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Southern Pessimist
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Don't you wish that once in your life you could look as happy as an actor in a pharmaceutical commercial? These people are supposed to be suffering from an awful disease that can only be improved by this new breakthrough drug? No one who has a bad disease wants to see these people.

I didn't know that I was old until Neil Young's "Keep on rocking in the free world" became my instructional guide in how to get up from a chair.

I got fitted for a CPAP mask today. Among my minor medical problems is sleep apnea. I chose the most aesthetically pleasing model of delivery contraptions called nasal pillows. They seemed to fit well, so I am willing to give them a try. The Hannibal Lecter full face mask remains an option. I think PJ O'Rourke once wrote about how hard it was to pick up hot chicks in a minivan. I can now imagine a "When Harry met Sally" moment when some poor schmuck puts on his sleep apnea mask before that last kiss before lights out.

Although Mrs. Pessimist will be nearby, I fear that this will be my first night alone with a breathing machine.

That's all I've got for now.

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  • She@She
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):

    Don’t you wish that once in your life you could look as happy as an actor in a pharmaceutical commercial? These people are supposed to be suffering from an awful disease that can only be improved by this new breakthrough drug?

    Yeah, I've noticed that myself, especially when it comes to the last-minute, sped-up, recitation of the obligatory side effects. I'd be terrified to try those things for some of the lesser ailments when it seems that the cure might really be worse than the disease. In other cases, I might give it a go, but probably not while dancing in the town square or schmoozing in the pool.

  • Arahant@Arahant
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):

    Don’t you wish that once in your life you could look as happy as an actor in a pharmaceutical commercial? These people are supposed to be suffering from an awful disease that can only be improved by this new breakthrough drug? No one who has a bad disease wants to see these people.

    Especially while the side-effects are read.

  • GrannyDude@GrannyDude
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):

    I got fitted for a CPAP mask today. Among my minor medical problems is sleep apnea.

    I have heard great things about CPAP machines, Southern P, and from persons far younger than we. One guy was so euphoric about it that I considered dashing straight out to get one for myself. Better energy, better mood, fewer colds., and the assisted-delivery of oxygen that makes eccentricities of position or bedding arrangement survivable.

    And there were rumors that it was a CPAP that kept our former president (-ish) sharp as a tack...

    never mind.

    Report back!

  • Chris O@ChrisO
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):

    when some poor smuck puts on his sleep apnea mask before that last kiss before lights out.

    And then the visual of Tina Fey in Date Night pulling out a retainer and spilling drool while offering Steve Carell a good night kiss arrived in my head. Thanks.

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