Sleep apnea and junk food
Well the first night with the cpap was terrible, I ripped it off a few times and gave up after a couple of hours. Damm thing gave me panic attacks. So bad I felt like I was in the MRI machine ( and I hate that damm thing)
Went on some sleep apnea forums and read some (a lot) of posts and found that a lot of people also suffer from the same thing (claustrophobia) so that made me feel a little better.
I washed out the mask in some warm soapy water and that got rid of most of the icky hospital smell. I then tried it again. I left it on all night and though I did wake up 4 or times I was told that I did not snore!!!! Thats one problem fixed. The mask needs to be adjusted a little better as that was rubbing under my nose a little. Other then that I did sleep with it for over 8 hours. I woke up without a head ache and did have a little more energy today. I still felt tired mid morning and had to have a pre lunch siesta though. Hopefully it should be better tonight.
While I was resting this morning I thought of when I was driving the public bus over 15 years ago. That is when my weight problems started. I put it down to sitting and driving but today I remembered something. I used to eat lots of candy, gum and any other type of munchies......................to stay awake. I never realised why I was so tired all the time. Even to this day whenever I am driving a big vehicle I want to eat junk food. When I am out of the truck and home or on vacation I find I do not eat as much.
Let Chattymoon pick the bones out of this one lol!
Got my CPAP
Damm, if I let the cats see me in this thing I think I will scare them out of a few of their lives!
I was lucky to get it as the waiting list was long. I just decided to show up at the medical supplies shop today, and hand in my perscription. Surprise they had 4 machines left, and after I was shown how to care for and use the CPAP machine I was on my way.
Will use it on auto as I have not been to the sleep clinic yet .Thats about a 4 month wait and a trip off the island to get tested. Now I am only renting at first, thats almost $300 bucks a month. Luckily the insurance covers most of the money. To buy the thing is allmost $3000.00 The same unit over stateside is around $800.00 I will probably rent it for a few months, make the insurance company pay way too much because they like getting ripped off. (I tried to tell them but they seem to not care) then when I go up to Boston next year I will pick my new one up there.
Oh well lets see how I make out tonight, will let you know tommow.
Fealing better...Again
Well Still a bit weak, but the turkey ham and other Christmas goodies have given me a little strength.
Had a nice quiet Holiday, and I guess it is back to work tommorow (we get boxing day off as well, you know the day after Christmas) Sam will understand!
Spent last night watching The Felloship of the ring, and watched the The Two Towers and Returnof the King today. I have read the book s many times but I really enjoy watching Peter Jacksons rendition of Lord of the Rings. Next year The Hobbit realeases I believe.
Hope you all weathered it as well as I. Sounds like Chattymoon did ok. Now I got another year to prepare...........
Relapse
Well I feel just like last week, I guess I never got over the damm flu. The last two days I have had migranes and that o so acheing pain behind the eyes. All I want to do is sleep, but I am not tired!
Not to depress anyone but I am tired of muscle, joint and bone pains. Also fevers hot cold sweats and shivering. I want my appetite back..well maybe I don't as I have lost over 10 lbs now. Also lack of energy, I need a recharge or something as I can not get out of my way. At least we got most of the Christmas food. So between my mom and wife and kids we should have a decent dinner.
Speaking of ham..........Wife went to the supermarket to do some shopping a few days ago. Now I only like Jones spiral cut hams, everything else is salty and fatty. She ended up buying a half ham for almost $50.00 the whole hams started out at almost $100.00. Damm it's getting expensive to live here!
Thanks...............
Thanks to everybody for their "get well soon's" I am feeling much better. Still very tired though.
I saw the throat ear & nose doc yesterdayfor get this, my sleep apnea.....................I do not need no freekin DNA test to proove that chattymoon is my sister. DAMM.............
His diagnosis is I have a severe caseof sleep apnea and he wanted me on a cpap machine straight away. Now I live in Bermuda (Yes the triangle) and being out in the middle of nowhere on a rock smaller than some large airports we have a few problems getting things.............I call up the company (the only medical sales company in the island by the way) and tell them that I am comeing over for the fitting of a cpcp machine.
I am informed that I am 12th on the list as their has been a "run" on them and that they have 5 on the dock.............. YEAH I heard that one before (I work on and off the dock all day) She then says it sounds urgent and will give me a call when they recieve them. Well I have done without this thing all these years whats another few months wait gonna do?
I also have to go to a sleep clinic, guess what the triangle aint got none of those either! So I have to wait 2 to 4 months for a appointment, probably in Boston so I can go to sleep with a bunch of wires hooked up to my head. Sounds fun, go ask chattymoon.
But I am still feeling good, and happy................and very tired. Also very thankful to all those people who have helped me on this
thing we call life!
You all have a
Bermudiful day today!
Mother and daughter
Okay I read my sisters Christmas blog. :Another trip down(memory) Santa Claus Lane:
http://harvestmoon2012.blogspot.com/ Looks like she has a little spirit left huh?
Then while reading the latest post I put up on
http://bermudagranny.blogspot.com/ (Our mother story blog) I realized I had read something similar.
