possibly the best nights sleep EVER

Last night I had the second of two sleep studies performed on me. This time they came armed with a CPAP machine. Based on the results of my last sleep study it was pretty apparent that I suffer from mild sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when your airway relaxes and partially collapses during your sleep. The body forces the sufferer to wake up to begin breathing again. The awaking is subtle and not usually remembered by the person, but it can happen many times during the night, thus disrupting a sound nights sleep. That is what was happening to me (not to mention waking up the entire neighborhood with my snoring).

After the technicians got me hooked up to all the wires and gizmos they fitted me with the CPAP mask. I wasn't nervous, per se, but I was concerned about my ability to sleep with a scuba mask on my face. Not to worry, though. I slept. Boy, did I sleep! I slept my brains out until 5 AM when they called and told me the test was over. They could remotely control the CPAP machine and turned it off at this point. I was a little sad because I had quickly got used to the contraption and it seemed harder to breath in bed without it. When they first put it on me the sensation was weird, because although I could breathe, it felt like the air was being forced down my throat. Which is the whole point of the thing. But after a few minutes I was used to it and off to la-la land.

I felt so rested and amazing this morning. I haven't yawned at all today. I can't wait to get one of these machines. Unfortunately I have to see my doctor to get a prescription for one. I can't wait!

P.S. That is not me in the picture. I would never have those sheets.