So, Adam got his CPAP yesterday.
They say there is an adjustment period. I can only assume they mean for the bedmate. He went to bed at midnight and fell asleep by 12:15.
One of the puppies went to bed around 12:20 and freaked out, which freaked out the other one. He slept through it. They both refused to near him without me.
I went to bed at 1am.
I had trouble falling asleep, which is nothing new for me (insomnia) but this time it was only due to the fact that I had to keep checking his pulse.
He was sleeping so silently that I couldn’t hear a single breath coming from him. His chest wasn’t moving. This is a guy who usually shakes the bed because he breathes so hard.
I fell asleep around 1am and slept soundly until 6:45. I normally wake up constantly because of his snoring or his apnea.
The reason I was woken up at 6:45 is because Holly (midget puppy) was standing on Adam’s head. She does this most mornings. He generally gets up and blearily goes pee, then comes back to bed for another 4 hours more sleep.
Today, as I woke up to him talking to Holly, I could tell that his voice was different. He was clear. He wasn’t mumbling. He went to the bathroom and even his footsteps were clear and deliberate.
He came back to bed, put his mask back on and tried to go back to sleep (habit). Five minutes later, he got up and made the coffee. He goofed off for an hour and then took a shower, made his lunch and by 8:45, he was leaving for work.
I got up when he left and started cleaning the house. Forty-five minutes after he left, his alarm clock went off.
He has an hour long drive to work, an 8.5 hour work day and an hour long drive home. On his way home, he went to the pet store and the grocery store (he got me orange cheddar cheese. 12 friggen years and he still gets me orange cheese. blech). Anyway, he walked in the door at 7:30 with a big smile on his face and a clear look in his eyes. He’s chipper. He’s joking. He’s wide awake and feeling great.
His coworkers thought he was pulling an April Fool’s prank because he was the first one there, on a non-show day, for the first time EVER.
I want to find the person who thought up the CPAP and I want to give them the biggest hug and kiss they’ve ever had.
By the way, they’ve made enough advances in CPAP technology that once the seal is made on his face, the machine is virtually silent.