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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  • No worries love, I'm really sorry it got to that and no wonder you panicked. 

    Try to settle and drink that cuppa. You're within your rights to call back earlier than 7am if you're unhappy about it, and don't feel like you're being a pest. He's your husband and you have a right to be kept in the know.

    Big hugs lovely xxx

  • It’s a horrible shock for you to find your husband so unwell and a reading of 24 is not right at all.I’m keeping everything crossed that your husband improves soon.I had a similar shock with my late mum.Arrived at hospital expecting to take her home later that day as arranged.Instead she was vomiting and unresponsive.I had to repeatedly ask for a dr to come and look at her.Eventually two young dr’s turned up and after some persuasion they agreed that mum was not well enough for discharge.They hurriedly transferred her back to the main hospital and she was in for 9 days with a serious infection.Xx

  • I'm heading upstairs to bed otherwise I may turn fully nocturnal. It is disconcerting if I have not fallen asleep when it has started to get light outside again. Goodnight all.  Ray x

  • Night Ray. Get to sleep cos it will be light in a few hours and being nocturnal isn't any fun.

    Sleep well hon xxx Zzz 

  • Thanks for contacting me and sharing this.

    I've had a rotten night on phone to on call matron. I had to demand a sepsis test.

    Just came off the phone sepsis negative thank goodness it looks like a diabetic issue they have stabilised. 

    The staff on ward were unable to recognise a hypo and got angry when l said he's ill and them saying he's fine, really scary when he couldn't even sit up and say 'fish'

    I will make a formal complaint as its a patient safety risk if staff cant do this without a patient fighting for it.

    Luckily when he has the stomach feeding pipe he wont go back there.

    Going to at last settle for the night

    Xxxxxxxx

  • Hi Ray join the club I'm going to try now after half the night speaking to the on call matron xx

  • Thanks Gill

    Its been nuts.

    Just posted that l just got off the phone from on call matron sepsis negative thank goodness but only now have thry stabilised his high blood sugar, he would have been in a hell of a state if l hadn't flagged this up.

    The aggressive nurse was scary, really vicious when she said you made your husband ill, you know how guilty l feel about not spotting signs and could l have done more, to hear that made me feel depressed and inadequate. 

    But will at last get the cuppa and bed xx

    Thanks Gill and all here, xxx

  • Yep l was shaking in front of that nurse.

    Hubby said to me once after we watched Day After Tomorrow the film, l love you so much I'd come back to look for you in the snow, and most days he'd rather watch football than anything else lol but l felt like that this evening l was determined to come through for him he's a sweet romantic hero

  • Replying again to myself as too shattered to think

    Anymore pics of Pippin or Sarah's cat tomorrow or when you can would be great l could do with something uplifting xxxxxx

  • Aww thank you Gill you have got a good heart. I love listening to the birds. I have been having a good cry. Sending hugs my lovely.