Surgery, radio, sleep, and restless legs
This is a long shot, but just in case... I had a mastectomy and reconstruction in mid-December, and I'm almost halfway through radiation treatment. I've always had restless legs, and there's ...
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Thanks all,
It's so good to know it's not just me!
Last night I felt the restless legs kicking off and I went “stuff it” and took one of the temazepams my GP prescribed back in August when I was waiting for my biopsy results.
I slept straight through, and for the first time in weeks, I woke up without stiff/sore joints.
Which tells me that the restless legs might be partly biomechanical/neurological, but that it’s mostly emotional.
If it were purely biomechanical, I'd have woken up sore, even if I got some sleep.
So I will put more energy into taking care of myself (and my stress levels!) throughout the day. Also sleep hygiene. Sigh - I’m really bad about my phone.
I do know how to meditate (actually doing it is another matter - oops), I'm already a non-drinker (I quit when I realised I have ADHD; they're a bad combo), and I do love my exercise.
On that note, I have the house to myself for a moment, so I'm going to go take my magnesium and then meditate for 20 minutes.
Ta muchly 😊
It's so good to know it's not just me!
Last night I felt the restless legs kicking off and I went “stuff it” and took one of the temazepams my GP prescribed back in August when I was waiting for my biopsy results.
I slept straight through, and for the first time in weeks, I woke up without stiff/sore joints.
Which tells me that the restless legs might be partly biomechanical/neurological, but that it’s mostly emotional.
If it were purely biomechanical, I'd have woken up sore, even if I got some sleep.
So I will put more energy into taking care of myself (and my stress levels!) throughout the day. Also sleep hygiene. Sigh - I’m really bad about my phone.
I do know how to meditate (actually doing it is another matter - oops), I'm already a non-drinker (I quit when I realised I have ADHD; they're a bad combo), and I do love my exercise.
On that note, I have the house to myself for a moment, so I'm going to go take my magnesium and then meditate for 20 minutes.
Ta muchly 😊