May 13, 2009

Better sleep, still up three times at night

I still can't readjust back to normal sleep. With my bedtime snack and meds, I drink a whole glass of juice mixed with water. Then I wake up at 2 AM, 4 AM, and 5 AM needing to pee plus feeling hungry.

My 2 AM snack was chicken salad and applesauce. 4 AM saw me eating Ritz crackers with peanut butter. (I keep hoping the protein will help me get better sleep.) Now it's not quite 5:30 and I HAD to get out of bed, pee again, and eat some breakfast. Rik's alarm still hasn't rung but I simply could not stay in bed one more minute.

My in-between sleep is sound; I just can't seem to stop awakening in the middle of the night. Perhap as I transition off the meds four times a day, things will improve.

There's always a morning nap and second breakfast to look forward to.

3 comments:

  1. Our bodies are in chaos at the moment with chemo so its understandable that sleep will be affected. Just do what your body tells you and relax x

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  2. Mmm, low potassium can also lead to irregular heart rate - makes one feel anxious.

    So, when do you want to be brought lunch?!

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  3. That pig is adorable. I have a flying pig, a sculpture of a pig in flight. He's got such a joyous look on his porcine face that it tickles me everytime I look at him. 'When pigs fly' denotes the impossible. When the going gets rough, I like to pull him off the shelf and sit him in the middle of the dining room table, to remind myself that the impossible is not impossible.

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