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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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Wow That must be a beautiful place to visit, Helen.
It's great having Helen's World on tap and we'll miss the views and history lessons when you return to Blighty, but until then keep having the best time hon. I just hope your tum issues don't spoil things too much
Love to you and Alan xxx
Talking about 'waiting for scans', I was at hospital for a change today to see my specialist about the endoscopy I had last week. I told him about.my knee, he had a look and said do you want an x-ray?
I waited 45 minutes for my appointment to see my specialist...then up to the x-ray department and waited... under a minute to get it done. I couldn't believe it, I thought it would be a few hours at least.
Some departments run smoothly, but sometimes!!!
Steve (SteveCam)
Hi Ray, for when you drop by. I've passed on your good wishes to Eddie and he returns the same to you. He remembers you from the bladder forum a couple of years ago and said you were a nice fella - you are that.
Hoping you get a sound sleep, my lovely xxx
Gill, that's wonderful regarding Eddie. Thank you. I knew that he faced a daunting health situation and was concerned when he went quiet a few months back. He struck me as a very determined chap, taking every available moment to live and doing very well with his travels.
I'll probably go to bed a bit earlier than I did yesterday. 3am is ok but 4-30am is just plain silly! I hope you have a good night's rest. Your schedule exhausts me and I'm only reading about the bits you divulge on here. It must be draining you if you can't sleep to recharge. May the ghosts treat you to soothing stories and the fellow vampires sing you to sleep with blood curdling lullabies. My daughter is at the other end of the spectrum - she loves fairies!
Ray xxx
That's my kind of world Ray, sounds good to me.
Yes, I won't say Eddie's doing fine as he's been hospitalised a couple of times recently, and it was scary both times, but he pulled through and is in the Scilly's as I type. He'll be coming back home sometime over the weekend for appointments. Suffice to say he's as well as he can be and still enjoying life as much as possible.
Now you get your head down young man and sleep well. Night night hon xxx
Gill and all the gang
I do not know how to write this, last night and yesterday were a shock
It started yesterday hubby had suddenly become paranoid, we got there in the morning and they said in the night he got agitated and believed the doctors were imposters. Its progressed late in middle of the night hubby went into a paranoid frenzy violent,pulled his own feeding tube out thrashing throwing himself on the floor needing restraint they told me. They sedated him he ws still agitated and told them he didn't want further treatment or any staff near him. He was delusional when l saw him throughout the day yesterday about imposters. They said they will let us know the best time to come this morning as he is violent and paranoid and they are getting an assessment.
Hubby is a placid non violent very quiet reserved man, quiet and very laid back.
I am in shock but the bit about pulling the feeding tube out, its his life line it took months to get that in, l don't know what this will lead to, he had been very ill as folk on here know but this reaction is epic, odd and out of character, unexpected.
Anyone understand why this has happened, staff bit vague as usual but do think it could be several issues
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