We’re all fine

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by Holly the Assistant

It’s that time of year: last minute shopping, shipping, etc. No worries, just busy. Sarah says to let y’all know because you do fret.
Please deck the blog comments, but not Holly, thank you. See you in a bit.

20 thoughts on “We’re all fine”

        2. “Oh, Wally, Oh Wally, oh Wally, oh Wally…”

          Captain Quirk: ” What are you doing in there? This is a broom closet!”

          Male crewman: “We’re engaged, Sir.”

          Captain Quirk: “Well, disengage and get back to your stations!”

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  7. I could buy “we are all fine” as the theme or summary of a Hoyt essay, given the wider context.

    Not really a necessary essay, barring idiots such as myself finding something new and stupid to get upset about. (I think I am tapped out for stupidity, so might not be me. :D )

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  9. I guess this counts as an “I’m fine”, there’s a heads-up for older people using CPAP.

    If you were diagnosed with apnea a long time ago (in my case, 1998), Medicare requires a re-diagnosis via sleep study before any upgrades can be considered (going to BiPap or a servo-type machine). That part of the test is 1-2 hours, but in my experience, felt like 4 hours to years… I survived it, though to my chagrin (and a new mask, courtesy the sleep lab), fell asleep at home with the machine double-clicked to “off”. I guess I can actually sleep unassisted on my side if I’m sufficiently tired. I am looking forward to an upgraded machine. Medical accounts of Cheyne-Stokes breathing for people dying doesn’t fill me with joy. :( OTOH, I’ve been sleeping that way for a few years, but it’s getting more noticeable.

    I don’t know if there’s a way to get less-interesting ways to convince Medicare, but it’d be worth talking to the relevant doctor.

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    1. Dang.

      So if I actually break the current mouth piece I have to have another sleep test to get another one? Already know, that I won’t sleep worth a dang. I wake up sore. Won’t be upgrading.

      Did find out how that new sleep aid they advertise on TV (Inspire?) works (replaces “hoses”, doesn’t say anything about mouth pieces). Process is not only the insertion of the device to turn it on and off with an external device, but wires to the tongue. Whole point of it is to shock the tongue up away from your throat.

      Ew. No. Mouth piece forces lower jaw forward which pulls tongue forward. No shock needed. Okay downside is no gum, taffy, or other sticky candy or food, that sticks to teeth. Have too many nightmares about that sensation as it is. That is the constancy of the mouth piece on the teeth when sleeping.

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      1. See if you can find it on Amazon. Seriously. My guys have been buying everything but the machine on Amazon the last several years.

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        1. If I was using a cpap machine, yes buying the parts on Amazon would work. I’m not. I use a custom fit (orthodontist or dentist) mouth piece that goes over my teeth. Designed to pull my lower jaw forward. Doesn’t take much.

          A lot of designs out there. One I had didn’t work because (apparently) I grid my teeth (because of the mouth piece) and it broke, three times. Second one is a different design and a lot bulkier. Been almost 9 years haven’t be able to break it. Caution from dentist was to make sure the dog didn’t get a hold of it. Not inexpensive ($2k of which medical insurance only paid 2/3, each time. Second out of pocket was what it would cost to get the first fixed, again. Worth it.)

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