Who else can't sleep?

Here you go @kmakm
  here is the hammer to knock you out with LOVE ..... 

I had a Sh*t night.... dinner at RSL had 2 glasses of wine thinking of this be nice I will sleep well.... NO first cousin rang to say his mum had gained her wings then the bl**dy hot flushes started because I had had 2 wines not 1 ....  I can get away with 1 glass but 2 and I am like a furnace for days on and off with the freezer mode kicking in ....

NOMS!  <3

Best thing I've eaten was last night. I did a fresh tomato fettucine with basil pesto. My poor tummy loved the carbs and I could actually taste the sharpness of the pesto, tomatoes and olives!

Good morning and thank you sweet @onemargie! It is very heartening to hear that your hot flushes have vanished, gives me hope. I am happy to report that I am making a little headway on the constipation front. Slowly, and hopefully surely. By the sounds of it our tastebuds went exactly the same way! You just described mine precisely. Now how long was it before yours returned to normal?

Morning lovely @kmakm. The sleep deprivation is awful for you all isn’t it. I’ve always been an early riser due to hubbys work. I wish I could help you guys with that.  I would walk with the hot flushes but I put the aircon on and laid on a towel and that helped somewhat. I also took daily coloxyl and senna for the constipation and that worked well for me. And because my taste was affected I craved certain things like beef chow mein I must of eaten that every day for weeks but I threw a heap of Vegas in it too. It was the salty bitterness I craved couldn’t eat anything sweet but did dream about cake too!  I make a good lemon meringue and chocolate cake amongst other stuff and just couldn’t stomach any of it. I am on hols in Agnes water and can hear the ocean roaring too @sister. I would love to share some local SA cheese with you all for sure!   Fingers crossed to you all sleeping better soon. My hot flushes stopped completely in July last year so I’ve slept really well mostly since then. Isn’t it good though to have others up to chat to on this forum so you’re not alone.  Big hug lovelies. Margie x

Missed you @sister! You're probably walking now. I rolled over and managed to get back to sleep after 20 minutes of worrying... Which is what I'm going to try to do now. It's 50/50 this time of day though.

Who cares about sleep?! Ikr, but seriously, it's starting to make me look and feel like crap. I need something that will knock me out for eight hours straight. @SoldierCrab had a hammer on the Inspiration thread I think. That'd do the job!

The big op is starting to appeal from this point of view alone! The PS says it will take 8 - 10 hours. That will literally be the longest consecutive amount of time I will have been 'asleep' in over five months. Silver linings...

I can see you @kmakm ! @zoffiel got off before I could ping her. I'm sitting here trying to get my phone to co-operate while I eat chocolate and try not to wake the extended family. Who cares about sleep!

Fine by me @Sister! Don't forget those local cheeses though :p

Tastebuds salivating - and they don't do that easily at the moment.  Maybe, I'll just make the coffee, bring the wine and liqueurs and  let everyone else cook. I'm overshadowed by brilliance.

Thank you @Kazmar. I'm doing the prunes & prune juice thing. I've made some progress on this front in the last few days so there is hope!  :s