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  • Brenda5
    Brenda5 Member Posts: 2,423 ✭
    @Sister contact your doctor or oncology dept and request an appointment with a physiotherapist on that cording.
  • tigerbeth
    tigerbeth Member Posts: 539 ✭
    @InkPetal I also like the middle design ! 
    Yay for sleeping ( sort of ) @kiwi angel 
    i also took a pill which helped !!
    Saw the rad onc yesterday ,all good starting Femara on Monday !!  :s

  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    @Brenda5 I had an appointment with a specialist physio yesterday and have another on Tuesday.
  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    @AnnieC Emotional asthma my arse!
  • Kiwi Angel
    Kiwi Angel Member Posts: 1,952 ✭
    I understand how people get addicted to sleeping tablets if it means a better nights sleep. 
  • Zoffiel
    Zoffiel Member Posts: 3,374 ✭
    Ah yes @kiwiangel My GP keeps me on a very short leash with the sleepers, but they are a godsend when I get to the point of being ragged and seem to help reset me if I take them for two or three nights in a row. A pack of twenty lasts me months, but I treasure them,
  • Kiwi Angel
    Kiwi Angel Member Posts: 1,952 ✭
    When I see my oncologist in November I might see if she will let me have some more. I’ll probably use them when I’m really struggling too @Zoffiel
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,961 ✭
    Ugh! Thought I'd spoil the family and do pears in maple syrup in the slow cooker tonight for dessert. I knew that it was likely that we didn't have any syrup at home and would need to buy some. Between picking out the pears and leaving the fruit and veg aisle, I forgot.  Who am I, again?..
  • kezmusc
    kezmusc Member Posts: 1,553 ✭
    Hey @Kiwi Angel,

    The sleep easy was a waste of time and $15.  My hubby  is a serious insomniac, always has been, uses restavit.  I tried them once but they made me dopey in the morning (mind you I did take it at 3.30am)  You can get them from the pharmacy. (They will keep an eye on you though)  He says they work quite well.

    @Sister I hear you.

  • SoldierCrab
    SoldierCrab Member Posts: 3,429 ✭
    Inkpetal love the middle one with black background ..... 
    Ladies I am struggling with the lovely germs the grandies shared with via a 2yr old sneezing directly onto grandma's face    ugh...... I have been reading but not commenting much hopefully I will get back into the swing this week. 

  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    Oh poor you @SoldierCrab. Get well soon. K xox 
  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    This week I saw my GP for the first time in over three months. Amongst other things we tackled my sleep problems. I'm taking two Temazepam for four nights in a row, to get some catch-up sleep under my belt and then I'm going to try melatonin to try to reset my sleep. If I find the melatonin works on me (my GP said it doesn't work on everyone) I use it for three months. Maybe by then the hot flushes will have settled down a bit. One can only hope.

    I saw my psychologist on Monday.  She said that if I find it's worrying as I'm trying to go to sleep, that's keeping me awake, then I should set aside a defined time during the day to do my worrying. And to write it down, keep a 'worry journal'. This isn't actually too much of a problem for me. I have the odd night where the cancer highlights reel won't stop playing (as you know because I jump on here for a howl!) but mostly it's the constant waking through the night that's the problem.

    I'm so run down I've had a headache for most of the week and most unusually, have developed a cold sore. Can't remember the last time I had one of those nasty little suckers...

    I've done two nights on the Temaz and it's definitely helped. I'm looking forward to the next two because I can sleep in. Good luck with your Zs tonight Howlers!  <3. Kate xox 
  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    @Sister Last week when I was driving to the oncologist, which is a seven minute drive through streets I know really well, I missed TWO turnings. Who am I, and where am I again?!
  • kmakm
    kmakm Member Posts: 7,974 ✭
    @InkPetal We appear to be unanimous: it's the middle one on the black background. I love that it feels a bit edgy, a bit rock n roll! Looking forward to seeing it more dingo-ised! You are very clever, thank you SO much. Kate xox
  • JJ70
    JJ70 Member Posts: 983 ✭
    @kmakm so good to hear your plan. Looks like a good one to me! I love the idea of a worry time and journal. I might slot that idea away for the future and pull that out when needed. Hoping the melatonin works its wonders on you. Sweet dreams Kate. x

    Had a couple of dodgy nights, so I will be on the melatonin tonight. :)

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