Awake and up all night

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Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. The Online Community is here to support you 24/7.

“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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Ukiboy 3 months ago

Sorry folks if I've not been very communicative of late. I'm just trying to help my daughter buy her first house which is a 15min walk away from ours. It's been a bit stressful. I remember once asking one of my students why he was looking so down in the dumps. After he explained why, I told him -" Into everybody's life, a little rain must fall.' He replied" Well it's been pissing it down in mine." Retrospectively, I feel his pain.

Gill H 3 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Oh Julie, well done on what must have been a tiring and extensive appointment, but hopefully exactly what you wanted. Well in terms of positive news.

Good luck with everything you have to do but being so resilient and strong I'm sure you'll be successful.

Get plenty of rest and simmer down for now. Good news about the neuropathy too!

All our love and hugs, you brave lady xxx

RayMK 3 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Hello Julie. You have a lot going on and sound as though you have adopted a very businesslike attitude to stride through it all. The Radcliffe was superb when my late wife had an artificial heart valve fitted in 2002. The valve was a noisy thing. It worked fine. I wish you all the best as your treatment progresses. xxx

Gill H 3 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Sending you lots of love, Uki

You've had a monsoon lately. Hopefully helping your daughter with her house will distract you a little bit. xxx

Ukiboy 3 months ago in reply to Julie2468

All sounds very familiar. Glad consultant meeting went well. Loads of love Ukiboy.

Soc 3 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Glad to hear your appointment went well sweetie. Good luck for your future treatment. Sending love and hugs.xxx

Soc 3 months ago in reply to Titaniumx20

Good luck with your chemo on Thursday.xxx

Sbird 3 months ago in reply to Julie2468

Julie2468 said:
got a schedule for the stem cell transplant, starting with injecting myself with growth hormone starting 3rd Aug, ready for collection on 12/13 Aug in Oxford. Hope I can manage to do that ok!

Good luck with it all.

RayMK 3 months ago in reply to Gill H

The Medical Centre phoned me just as I was nodding off at 3-30pm(ish). 14th August for a face to face with a Doctor I've seen before, so all good. 19th August is when my catheter has to be changed. I hope I can keep it going so as not to complicate or miss the Doctor on 14th. I read my diary for the run-up to last year's review. I was having near identical problems with the pink and, somewhat spookily, very similar dreams. I'll read some more later to make sure I'm not stuck in some sort of repeating time warp.

Did you manage to get a few minutes shut-eye this afternoon? It felt really humid and stuffy but still no sign of rain here. xxx

Sbird 3 months ago in reply to Gill H

Gill H said:
I hope Helen tells us some reception tales

One woman was ranting down the phone at me so much that I couldn't get a word in edgeways so I simply shut up. When she realised I'd gone quiet she asked if I was still there so I told her I was just waiting for her to finish getting it off her chest and she instantly stopped!