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."
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Millibob 6 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Oh Ukiboy

You got out of that one with the second post!!

I am always lurking in the background!! - I never sleep, always on duty!! .

Best wishes - Brian.

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Soc 6 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

I do ukiboy but I am old and knackered.

Gill H 6 months ago in reply to Soc

There's a few of us in the O and K club, Sonia.

Good news for you yesterday hon, as at least you know what to expect now. Plenty of advice on here, and if you need a mask for RT, we've got OH's at home and he coped fine with his.

Sorry I didn't post to you yesterday, but we'd had a 'bad day at the office' and I was in a foul mood all day - not fit company at all.

Hope you're having a good day my lovely xxx

Ukiboy 6 months ago in reply to Gill H

Sorry to hear you didn't have a good day yesterday lovely lady. Hope things are better today. ️

Ukiboy 6 months ago in reply to Gill H

I have plenty of days when I'm not fit company for all.

Gill H 6 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Aw thanks Uki, and yes, we've made up but not before an almighty rant from me yesterday. Sometimes it all gets too much, even for gobs on legs like me. I don't need to tell you about that though, as you've got a heaped plate too sweetheart xxx

Ukiboy 6 months ago in reply to Gill H

Sometimes you hold it in so tightly that it explodes out of you. It's the tension, the stress and the unremitting nature of all this. You wouldn't be normal if you didn't have the odd rant. What set you off? I don't know whether it's the stress of the scans but I:be felt glum today.Loads of love Gill.

Soc 6 months ago in reply to Gill H

Aww thank you Gill. Sorry to hear you had a bad day. You have got to let it out to someone. You can have a rant to me anytime.

Gill H 6 months ago in reply to Ukiboy

Well, we'd had good news on Wednesday about the portable ECG he'd had to wear for 48 hours. That was five weeks ago so I'd put it on the back burner but it had preyed on my mind constantly. His dad died of a sudden, unexpected heart attack when he wasn't much older than OH, so I was expecting bleak news. Well, it wasn't but far from cheering him up he was a right misery, and yesterday morning did something that made me explode. The rest is history but it's like walking on eggshells sometimes, and I'm not very light footed, if you get my meaning.

I've put my explosive temper back in its box Uki... for now! xxx

Gill H 6 months ago in reply to Soc

Have you got some good earplugs Sonia?

Honest lass, it's a wonder you didn't hear me even over the barrier of the Pennines! I'm pretty small but I've got a built-in megaphone xxx