So, here's the thing. I had a sleep study done, and they got me a CPAP machine. It's this machine that has an air pump, a tube, and a mask that goes over my nose. It provides like a constant stream of air pressure to keep my soft palate from collapsing and me snoring and choaking myself off. It also lets me feel like Darth Vader, a definite plus. What was interesting about the whole thing was the information I got from the sleep study I had done. I had to go sleep at this lab with electrodes all hooked up on me wired to a computer. The data showed that not only was my sleep interrupted 187 times in two hours (holy crap!!!), but in the 2 hours without the machine, I had no REM sleep at all. Zero. That blew my mind. I literally haven't been dreaming. I didn't even know this was possible. So anyway, I've had this machine now since last Thursday, and last night I had what might be my first dream in years!
It was a nightmare.
Sheesh.
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Is 187 more than usual according to the doctors conducting the study?
What prompted you to go in and
git 'r dun?
I am SO intrigued to hear about future dreams of your's! Do share one or two with us.
It's about 185 times more than usual.
I was very sad to hear about the nightmare.
Fascinating! Sorry it was a nightmare... unless you have Steven Kingesque aspirations.
Oh, it's been in the works to get done for months. It just takes a long lead time for the sleep study appointment referrals to come through (about 2-3 months). Yeah... an "interruption of sleep" is quantified as being apnic to the point of not breathing for more than 10 seconds... so it basically means about 25-26% of the time I spent sleeping, minimum, I wasn't breathing. It's also why I woke up with headaches a lot. Fortunately, my blood oxygen level never dipped to a scary level, and my heart's fine and healthy according to the EKG.
James,
You
are
SO
funny.
I miss your fun humor so, so, so very much. I'm glad that you get to play Darth Vader at night now. I hope Audrey thinks it's hot too.
Hot?
I wouldn't use that word.
"Funny," though, is appropriate. He can't really talk with it on, 'cause when he opens his mouth the thing pushes air out. So it's fun to ask questions and see him struggling to answer with his funny sort of sign language. Oftentimes, I get angry grunts.
chuckle chuckle.
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