It's 3 PM and I'm not sleepy.

Normally I get a strong urge to take a nap about this time every afternoon. Today I'm not tired and have no desire to lay down. I didn't go to bed any earlier than usual last night, and I actually got up an hour earlier than usual. So I'm not more rested as a result of having slept any longer. I have to give the credit to finally getting my CPAP device and using it for the first time last night. I went to bed about midnight, and it took me quite a while then to fall asleep. I can remember waking several times during the night and being aware of the face mask. By all accounts I would have thought I got much less sleep than usual. But I guess the sleep I did get was of enough greater quality that it made a real difference.

Normally Terri gets up at 6 and I sleep in until 7. This morning I was awake before Terri's alarm went off, and got up to spend time with her and talk with her before she left for work. In my first sleep study on March 13 they determined that I stopped breathing an average of 68 times per hour, or once every 53 seconds. Since your brain has to wake you up to restart your breathing each time this happens, I can see how even just two of three hours of continuous sleep would be a huge improvement. I can't wait to see how much energy I might have when I get used to the mask and can sleep most of an 8 hour night.

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