Don't you people ever sleep?????

[rat31465]

One last post just for the sake of adding pertinent information...
Some of the symptoms/indicators we looked for in patients which indicate Apnea and other breathing problems....

Patients who regularly attempt sleep in a recliner or while in an upright position...lessens stresses on the diaphragm

Barrel chested individuals...

Those who engage in 20-30 minute cat naps several times throughout the day...

Those who drink coffee/Caffeine drinks continiously throughout the day...coffee/caffeine is a bronchodilator which helps open up the lungs.  Works similiar to an Albuterol inhaler does.

Persons who require shoulder rolls to breath comfortably...this means they are using auxillary muscles to help in the process of breathing thus expending energy and taxing the body further.

Headaches, dizziness and vertigo/disoreintation...

Blueness and discoloration around the lips, fingernails and toes...the extremities are the first portion of the body the brain will deny oxygen too in its attempt to save itself.

 These can all culminate in sleeplessness and apnea related illnesses....They interfere with your ability to go to sleep and then to maintain the all important REM Sleep cycle we need.

Don't use a medical company that sends you your equipment via FedEx or UPS....Choose one locally who has RT's on staff that will follow up and report your progress/problems to your Doctor as well as maintain your equipment properly.....I have worked for several of these companies and would make some recomendations if anyone has questions....Just private message me as I don't want this to sound like an adverstisement since I don't work in that field any longer.

Lastly...it is important to rest off your feet even if you cant sleep...Lying horizontal helps the body get rid of fluids, takes strain off the heart and helps trigger the release of certain chemicals and hormones which are known to be sleep related.

There are other little tricks that help one in the quest for restful sleep...just ask your Docotr and or Respiratory Therapist they shhould be able to direct you to this information.

[GASPASSERDELUXE]

RAT, thanks for that info about co2.That has been my theory all along about my headaches. Since i started useing the cpap machine my headaches have almost compleatly dissapeared. Whenever i saw a doctor about them they said "cluster headaches". I finally had a sleep study last year and got the cpap. My wife says i still snore some but i don't have the headaches.

[tombogan03884]

RAT, thanks for that info about co2.That has been my theory all along about my headaches. Since i started useing the cpap machine my headaches have almost compleatly dissapeared. Whenever i saw a doctor about them they said "cluster headaches". I finally had a sleep study last year and got the cpap. My wife says i still snore some but i don't have the headaches.

She does   

Thanks for the info Rat.

[billt]

But I do have a question about your and Melanie's relationship. When we see those pictures of all the guns, are some of those Melanie's mixed in with yours, or does she have her own annex filled with her safes too?

"Hers" are all mixed in with "mine". We really don't claim ownership rights. Some were purchased strictly for her by me, and visa verse. It took her a while to get to like black rifles. Now she really is into AR's and AK's. I was the same for several years. She actually wanted to get into Glocks before me, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy a "plastic pistol". After getting her a Glock 21, the rest was history. We now have 6 of them. We seem to shove each other in the right direction firearms wise.

She's always been inquisitive when it comes to guns, and I've ALWAYS made it a point to drop whatever I'm doing to answer any questions on the spot. I NEVER blow her off. This makes her even more interested. Women love attention, and to learn. If you give them both you and her both will win. Her reloading knowledge is above some guys I know. The more she learns, the more she wants to learn. Too many guys think women find guns boring. It's all in the presentation. Like when you were in high school. I had teachers who could make the most boring subjects interesting by the way they approached the material they were teaching. I had others that could cure insomnia in 5 minutes. All they had to do was start talking. In the 27 years we've been together I couldn't even begin how many hours guns have been a part of keeping the both of us together. I think about that every time we go to the range together and see all those guys by themselves. They're missing out on a lot. I got the best compliment the other day, when I mentioned about her selling any guns when or if I died before her. Her immediate reply was, "Why would I sell ANY of them"?  Bill T.

[Solus]

Tough breaks, Bill....you are never gonna win the lottery...you've passed your quota of good things.

Thanks for the answer.

You both have a good thing going there. 

Take care.

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