3am
KayB55
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Is there something special about 3am. I had my first chemo on Monday and just starting to realise why I am on sick leave. Nothing serious just not me but I notice that 3am is becoming my friend, I sleep well, wake have a cuppa and something to eat and then read a bit and then back to bed for another couple of hours. A bit of constipation but am dealing with that.
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Ah, who knows what starts it off but I have been waking at 3.30 for years. I don’t really get up, but have some milk, do some sudoku and actually quite enjoy the deep quiet (well, if my husband isn’t snoring!) and then go back to sleep. Occasionally I am awake till 5 or later which isn’t quite as good but mostly it’s a little night ritual.0
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Remember the matchbox 20 song? It's about the same 3 am.
And she says baby
It's three a.m. I must be lonely
Oh, when she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away I believe this
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For me it was more about 4am when I was having chemo. But then I've always been a night owl! You might like to check out the thread called Night Howls. You might find some company there in the middle of the night. K xox2
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As always thank you for your advice. Now that I am up and around feeling a bit better but gosh, this is interesting. Regards0
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Docetaxel, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, pegfilgrastim
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@ kayB55 A valued counselor put the idea of finding the whole business interesting into my head years ago. It's been my stabilizing response when everything gets all screwed up because it is interesting. Frightening, sickening, confronting, confusing and painful on occasions, but always interesting.
Even now--13 years since the shitfight started and dealing with a raft of complications that I could use to float across the Pacific--I find the whole process endlessly fascinating. I do wish for peace, relief and normality, but if I can't have that I might as well be entertained. You can learn a lot about your body, personality and relationships if you distance yourself a bit and view your treatment and survival as a bit of a case study.
It's great that you are coping; if you have managed the first one with minimum fuss, you are well set up for the rest. Things can get a bit horrible toward the end of your first week if you have a strong response to the drug they give you to boost your white blood cells and learning to manage your bowels can be a challenge, but that passes. Well done, you. MXX5
