Can’t Sleep

Wonk is just fine! At one stage during chemo I toyed with the idea of changing mine to @shineyginey! I was urged to do so by some forum members but I restrained myself. Let's just say the name would no longer be accurate... ;)

Hi kmakm I’m in Brisbane. Sorry about the odd user name. ‘Wonk’ is a childhood nickname.  It appears that Susan is a very common user name among women on this website (obviously a generation thing!) and every variation I tried was taken 😊

Wonk, sending you the biggest hug right now. Whereabouts in this wide brown land are you? K xox

Thank you all so much. Must have finally got to sleep and woke to find you all had come to talk to me, now I have morning tears 😊 Thank you for pointing me in the direction of Night Howlers, that is so good to find and know I’m not alone. You are all so right, when you are a highly organised person it’s hard to accept that you are not in control anymore and that something else has taken control of you. And I always fix things - from work problems, to lost school hats, to leaking taps! But I can’t fix this. In the last few days I have met amazing health care professionals who are going to help me. You are also right in saying I have to accept help now. Sending you all a big hug 🤗 

Hi @Wonk sorry u have to join us. Like the other ladies said there is the “night howls” thread for the non sleepers - we have all been there. I haven’t slept well since my surgery in February - probably due to chemo and tamoxifen. The loss of estrogen causes hot flushes and impairs your sleeping. Like u, I was super organised but don’t try to be superwoman and accept help when u need it xoxoox

Hi @wonk sorry you find yourself here.
It sounds like you are another of the super organised (there are quite a few of us) Getting some plans in place is great, but be prepared for things to go a bit pear shaped. It happens. That manic planning, worrying, juggling and second guessing phase is common. Its hard to sleep when your brain is doing a gazillion miles an hour, day and night.
I think once you get your head around an extremely frustrating lack of control on one hand and a fairly regimented treatment plan on the other, life gets a bit easier. Or maybe we just become so exhausted by the whole performance we just accept it.
Good luck with telling your family and your surgery. There's a post called 'night howls' which acts like a chat forum for those who are sleepless in the dark hours. Mxx

I still can't sleep and it's been nearly 12 months!  Has your GP given you anything to help?  Medication is probably the only thing that will turn your brain off at this stage.

There's a spot on this forum called "Night Howls" for this very reason.  While it's best not to turn to the computer when you're trying to get back to sleep, when you've finally given up trying, you can chat on Night Howls.