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Went to the primary care physician today. Couple of reasons — my prescriptions are starting to expire and I wanted to make sure we were both on the same page.

Also wanted to talk to him about getting a different sleep doctor. I want someone a bit more aggressive and less reluctant to make sure I have the right equipment. I also want to make the switch when things are going well, I’ve had a chance to meet the new doctor before there is a real need or at least a crisis. I also want to avoid either someone who is really into drugs to solve the problem or surgery. In other words, someone who is a bit middle of the road.

He doesn’t have any experience with sleep doctors, so is going to ask his referral person. I’m also going to run it by the endo and CDE before I make any appointments.

This is what got me thinking about switching from Depo… I think I’m going to stay on it though.

Increased bone loss with duration of medroxyprogesterone acetate use may not be completely reversible, according to the FDA.

The new mask is working very well, I’m sleeping all night, not waking up, and was able to get up for 7:00 am departure for agility trials this weekend AND workout before going!

Food is much better too.

Called Medco and asked them about the birth control. I think I’m going to stay with Depo for a while, and go with the generic. It’s very inexpensive, but I am also going to talk to the doctor’s office about the last charge. I don’t think I should be paying an office visit for a shot.

Interesting post on Seasonale — which is the back of my mind to switch too.

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Man is it making a difference.

I came in and took about 1 1/2 nap very early, then went to bed at 10:30 – 11:00 and slept all night.

The mask did not wake me up either time, which is a huge improvement. I was waking up and adjusting the other mask nightly, which doesn’t seem like a good thing to me. Doesn’t seem to bother the doctor, but oh well….

Worth every penny…

The doctor recommended this mask: FlexiFit HC431 Full Face Mask
And it is working very well. It is easier to fit than any ask I’ve ever had, it doesn’t leak and it is comfortable.

I woke up this morning wanting to sleep longer. Sometimes I wake up tired, and have trouble waking up. And while I’ve been short sleep lately, I just wanted to sleep. You won’t understand unless you have sleep problems….

And yes, it’s worth $150.00 to be able to sleep.

Yeah, it’s been a long day. 3 doctor’s visits in one day.

This appointment was productive — though I’m sure if I had insisted the dentist would have obliged ….

The CDE insisted I get a flu shot — she brought it up. I told her I felt like I must be from Minnisota, because I didn’t want to deny an 80 year old woman a shot, but she said since I was exposed to so many people (classroom teacher), I needed it, and not the flu.

I’ve got a plan to play with Zocor and see if it is causing my long muscle pain, which reminds me the Zocor is downstairs.

She couldn’t answer my biggest question and I did bring up the gastric bypass thing.

I don’t think I want that. But right now, I can’t make myself lose weight. I have been gaining slightly, and I don’t want that to happen.

I know I don’t want to be bigger than I am now, I’m just not sure I want to be smaller. As I told her, I know this, and I’m comfortable with this.

I am afraid that doing the gastric bypass is either a) not going to work and just add onto the medical team, or b) going to work while removing a set of medical problems I can deal with but adding a set of medical problems I’m not prepared to deal with.

Though if it is going to happen this year, I need to start making plans — I have to do it at the beginning of June to avoid missing to much class time.