Thanks for your responses everyone!
I took a look at the machine, and I dont think there's anyway I can decrease the pressure myself.  My current and highest setting is 9, so I'm hoping I dont have too much further to go before I can do without it.   I was so tired last night, I must've fell asleep the minute my head hit the pillow....so needless to say, I didnt get a chance to put my cpap on.   I felt rested this morning, and my husband didn't notice any snoring.  
Maybe, just maybe I can be rid of that thiing.....it'll be my first goal met!!

Hi,

The same thing has happened to me and I was advised to stop using the machine and get in for another test.  You don't want the air to stretch your pouch.  I have talked to a few technicians that told me to first speak to my surgeon and then get scheduled asap.  My machine doesn't self adjust so there is no way around going to get tested again.  I was also told that there may be something wrong with the section between my airway and stomach, the epiglottis.  (sp?)    My pressure is 13 right now and according to the sleep center folks, if you drop as much as 20 lbs they recommend that you be retested.  I'm sure we all don't have time for that....

Hope this helps.

If you are in need of a cpap,, bipap etc.. and can't afford to buy from the suppliers.. then check out these web sites.. www.cpapauction.com  and www.awakeinamerica.org   the cpap auction site sells items at a discounted price they even sell slightly used items.. the other site awake in America has help for those without insurance to get sleep studies done I think for free and also help in getting machines for free.. I was not ever aware that sites like this existed and I paid over $1500,00 for my cpap machine and continue to pay alot for filters etc even after the insurance pays.. I have found filters etc on the auction site that are brand new for less than my co pay with the insurance..
humidifiers and machines at great low prices..
I hope thai information helps some one on here that cant afford this equipment..

I had my surgery in September, but lately I've noticed at night, when I have my cpap on, that I wake up feeling like my stomach is full of air, and I start constantly burping.  I know it sounds wierd, but I cant help but think that the cpap is pushing air into my pounch, rather than into my lungs!!!!  Once I take the cpap off, the symptoms stop.   Has anyone else experienced this strange thing, and if so, what did you do about it?

I also have another question....for those that had sleep apnea prior to surgery, and it has now resolved, how and when was it discovered that you no longer require cpap?  Did you need a sleep study to confirm it?  Or can your doctor tell by taking readings off the machine?
Thanks in advance for responses...

Thank you guys so much. I have been using the humidifier on the second setting and sometimes the third, I have noticed a huge difference in the dryness of my throat, I don't wake up with excrutiating pain that feels as if I am trying to swallow glass. My ears are a bit better. I think my biggest problem is my allergies. I have never had a huge problem with allergies until this year. I am on 2 allergy meds now and still have problems. The humidifier is most deffinately a huge help.

Now I just need to get my allergies under control lol. Seems like it is one thing after another.