It has been a long time since I posted in this journal, because very little has changed. I do sleep a lot better with my CPAP on than I do without; I went down to Vancouver to visit my folks this weekend, and had trouble sleeping without the familiar feeling and the reassuring amount of oxygen it pumps in constantly.
I can't believe it, I actually have gotten used to this device.
I do have one quibble, though. Tonight, I can't sleep. There is a little hole in the rubber of the nasal mask, and it is causing a loud whoosh of air, constantly blowing from the mask. And whoever designed this thing was insidious. This rubber is the one substance on Earth I've found that duct tape and Super Glue will not stick to. It is completely un-patchable.
So I can't repair the mask, and it's too late in the night to go buy a replacement. What does that mean? It means I get to tire myself out until I don't hear the whoosh any more, and then try to sleep. I'm going to be tired as hell at work tomorrow.
The good news is, I saw Dr. McCoy a couple of months ago, and he took a look at the readout from the data card in my CPAP. He's very happy with the results, and the time I've been spending hooked up to the machine. He's so happy, he says I don't need to see him for another three years.
This is a huge step forward for my health. It looks like the treatment I've been getting and the Warfarin I've been taking are doing the job right. Now if only the equipment wasn't designed to break down easily and be impossible to fix...
