Awake and up all night

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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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Sbird 1 day ago in reply to Rosedeec1bf9b

Best wishes Rose.

Ukiboy 1 day ago in reply to Dingg

Imagine him cuddling up next to you and giving you warmth.

Dingg 1 day ago in reply to Ukiboy

Thank you, my gran said some animals are angels sent to be with us ️

Dingg 1 day ago in reply to Gill H

Thanks so much Gill,

I was saying somewhere on here that my gran said some animals are angels sent to be with us and l think its true. I do miss our old cat he was so disabled but always up beat. Good example to us. Not all his habits like washing the guinea pigs as if they were kittens that must have put hairs on his chest ewww xx

lh_uk_92 1 day ago

Won't be getting much sleep tonight I reckon. Find out tomorrow at the hospital what stage cancer it is

Dingg 1 day ago in reply to Gill H

A serious question on my mind someone said with the radio or chemo you need to clean toilets all the time or use seperate loo, wash things seperate

Is that true.

Hubby is superstar he said how long after these therapies can you kiss someone

Well as long as its me not the nurse we did laugh

Though he had a radioactive yellow bucket by the bed this evening ?

Gill H 1 day ago in reply to Dingg

Hi Dingg. We would have loved your boy, as we find off the wall antics so funny with cats. You sound like you got on great with your gran - I did with my English granny, my other was Austrian and we called her Oma.

My granny was 58 years older than me, but we'd spend hours together, laughing at barmy things like two school kids. Bet you were the same with yours xxx

Gill H 1 day ago in reply to Dingg

As far as I know, neither chemo or RT is radioactive or harmful to others.

I think when RT is given internally, patients need to be careful around others. Don't take my word for it, as I'm really unsure. The radiographers are the experts to ask sweetie xxx

Dingg 1 day ago in reply to Gill H

Yes, indeed, she was a a hoot. Thanks Gill for the replies its nice to talk to you and the folk on here x

Julie2468 1 day ago in reply to Dingg

I'm only on Cycle 2 of my chemo but don't use a separate toilet. I just make sure I wash my hands of course (and keep the toilet clean) and am careful washing fruit, cooking things thoroughly, changing sheets regularly, personal hygiene etc. I'm not going into crowded shops, coffee shops and try to be out in the air when I can. It's easy to get paranoid and worried about it all but I just try to be careful and realistic. I don't wash things separately either.

Hope that helps. I'm not an expert of course, just my experience from the last 7 weeks xx