Awake and up all night

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Are you having trouble sleeping?

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."
Community member, ‘Pancreatic cancer’ group

This discussion thread is for members who:

Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
Would like some company and support each other during the night
Share some things you do that helps you get to sleep

Be a part of the supportive Community in this discussion thread.

Gill H 5 months ago in reply to eddiel

Hi Eddie. That looks restaurant quality fare. Drool xxx

Gill H 5 months ago in reply to Tickettyboo796c415

Hi Tikettyboo and a warm welcome to the group. Tell the IBSC to do one, and talk to us instead. It's open season here so chat about anything you like xxx

Rent68dca7 5 months ago

I find it impossible as a bloke of a certain age I’m visiting the toilet 3 or 4 times a night

Keeping well hydrated has its drawbacks at night

I have invested in a bedside thing that much to my amusement has a glow in the dark screw top lid…it’s actually quite handy

eddiel 5 months ago in reply to Gill H

Hi Gilly, your too kind my friend, but there really simple dishes, especially when there's six cooks in the kitchen, XX

eddiel 5 months ago in reply to Tickettyboo796c415

Hi Ticketyboo, and a warm welcome from me to our friendly little family, the committee certainly get around, and are familiar to many of us here at some time, and have found ways of managing them, and will be happy to help you any way we can.

Eddie xx

RayMK 5 months ago in reply to Rent68dca7

One of the few advantages of having a long term urethral Foley catheter is that that problem does not exist for me. I drink 3-4 litres per day, so, yes, I can imagine that being a 'gentleman of a certain age' it would mean too many visits to the loo. At least you can find the bottle, thanks to the luminous lid. At first I thought you meant it helped your aim.

Ray

eddiel 5 months ago in reply to Rent68dca7

Hi, and welcome to the forum, I'm very familiar with your situation my friend, even the bedside thing, I'm not sure how similar our diagnosees and treatments are/we're, I have advanced prostate cancer, and at one point I was getting up 9-10 times a night, so no sleep, but now I sleep ok, getting up 1-2 times, sometimes sleeping through, so there is hope, and the lovely people on here are always happy to support you any way they can.

Eddie

Stevecam 5 months ago in reply to Gill H

Gill, we're down in Leicestershire for the week, staying in a lovely National Trust cottage beside Calke Abbey.

We found out a couple of months ago that I have a 58 year old half brother I never knew I had. We are finally going to meet up this Thursday. No Nicky Campbell or Davina McCall involved. I'm just a mere 61, so that means I'm not the youngest anymore!! Woo-Hoo!! My father was a 'right one'. I never took after him! Looked like him, that's about it!

I'll let you know what happens.

Steve (SteveCam)

Rent68dca7 5 months ago in reply to eddiel

Gosh Eddie…don’t know why I’m complaining…I did have a spell during chemo and emphoedema of legs of 9 -10 which literally felt like settling down then having to get up again..torture

Martin

eddiel 5 months ago in reply to Stevecam

Hi Steve, I remember you both talking about your step brother, when we met at Ulls's send off, and that's wonderful your both going to meet him, its a bit of a trek to see him, and I hope it goes well my friend.

Eddie xx