Awake and up all night

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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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

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  • Many thanks Brian. I wondered if it was to do with the length of the thread. Maybe they'll split it? xxx

  • Thanks for that Brian. I had been spanking myself, thinking I'd overstepped a rule. If I had, please note that I have re-read the community rules to ensure better compliance. I do not have or use a smartphone for access, only my Macbook Air. I can imagine that following this fast moving sub-forum on such a small 'phone screen must be challenging.  Ray

  • We've had a couple of heavy showers and some prolonged spitting, but it's all stopped now. Our wheelie bin lids are wet, if that's any good.

    We had an absolute deluge at about 1:20pm, luckily I'd noticed the sky changing and got my washing in Grin

    The sun's out again now but it's very windy.

    H

  • Hello Gill ( 

    No that's not the issue, indeed I've just checked the "Awake" thread on the Breast cancer group:

    20,352,593 views.

    49,973 posts.

    4998 pages.

    Mind you it's been active for over 9 years!!

    Kind regards - Brian.

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  • Hi Brian Wave 

    Oh indeed, I knew that thread was into the zillions! We're just toddlers on here but quick learners Thumbsupxxx

  • Well done for rescuing your washing! Nowt more annoying than getting it rain-soaked.

    Well the sun's trying to get out here but the wind's completely dropped. Wish it would make its mind up.

    Hope Alan's gnasher is good to go Prayxxx

  • We got quite a lot.

  • Hello Gill, the sky here has relapsed to blue and it's sunny again after the 3 minute shower at 3pm. Hopefully, another instalment will fall from the heavens later.

    I slept well last night but awoke at 9am to be greeted by a strongly rosé bag and a tube with several clots. I quite often get this sometime in the few days after a catheter change. I got rid of the contents because they are demoralising. Completely normal now. I just have to be very careful how I move so that repair mechanisms can seal securely. Lots of water is being consumed as well. Olga insisted that I "Drink for England" as I left. No twinges so far. xxx  

  • Oh well done for taking Olga's advice about guzzling plenty down, Ray.

    I'm unsure if men get cystitis but the same applies, and also lacing the water with lemon barley or something. Just don't move about - at all. I'm sure your lovely and helpful daughter will dust off the cobbies next time she visits Thumbsup

    That alert we got for wildfires last week - they could start utilising it for incoming rain. Just a thought xxx

  • Very grey skies here.