Quote " can remember one year getting a doll with a china face, sometimes a dress, apple or orange and few nuts "Quote " Under the tree for me would be a stocking (real sock in those days!) and in this ould be an apple and orange, nuts and wrapped candy. Perhaps a small toy or two, don't really remember. I always received a doll every Christmas, a baby doll when I was small "
The first one is from our mom's the second is from Chattymoons. I think you would all agree they are very much interchangeable!
Feeling better but............
Feeling a little better today so why did I go and see the doc. Well if I walk any short distance I am completely winded and out of breath. I though it was my asthma atfirst, but nope. Walking up a flight of steps allmost killed me (1 flight) so I took the elevator up and after a short hour wait I saw the doc. He did all the usual tests and a few new ones. He informs me that I have the flu, strange nothing in my chest as that is all clear. My heart is good as well. I am going to try to relax and rest a lot this weekend and see if I can break this thing.
But still I had a nice day again.
Got the Flu...........
Damm I felt like crap yesterday, cold chills bone, joint and muscle aches. Went home one hour early and straight to bed. I sweated it out last night, and by the time I woke up I felt a little better (my head hurt a lot less) Got a shower and went in to work an hour late. Still felt like crap and as the day wore on my back and kneck (problems with both) hurt a lot worse. Cold chills and shivering taking over now, will go to bed as even blogging and surfing the web is hurting my eyes.
But the strange thing is that I had a nice day today. Despite feeling rotten it was a good day!!!
night all
No Christmas For You!!!! or me
I am not going to set up decorations this year either. Christmas is over for me before it started. The Insurance big wigs are reusing to pay part of my daughters hospital treament. This was when she had her own insurance. " and she was working! Quote "your insurance has rejected this claim as it appears to be a road traffic accident.......etc"
What the Fu#k! Thats why you have insurance in the first place. The bastards have not called me back about her present situation........No insurance at all (I can not insure her as she is over 16 and not in school) We just had our 13 road fatality this year and that makes it the 4th or 5th worst year. Hell only 65,000 people live here. So I am now worried that if something happens to her, we will be $crewed.
No Christmas For You!!!! or me
Pacman says "Leave me alone!!!!"
Trying out new stuff
Okay I am going to be playing around with the Templates and CSS also some HTML. Want to learn and see what this site is capable off. Have patience it may get ugly sometimes...........
Okay, I submit to the Great and Wonderful Blogger
2005 - MY YEAR IN REVIEW1) What did you do in 2005 that you hadn't done before?
..........Started Blogging
2) Did anyone close to you give birth?
...........Yes, they now have 5 daughters
3) Did anyone close to you die?
...........Yes, in the Bermuda Triangle we know almost everyone!
4) Did you travel?............. Yes,
4b) Where did you go?................ Toronto (saw lots of snow!), Boston, Rhode Island and New Jersey (Newark Airport) I like Newark Airport………..might tell that story one day!
4c) Best holiday memory?
............Spending time in Rhode Island with my Sisters
5) Best thing you bought?
...............19” LCD flat screen monitor for my computer
6) Where did most of your money go?
...............Bills, bills and more bills
7) What did you wish you had done more of?
...............exercise and eating better
8) What do you wish you had done less of?
...............Eating junk food
9) What kept you sane?
...............Blogging, Effexor and my family.
10) What drove you mad?
............... Bermuda politicians, Blogster going to hell, and the price of real estate
11) What did you celebrate?
...............As little as possible
12) What made you sad?
...............All the death and destruction that happened this year.
13) How was your birthday this year?
...............Do not ask me any more about birthdays!!!
14) What political issue stirred you the most this year?
............... Hurricane Katrina Disaster (or the lack of)
15) Where you in love in 2005?
................Yes, no and yes
16) What would you like to have in 2006 that you didn't have this year?
................World peace!!! YAH RIGHT…………….More money of course!!!
17) What date from 2005 will be etched in your memory and why?
................Nov 2nd 2005, the day I flew out of Bermuda to see my sister. (hey it’s a long story and I posted it on my old Blogster site)
18) What song will remind you of 2005?
................No one in particular.
19) Compared to this time last year are you happier?
...............Not really……………..well maybe with myself. I just wish I could provide more for my family.
20) Biggest achievment this year?
...............Overcoming another fear in my life……….Don’t ask
21) Biggest disappointment this year?
...............The year is not over yet, so I can still win the lottery….RIGHT!!!
22) Best new person you have met this year?
...............Most of the former blogsters and current bloggers that have helped me get thru this year
23) Valuable lesson you have learned this year?
...............TV is not important to me anymore
I Tag anyone who wants it next.......................
Christmas Party
Just got back from my company Christmas party. Did not want to go (I never do) but I enjoyed it anyway. I need sleep.....................................
Christmas In St. Georges
Christmas lights are shinning
And stockings not quite stuffed
As folks go busily by
Buying up all kinds of stuff
I watch with amazement
As the money changes hands
And think to myself
Why does all my hard earned cash
Go not on goddies, but bills!
St. Georges Town Hall: Bermuda, 2005
Happy Christmas from St. George's Bermuda. Please send some snow!
