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

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  • 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

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  • Hope it goes well today and tomorrow Lynne. Nice that your sister can be with you for your chemo when my sister was having hers she wasn’t allowed anyone to be with her as there wasn’t enough room.

    Sending hugs xxx

  • Hope your appointment goes well Helen xxx

  • Lovely photos Alex. We live fairly close to Kew but I’ve only been once.

    Linda xxx

  • Hi gill h , yes my user name is in tribute to my cat Leo who was almost 20 when he passed away on August 26th , it set me back .....im always up at 5.45am as I run a business and have a bar in Málaga and apartment in Alicante , then at 11am visit my mum every day (she is 81) unless I'm traveling....like tomorrow I return to Rotherhithe in London to see my girlfriend and going PMQs at the commons Wednesday.... looking forward to that 

  • You can have one person with you .it's such a lovely hospital .staff are great  .thank you for your wishes . sending you hugs 

  • Lynne, I hope tomorrow's Chemo goes smoothly.

    Steve (SteveCam)

  • Thank you sending hugs back to you .

  • Morning Helen Blush 

    Good luck with your appointment this morning and hoping it goes well my lovely - then you and Paul can enjoy your lunch.

    I got a couple of hours in but it's par for the course - I guess a lot of us here are seasoned insomniacs for one reason or another! Big hugs to you both xxx

  • Morning Leocat Wave Wow, you've got a busy life my friend! I could never keep up with all that, so well done you.

    You must have been devastated when Leo passed, on top of everything else going on, but rejoice that you gave him the best of his nine lives - that's how we're going to do it when my daughter's very elderly boy makes his journey over the bridge.

    Enjoy PMQs and seeing your girlfriend on Wednesday - you can always have a kip during the former if the debates aren't spicy enough! Hugs my friend xxx

  • Hi there, Newby here, undergoing immunotherapy on a six weekly basis about 18 months in but my sleeping patterns are all over,  feeling sleepy generally around 7/ 8pm always ready for bed but generally go to bed at 10pm and now waking up around 2-30am and totally restless previously under the same treatment I'd sleep uninterrupted for 8 hours same medication!