Awake and up all night

Gabapentin and tramadol pain meds.

Ah, well I hope they do a reasonable job.

Now Sclops, if you reply, please bear with me as I post on my phone and there's always a few mins delay, plus the site's been playing silly beggars this week. I'm blaming the weather.

If you're looking for sleep tips, I can provide a few but if you're just after a bit of a chat, fire away as I'm a good listener and also very nosey.

The floor's yours if you want it, hon xxx

Hi and a welcome from me too. Not sure if you are still here. As @Gill H said the site is divided into different cancers and bits for carers and loved ones so you can find people with experiences like yours. This bit is for people who find themselves awake at silly o clock and can be lighthearted, supportive or informative, whatever you need. 

Our insight comes for our own cancer journeys and those of our loved ones.

Tell us a bit about yourself. Are you in the UK? What was your sleep like before your health issues? 

Do you have daytime commitments that you have to be awake for?

Ok I will give you a chance to reply. Excuse the delays and bumping posts

Cheers 

Hello! It's still flipping hot! Site playing up, hiding bits I know I typed. That will be the wrong kind of heat no doubt!

Cheers

So good they posted it twice?

Cheers 

Sense and sensibility has appeared.

Shims, I hope I haven't scared Sclops off with my juvenile chit chat and a post he sent about his 4 weekly checks has also arrived now. I don't think the site's got a soft spot for night owls.

How are you doing hon? xxx

Just as well I don't expect sleep kuz there won't be much tonight. I am hot, at Stressy's ready for our big adventure tomorrow. 

I have a mattress on floor and well a big snuggly golden who has decided 'it's just the place to sleep' too, isn't making it any cooler

Cheers 

Awwww. I can't think of anyone better to snuggle up to than a lab as they're gorgeous hounds. Mind, it could get a bit sweaty.

I can't remember where you're going on your adventure but I do recall that Scooterless isn't going. Did he get sorted out at the other hospital today? xxx

You asked about old houses. I have lived in huge old houses with high ceilings that still had the original ceiling roses and carved plaster coving and foot high skirtings with many ledges.

Loved them but housework was like painting the Forth bridge used to be before longer lasting technical paint!

Heating them??!!!

I have lived in a very modern house and yep, ceilings you can reach, heating that heats, more than one loo and didn't need a taxi to them. Much less space indoors but surrounded by garden unlike previous terraces with yard or one property that had  no outdoor space at all. Stepped out of front door directly onto public footpath of a main road into city, lined with businesses.

How are you?

Cheers 

I'm just too hot, so sleeping  downstairs tonight as it's like an oven upstairs.

You've lived in a mixed bag of gaffs, same as me. Three brand new houses  three Victorian ones but the outright favourite was a farm cottage built 1632. The ceilings were so low that my older, and much taller, brother's head just about cleared them.

My eldest lives in a big Edwardian number - Very high ceilings, original cornice, fireplaces, foot high skirting boards, etc and there's only 2 of them plus Skittl the cat. That's the correct spelling btw. I wouldn't cope with cleaning something that size but with such a small clientele it doesn't get messy. Out at work all day and no kids helps. xxx