a bite out of it. Yikes. I am hoping my tubing will last longer with the protective cover.

Hi all.

I have had sleep apnea for a LONG time.  Been on bipap for about 8 years.  I still have trouble with getting air in my stomach during the night though and waking up in pain until I can burp it out.

I'm not sure what is going to happen after surgery!  I am having the RnY, so will have a very small pouch for a stomach.  Do I just keep using the bipap machine as usual?  Is the air pressure going to damage or undo the staples or anything?

I didn't think to ask the surgeon about this, but will be calling tomorrow to see what they say, but wanted to hear from someone who has been there.

My pressures are pretty high.  I can't think of what the lower one is, but the higher one is 19.

Even when I DO use my machine I'm still a zombie during the day.  My sleep doctor has me taking Nuvigil.  It helps a little bit, but I'm still really tired all the time.  I'm hoping maybe losing weight will help with that a bit too.

Any advice?

 I have the Resmed with the climate control line. At settings of 73, I would sometimes wake up with a dry mouth. Bumped it to 79-80 and have not had that happen since. A good test is to set it at the lowest for 1 night, then set it at the highest for another night and compare. This will tell towards which end you should be looking. Adjust from there. 

For me at the highest setting, I started to have moisture condensation in the mask (definitly not dry mouth!), but it was too much moisture. 

BTW, I never slept more than 2 hours at a time until I found the right mask for me. Sometimes you have to go through several until you find the right one, but this can get expensive.

 I snored and was a mouth breather. My hospital test was done with nasal pillows, but I woke up a few times when I opened my mouth and air escaped out of my mouth (In through the nose, and out of the mouth).

I started on full face mask with the Resmed Quattro FX. This was the recommendation of the tech at the Dr's office. Seemed good for a few days, but it would ride up the bridge of the nose and develop leaks, usually blowing air into my eyes. I woke up with sore eyes more than once. I have an APap, so as a leak developed, the machine would compensate by increasing pressure, making this worse. I never slept more than 2 hours at a time with this.

Chatted with an Online DME, and they said many people complained about the Swift FX, and recommended the Resmed Mirage Quattro. I got this next, but it always leaked severly. Not around the eyes though due to the headpiece, but around the mouth area. Still never slept more than 2 hours at a time. Had wake up, reset machine, go back to sleep.

Finally paid out of pocket for nasal pillows, Resmed Swift FX nasal. It comes with small, medium, and large pillows.  It has been a god send and I can finally sleep a full night, and wake up the machine at almost the same setting as when I went to bed. No leaks. 

I do have the climate control heated line, and I did have to paly around with the temperature and humidity settings to find the perfect setting. No congestion anymore.  Iritation where the mask contacts the skin can be solved with Lanolin Cream (Used to treat sore nipples when breastfeeding, available in any supermarket)

What I have learned from all this: You may need to try several setups until you find the right one. Don't blindly follow the "opinion" advice of your sleep tech. Some DME's are horrible to work with. 

Good Luck.