Could not get on
And I do not mean could not "GET IT ON"
Had trouble logging into my blogger account last night. Seems I was not the only one as I have only had time to look at chaty's blog and she was having difficulty as well. Matter of fact I could not get on it at all untill this morning. Site must have been doing updates or something.
Thanks for the comments about almost loosing my finger tip. It was only skin, and looks pretty gross now but it will grow back. Dam its hard typing with nine fingers!
Hey
Coldonion, I am sure glad you made a comment we were not sure about you.
Chattymoon and I were really starting to worry. I will be linking to your blogger site as we have made the "MOVE" over here. I like it and rally love how I can tweak things.
Now the sitemeter webpage is down! something funny going on in cyberspace perhaps?
Cooking Accident
I like to cook, and I had planned a spaghetti meal a couple of days ago. I brought real Italian ingredients (from Italy) and fresh veggies and Portuguese sausage as well.
Lots of onions and garlic to top it off. Problem was I was working yesterday for most of the day and today I was fixing computers. Pacman went on strike and sprawled out over the hot cable box, so no help from him today.
Thus I went into the kitchen and started cutting and chopping the ingredients up. All was going well and I guess I should have turned the kitchen light on so I could see what I was doing. While cutting the sausage I must have been going to fast and damm near sliced my finger tip off. Ouch did that hurt!
So I had to make the guy band aid, paper towel and duct-tape! Hey it works, it stopped the bleeding. And oh the meal came out just tasty thankyou.
Pacman the computer tech!
Pacman is trying to take over my job!
I had to change a computer motherboard and power supply last night. After I had gutted the first computer I removed the motherboard from the 2nd one. When I turn around to replace the board in the first computer case. Pacman had taken up residence. Needless to say I had him evicted!
Mobile Blogging
I tried to write a blog from my smartphone today. Well I managed to write the blog, but publishing it just was not happening. Okay I could do this with my old blog at Blogster, but seem to have trouble with Blog*spot.I am pretty sure the problem is with the smartphone version of Internet Explorer. I have tried for a few days to log into my blog from the phone and today managed to get in.Some things do not show up so navigating the blog is extremely difficult. I think I will try the smartphone version of Opera as the firebox (mozzila) version is not out yet,If this does not work then I will check into the mobile version of blogged. http://www.blogger.com/mobile-start.g
Effexor Problems
Effexor…….. From the http://www.effexorxr.com/ web site“Understanding EFFEXOR XR EFFEXOR XR is believed to work by affecting the levels of 2 naturally occurring chemicals in the brain — serotonin and norepinephrine. Because EFFEXOR XR works on these 2 chemicals, it is known as an SNRI, or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.”
I have been on this SNRI for over 2 years now. My dosage is really low and mainly for the treatment of panic attacks. I ran out 3 days ago and by last night I was really feeling strange. I was not dizzy but felt almost detached and like my eyes were in the side of my head. If I turned around too fast, it felt like slow motion. I would have to look straight ahead. Needles to say I refilled my prescription last night and though I still have some eye flutter I am feeling much better. Do not think I will do that again in a hurry.
Out of all the antidepressants Efexxor has to be one of the hardest to ween off.
Also
“Suicide in Children and Teenagers
Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and teenagers. Patients who are started on therapy should be observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior. EFFEXOR XR® (venlafaxine HCl) is not approved for use in children and teenagers.“
This I mention because if I was feeling stange after missing a couple of doses, imagine what a teenager would feel. Close monitoring of any one comeing of this class of drugs is important.
The 2005 Hurricane Season Ends
The 2005 Hurricane season ended yesterday, the 30th November. But don’t tell Mother Nature. Tropical storm EPSILON was still alive some 600 miles to Bermudas east. What a lineup of storms we had in 2005 Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Dennis, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katrina, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rita, Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon. So many that we ran out of names in the alphabet and had to resort to using the Greek one. First time that has ever happened!Now the “experts are predicting at least 10 years more of the same…….or worse! "We're 11 years into an active hurricane cycle, and history shows that they last anywhere from 20 to 30, even 40 years at a time," said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md.Now the scientists are saying that the Gulf Stream has slowed by as much as 30% over the last decade. Now that could really mean trouble. The Gulf Stream carries warm tropical water north between America and Bermuda up towards Europe. The cycle then repeats itself over and over again. As the north gets warmer the fresh water melt from the Arctic ice sheets make it less saline which in turn makes it harder for the cooler water to sink thus slowing down the engine that drives the current. Remember the movie The Day After Tomorrow. Well the experts say climate change can not happen so fast. They have been wrong before! Others have a theory that instead of global warming we are in the start of a global ice age. Now when you think about it that makes sense. The earth is warming up and the ice is disappearing from the North and the South poles at an alarming rate. So fast that sealevals are rising and threating coastal communities. It would be wise to remember hurricane Katrina and the more 1,300 lives that it claimed. The storm also caused more property damage than any hurricane in U.S. history. I think we can only expect more of the same in the future. And as the globe warms up even more, the weather can only get worse.Look out 2006!
