Non-Physician, Heal Thyself!

This minute I am holding myself back from doing a dance of joy around the house, singing “I don’t need a C-PAP!  I don’t need a C-PAP!”  

The reason I’m not going through with the dance is because it usually ends with me stubbing my toe or hitting my elbow or sustaining another minor injury.  So I will write about it instead.

The sleep doctor says there is no reason for me to get a C-PAP machine for my sleep apnea since I am getting relief from the Silent Snooz, which I wrote about on January 12th.   As long as I’m getting good sleep, which I am for the first time in years, she says there’s no need to go further with treatment.

Now, keep in mind as you read about my mini-miracle that I have only a mild case of apnea and no other health conditions that can be worsened by it.   My C-PAP sleep test was a success.  I woke up only once an hour instead of 10 times.  However, I want to avoid owning a machine as long as humanly possible. I told the Dr. I hoped something better would be invented before I ever need to go that route.

There is one other thing I’m going to look into.  The best position for the apnea-prone person to sleep on is their side and there are things that can prevent you from rolling onto your back.  I’ve been perusing certain pillows online.  Some are $100.  Some have very mixed reviews.  It will take some more research before I can decide if one might be right for me.  Now that I have a taste of what real sleep is like again, I’d like to continue it and make it even better if that’s possible.  If that means sleeping against a foam wedge, well, bring it on!  Further developments will be posted as warranted.   Oh what the heck – now I will dance!