Up at the crack of sparrows fart again...

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Morning all, awake since  4.30 and up at 5am, anyone else having trouble staying asleep? Just had cycle 2 of dose dense chemo (4xEC then 4 x paclotaxil) waiting for my hair to drop out (I've already shaved it 3 weeks ago) I'm finding these early mornings a killer for my mental health(already have issues there) as thats when i feel most alone, any tips on how to deal with this? Chemo is just the start as will be having a mastectomy afterwards and possibly radio and hormone treatment to force menapause to finish...feels neverending. Worst of all my Mum has metastatic breast cancer and I've no idea how long she will be around and I'm too poorly to go see her Sobvery often.

Big love to everyone on here going through any issues at all cancer sucks xxx

  • Morning Fig1972  not up as early as you but sleep pattern has been really changed normally awake by 6 which was my get up time anyway but find by 6pm I just want to sleep then it's 1 maybe 2 hours sleep followed by another hour awake but with no energy to do anything but just feel blu and so it the continues I think there is just so much going on the drugs how your body reacts along with that worry /scaredness we try to keep hidden most of the time that our minds just can't settle properly I have started to keep a diary of sorts and have found it really helpful as I have been able to put exactly what I'm feeling down without worrying anyone else is going to see it and it seems to give me a little more rest than I was getting hope this helps sorry your having such a rotten time and hope you get to see your mum son sending hugs xxxD 

  • Hi sounds like I was when having chemo . I have never been so tired and couldn't sleep. It was the steroids with me don't know if you may be the same? So sorry you and your mum too are going through this it must be so hard for you both. Hope you get to see her soon. 

    Maybe ask for some different steroids if it is those keeping you awake. Keep fighting on. I have 5 more RT sessions to get through then hormone tablets but somehow we keep going.  Jane x