Day Two

Day One was awesome.  I had SO MUCH energy it was freakish.  What an amazing difference a decent night's sleep makes1 I felt effused with energy at work, not sluggish and dead.  At lunch I went to the gym and had a great workout, amping the elliptical to a higher rate than usual and having enough energy at the end to lift some weights.  When I returned to work, I took the stairs all 4 flights to the office rather than taking the elevator.  When I got home, I walked with my dog Ollie - even though we didn't go until 9 p.m.

I sat down on the couch and watched TV ("The World's Heaviest Man" - about a 780-pound English guy) and felt my eyelids getting heavy and the familiar feeling of  drowsiness while watching TV overcame me.  I did nod off for a while.  It was after midnight now.  I got up, took off my contacts, and got ready for bed.

Happily the scraped part on my nose wasn't too bad and I put the face mask on.  That smell of plastic is kind of gross.  Then I laid down on bed and tried to sleep.  It's hard to get used to the mask, it really is.  My husband came to bed, that I remember....and then I was asleep.

Vivid dreams.  More vivid than usual, most likely due to getting REM sleep at last.  I awoke at 7:35 a.m. and decided to take the mask off.  Stayed in bed a couple more hours, dozing.

Hubby mentioned that he heard me snoring 'just a little' - just a little bit of air.  I shouldn't snore at all.  The nose piece is supposed to encourage my mouth to stay closed.

Yesterday I called Kaiser Sleep Center to get clarification on what my numbers meant.  I told Kim the Tech how great I felt and she said she was so glad.  One bummer:  I learned that the unit Kaiser will ultimately give me is NOT the APAP (automatic) machine like the loaner.  It's a regular CPAP that is at a fixed number.  Supposedly the data being collected by the loaner will give the doctors the number I need.  I like the idea of an APAP that constantly adjusts to changing needs during the night. I'm guessing it's cost.

I love weekends.  I feel good today although oddly enough, not as peppy as yesterday...maybe it was beginner's luck?  Haven't done much of anything today other than laundry and bathing (reluctant) dogs.  Son is at a swim party.  Going to work on my class I'm teaching on Tuesday now.  Will walk later with dogs and daughter.