The Early Morning, Drinking Coffee, Feeling Grumpy Thread

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:49 am

Oh this looks like a lovely place. Look at all the happy people.

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:35 pm

I had to wake up at 4:30AM to walk to varsity practice and then I had my first ever mid term at university, which was the sketchiest test I've ever written - so much so that I've decided to skip my next class and wallow here for a bit instead.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:17 pm

Philos: yeah. Good lord, I used to think sleep apnea was either rare or something not a lot of people are knowledgable of, and it turns out at least 80% of people I talk to know about it. But the machine I described is supposed to fix my problem; unfortunately, I tend to not sleep with it. In fact, last night's escapade was why I was about to complain in here, even though it's not morning anymore...

I've sleep-walked, I've sleep-talked, I've gone to the bathroom in my sleep (no, I'm not saying I wet my bed), I've been accused of sleep-eating, I was once witnessed as doing a sprint in my sleep... Last night, I manipulated machinery. The mask to my machine is fastened to my face so it is air-tight around my nose, and I have to use these latch things to keep it on. In my sleep last night, I took it off! I unlatched the damn mask, and put it away, and even tried to turn the machine off; I actually remember putting the mask away and trying to turn the machine off, but I do not at all recall removing the mask. When I woke up, I cursed and wondered how I did it, and I also realized that my attempt to turn the machine off failed, so it was pumping air into the room the entire night (it wasn't wasting oxygen or anything, it takes the air from the room, filters it, then pumps it into my lungs; not like it's attached to a tank). But good lord, now I can perform intricate tasks in my sleep. Next I'll be doing heart surgery. Of course, I've felt pretty crappy all day; had 3 Pepsis in like an hour, and 4 all day.

Philos · Post by **Philos** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:46 pm

@Chi,

That's amazing. :speech:
Read about the machine before, my neighbor has a C-Pap but she hates to use it. I used to suffer from mild sleep apnea but the ENT doctor I went to thought that unpacking my nose (as he put it) would help. He went in and straightened out my "deviated septum." Basically cleared some of the cartilage and straightened out the airways. It has helped me although some nights I do wake up unexpectedly.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:10 pm

Yeah, I have one of those, too. Deviated septum, asthma, sleep apnea, allergies that clog my nose and excite my asthma. For my genetics, I hate my parents.

Philos · Post by **Philos** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:19 pm

Well Chi,

Sorry you have to deal with it. Definitely would make me grumpy. I imagine this thread will a regular one for you.

Take Care

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:52 pm

[mumbles curses under breath]

I feel so good now, but I shudder to think what will greet me when I awaken. Maybe the machine will have been smashed to bits, or the mask will have been ripped aprt.

LordAce · Post by **LordAce** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:19 am

It's early in the morning, though I have yet to go to sleep, but I am drinking coffee. Count me in!