EZwilly said:
Sure. I had a fat friend that was a heavy smoker that used one before he died. Not sure if it worked or not but he did die in his sleep, so take that for what it's worth. I'd ask him if he weren't so dead.
That'd be kind of tough, wouldn't it. However, there is no harm in asking, yeah? What are friends for?
He died while wearing the CPAP thing?
sheesh
I think even thin people can snore and experience sleep apnea, My weight fluctuates, always has. I am 6' tall, and currently weigh around 210-212lbs. That is approaching my top weight. I should weigh around 190, maybe even 185....180? So yeah, losing weight would be helpful. A year ago I weighed about 192lbs. And yes, I smoke heavily at times. For the most part I am a pack a day smoker. I should stop. I drink beer, not everyday, but heavily at times....approx 24-36 beers a week, mostly on weekends. I rarely drink liquor, perhaps a shot now and then. It has been a near constant habit/lifestyle since late teens, and will likely contribute to my death. I eat when I am hungry, what I want when I want. Meat, I prefer meat. I am also nuts about nuts. Nuts coincidentally go great with beer, so yeah. I enjoy cooking. So, I will often cook for folks on weekends. I drink beer while I cook. By the time I am ready to serve, I am often perfectly content opting for more beer and nuts rather than what I have cooked.
I snore like a motherfucker. A true champion.
I was recently diagnosed as having a Bifascicular Block, which in layman's terms basically means, of the three areas of the heart that receive an electrical impulse to operate properly, 2 of mine are blocked. It will likely result in early, sudden death. According to one study I read, I will more likely than not be dead within 10 years. I am currently 54. Rather asleep, awake, i'll never see it coming or know what hit me. I'm okay with that, I gotta be. Everybody gotta die of something at some time, I reckon. It does however cause me some concern for my wife. If I am being completely honest, and I am, I can't say I haven't had thoughts that she would be better off in the long run if I set her free to be with someone with whom she can grow old, while she is still young. But she loves me very much, she would not be easily convinced. After over 30 yrs by my side, I truly and thoroughly realize how blessed I am that she got to meet me. Har-har.
Sleep Apnea can have a negative impact on the heart, they say. So, who knows.
Maybe being completely honest and writing some of this shit down, and possibly taking the piss over it, it might influence me to make other positive changes in my life. I don't want to die, "young", but we were born and destined to it. Life is for living, but i'm not going to lie to myself that I have been completely respectful of the life and body I have been granted. I probably have near as many longtime close friends who are dead than living, the closest among them gone, which can cause one to at times question. Why, why them and not me? But, i'm still here.
I'm going to continue with the CPAP machine and report back.
Mods, I realize this isn't the place for a personal blog, so if you feel it is at any time inappropriate, i'll knock it off.
cheers, fellas