August BP

 

CPAP Day Four

I walked the better part of a mile this morning and included a major hill climb. I stopped briefly in the middle of the hill to rest, but it wasn't any longer than thirty seconds. I think I walked every morning this week.

I just spent my fourth night with a CPAP machine. I managed to wear it for slightly over six hours. I can't say I'm feeling much more rested than before the CPAP, but I am adapting to it better. At some point during the night, it just becomes uncomfortable to wear. I take it off for a while and then put it back on for a few hours.

The worst part of using it is the very dry mouth I often wake up to. I mean, dry! My mouth is so dry I can't immediately produce any saliva to moisten my mouth. I now keep a water bottle on the night stand along with some Chapstick.  

CPAP Day Two

The smaller mask was definitely the way to go. I wore the mask for just over 5 hours. That was not in one session. So far, I've had to wear it, remove it, wear it again. It gives me a dry mouth which is not pleasing to wake up to.   

CPAP Day One

Well, that wasn't very pleasant. I wore it for 3 hours and 33 minutes. I think I used the wrong mask. I used the large one and had a lot of trouble with air leaks. I'm going to try the small one and see how that goes.

It's definitely going to take some getting used to.

C-PAP

 I have just returned from picking up my CPAP machine. I will be using it tonight for the first time. We shall see how this goes. Just so we have all our terms identified, CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.

I have a manual to read and a machine to assemble.  

Summer is Waning

The morning walk was a little chilly today.  I wore a fleece vest for the first time in a long time. It's been so hot for so long, the cool mornings are refreshing and invigorating. 

I did the mile route and did not keep time.

It looks like it's going to be a nice day with a high in the 80's. I'm going to be inside for the morning though. We made a mess of the house over the weekend because of the Hub Fun Run.

It's my job to clean up. I might get some mowing in this afternoon but vacuuming comes first.

Jurassic Jog

Today was the third annual Hub Tavern .08 Mile Fun Run. The course starts at the Hub and heads two blocks south on Monroe to the Mosey Inn Tavern. There, participants must drink a beer and then return to the Hub...as fast or slow as they would like.

This years theme was Jurassic Jog. There were lots of dinosaurs, dinosaur masks, a lawyer on a porta potty but only two cave persons.

Amazingly, we ended up winning the costume portion of the event. 

We made the outfits last night. We went to the fabric store and bought the leopard skin fabric, and Susan went to town with the sewing machine. My club is Styrofoam and took about an hour to carve and paint. 

It was a fun event with about 50 people taking part. We ended up drinking too much beer.