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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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you'll have a job on being nosier than me!
Anyway, just over a year ago, I started doing research on symptoms OH was having and everything was pointing to hypothyroidism. I told an oncologist, and a therapist OH was seeing, about my concerns and asked for them to be put on their system. They were but obviously ignored.
So today at his ENT clinic, guess what was brought up? Exactly what I'd voiced last year. If they'd have taken notice then he'd more than likely be a lot further on than he is now. I can't do anything about it now but at least a referral has gone in, and I'll push it all the way. Hugs hon xxx
That's what's annoyed me as OH probably wouldn't have had all these months of being so depressed. He's been much more cheerful since we got home from hospital today and it's rubbed off on me.
Make sure you tell the doctor everything tomorrow. Maybe hearing my tale will give you an incentive my lovely xxx
thank you very much ray for your best wishes and they should put muller corners on prescription as you rightly say. hope you got your eye drops ray. i have had to get antibiotic eyedrops because i have got conjunctivitis so the chemist told me. i hope you are keeping well young man and taking care of that catheter.xxx
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