Second Night
Better than last night, that's for sure.
I sat and watched Battlestar Galactica DVDs for an hour before bed with the CPAP machine on, just to acclimatize a bit more to it before sleep. The idea being that I could get used to it quicker with a distraction, rather than sit there and focus on my breathing in the dark all night.
Seems to have worked. I still needed an hour to fall asleep, but this was an hour of "hm, relax" than "BREATHE. BREATHE. BREATHE."
I woke up once in the middle of the night and I was breathing normally into the mask. What a big relief. Went back to sleep.
Still not exactly the Waters Of The Ganges cure that CPAP enthusiasts make it out to be yet, but at least I can sleep with it. Everything else comes from there.
Oh, and I had a Lung Function Test yesterday just to make sure there wasn't anything else causing the apnea. That was fun.
"Okay, breathe normal into the tube. Breathe normal.... normal... BIG BREATH IN! BIGGER! BIGGER! NOW OUT! FAST! MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! ARE YOU FAINTING YET? MORE! MORE!"
My lungs are just fine. I have a reduced 'expiratory reserve volume', which is the amount left in your lungs after a normal exhale, likely due to my size. Eh.
And the little tiny waif of a technician who took the test kept remarking how normally it takes someone of twice my girth to have my level of apnea. Well, I guess it's good to be an overachiever in some areas.