The Mandelbear's Musings

It went a little easier last night. I shaved off about 1/4 inch of mustache to give the nose-mask a place to sit; it was much more comfortable. Got a couple hours of good sleep, but spent the rest of the night waking up with either a stiff neck or a noisy leak. I was never able to keep the air from leaking out, cold and noisy, onto my face.

I use a memory-foam pillow with an abrupt, not tapered, edge, so I was able to let the air-hose hang off the side. It helped a lot, but I'm going to go looking for CPAP pillows -- there seem to be several varieties. Some nasal congestion, but not as much as the night before. Tonight I took my timed-release phenylephhrine around dinnertime -- that should help.

I was still feeling achy, so no walk at lunchtime. And it may rain over the weekend, which would be unfortunate.

Felt a little more alert than usual in the morning, but still felt a little sleepy after lunch. And now. But I'm not sleeping well, or nearly long enough. We'll see.

(Cross-posted to healthy_fen as usual.)

Went out for a stroll around the Rose Garden this morning, rather than an exercise walk. The basic idea was to get out of the house and moving, but without putting any extra strain on my legs. I think it worked pretty well, though I did get a couple of twinges in my right knee. It will probably want a brace. (OK, I can has knee brace. That's better.)

No stats; I didn't bother with the monitor.