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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  • Have trouble sleeping and looking for somewhere to talk
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  • I think I'll start calling you our lucky charm as far as the football's concerned Four leaf clover I'll let you know when our next match is!

    I hope you sleep well tonight my lovely, and wishing you all the very best for tomorrow - have a nice cuppa when you get up and try to relax yourself. We'll be thinking of you, and hopefully you'll come back here to tell us how it went. I think music can be played whilst having the scan so maybe ask the nurse if that's available.

    Big hugs to our lucky charm xxx

    1. Hello everyone for give me if i have not been on the page for the last week I'm still trying to get how to do a message to the page i am not a phone person because i have no clue how to do it and i mean no clue so if someone can tell me what to do I'm a bus driver so I'm coming to the end of my job as i have to finish on ill health I'm only 60 years old because i have had that meny infection it takes me about 5 months to get over it so my company i have worked for i have been with them for 26 years so i am trying to find out what to do the company i work for when i had a meeting with my manager with a union officer so we all decided for me to think about it for a week because of all the problems i have had after the kidney cancer so my company made me an appointment with a occupational health doctor which was on a Friday so before the meeting i had made my mind up about me finishing on ill health so when I was in the meeting with the occupational health doctor he asked me if i was fit to work and i said yes but after thinking about it i can't go to work because of my health my body has had a lot of infection which i can't do it enymore so what i would like to now can i ask my company i work for to retract the first couple of lines because i did not think that the answer i give is not right 
  • A good early morning to you, Steve.

    I've read your post and it sounds like you've had a change of heart and would like to take early retirement. If that's correct, I'm really unsure of what steps you should take, but getting in touch with your union rep, and telling him what you've posted here, he should be able to advise you. I know the bank holiday is coming up, so probably give him a call on Tuesday and see where you go from there.

    I'm not up on how these things go Steve, but maybe others here might be. I reckon most will be asleep now though, so wait and see if anyone can help later on today.

    Apart from the work problem, are you doing ok yourself my friend? xxx

  • I'm not to bad i have read a few posts on her i did not think i could have so many tears and i should not look at my self because there is so many that are going through so much my heart goes out to all that are going through so much pain i will think of all of you every day because you are such brave people 

  • I've said it before, but you're brave too, Steve. You've gone through treatments and procedures yourself, and that's why you're empathetic to others that have done, or are doing, the same. Never do yourself down, and once you've got the work situation sorted, you'll be able to start afresh and enjoy life to the full. Think of all the extra time you'll have to spend with your wife and all of those 17 grandchildren. Lots to look forward to.

    Righto my friend, I'm going to try and get off to sleep now as I'll be no good for anything if I don't. Wishing you all the best that you can resolve the work issue to a satisfactory conclusion, and also a good night's sleep right now. Hugs xxx

  • Good night to you as well from me in pontypool 

  • Morning 

    I slept really well until about 3:45am and eventually got up at 4:30. I've been catching up with Easties.

    Hoping you've all had a few hours kip.

    H 

  • Hi Milkey

    It sounds like you've had a lot to think about. I hope you come to the right decision for you. 

    H 

  • Morning Helen Blush 

    I think it was around the time you got up that I dropped off - a bit like shift work, but I did get a good few hours kip thanks.

    Was it stomach troubles that woke you up, or you'd had your quota of nod? Chucking it down here lass xxx

  • I just woke up and was wide awake. 

    The sun is shining here now Sun with face

    H