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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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I think you're doing extremely well as it seems you live by yourself. Apologies if I'm wrong, but having good friends to visit should give you a welcome boost.
Ooh, boxes. OH's surgery 2 years ago means I've got to put in regular orders for the equipment he needs to live as normally as possible. It all comes in boxes, sometimes bulky ones, and I've to cram them in the recycling bin. Very fortunately neither of us are household (OH would be if I didn't insist he comes shopping!) so we don't have the added packing from supermarket deliveries. You take care when cutting through the cardboard as we don't want you having an accident!
That's something I often say to OH, that time just seems to evaporate. I often forget what day it is, so I could extend them into 48 hour ones and catch up with chores and sleep. Sounds good on paper but wouldn't cut ice if we constantly rocked up for appointments a day late! Back to the drawing board.
Here's hoping you have a relaxing evening hon, and snatch some sleepy time between your care. Big hugs on the way to your abode xxx
Hi Ray MK I was on the fixed catheters in the beginning after going to A and E with retention. But later I started the intermittent ones which leave you more free but the consequences of not taking them with you if you go out could be serious. Anyway I don't want to go on endlessly about how I cope because there is quite a lot. I can be light and prefer that.
hope you enjoyed your breakfast, and that you are feeling better
We did enjoy our brekkies. We went to a new venue and Alan ordered the large breakfast which was huge, he couldn't eat it all, I was sensible and had the standard one which was still very filling.
I'm actually feeling worse tonight so hoping it's the peak of this cold
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Fuuuu! Thank goodness. Yes children have that worrying knack of getting quite ill very quickly but then also thankfully mostly improving quickly too.
Hope it's improvement all the way now with the prescription.
Cheers
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