Thank You to all who have posted. I have not been on the site in a little while. It is currently 4 AM here. Today I will have treatment number 5 in the morning at 9 an treatment 6 at about 4PM. This will make the end of week one.

Day one treatment one: First while they test the machine to make certain it lines up then they begin the first treatment. The mask was not so much the problem as were the shoulder clamps. Halfway through the first treatment the machine lost its calibration and the session paused for what seemed like an hour, I know it was less than that, the total time was an hour. My shoulder was hurting and I could not get off the table as engineers climbed over me to recalibrate the machine.

Day two- uneventful, in and out in a reasonable amount of time.

By now I am making friends with people who are in the same time slot as I am.

Day three- day I meet with the Doctor as well. The machine is broken and the waiting room is backed up. Everyone who meets with the Dr. on Wednesday meets with the Dr. first to keep the progress going. Finally my turn on the table, the mask goes on and I feel very uncomfortable , too tight in the neck area. They let me up, now I have my first panic attack over this. I waited for a while and a anxiety pill is provided. Still not ready to get on the machine. Dr. offers to give me a pass for the day but no way I am delaying this process by one day. I finally got through it.

Day 4 I arrive the machine is down again, They are moving people to a different room while repairs take place. I don't know if this is unusual but 3 days out of 4 the machine is broken.

I can share without sharing names, the place I am going to the people are nice, both the ENT and the ON Doctors are great. I don't know that I could have found a nicer better team with such a great reputation. When I say this I am certain there are equally nice Doctors but these guys and their team are wonderful.

How do I feel as I am getting in to the end of my first week. Overall I believe I do feel the impact of the treatment, nothing uncomfortable yet. I do know what is to come and although I was told it is not acceptable, I am looking forward to losing some weight, just not the way to do it. My biggest discomfort today is my shoulder and not the one that hurt under the original day clamp. Stomach also a little upset today, IU assume it is just nerves at this point. At the recommendation of friends and even a conversation with the rehab person I have decided to proactively try Acupuncture for the pain. First session will be Saturday, not sure how this will go, I can only continue to remind myself, one day at a time.