Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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(((Keywest))) Wow !! I think the fitbit is a much better deal than those necklaces that call help seeing is how your family is alerted as well. That was a great investment. Wishing you well quickly and on your way to FLA. asap.
petite -- sounds like you could use some GOOD rest while your hubby navigates those cluster headaches. Sigh !!! Part of the price of getting older I guess. Just yikes.
Carole I hope those storms don't get to us here in Illinois but it is the season for weather events of all kinds as I read Sandy's predictions of poss. snow. We have a nice sun this morning and it should get to 60. I think it will be an all right day. Hope there isn't too much for breeze since the sun makes it feel much warmer when it is not too windy.
Hope you all have needed naps and a great day. Lots of health improvements to everyone.
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Re: waking up groggy and health watches.
For the past six months I have been researching my sleep problems. Trying one thing and another. I know my weighted blanket works, but worried about summer. I go to bed at nine, and my bedroom is only for storage of (clean) clothing. I close the closet doors to make sure. Tippy has been sleeping in his kennel. What seems to work: I completely eliminated caffeine from my diet. I got a specially shaped foam pillow for between my knees. I take ten milligrams of melatonin at bedtime. I am limited to 30 mg of Flexoril a day, so I take ten at noon, and twenty at bedtime. Those and venlafaxine, acetaminophen, and cetirizine. When I wake up during the night (and I always do) I take some CBN already in a tiny cup with water. I do not nap, when I feel sleepy around 1:00 PM I start moving around. My fitbit says I have been sleeping well, and I agree. My monthly averages for deep and rem sleep are similar to those of women my age. I spend less time awake and more time in light sleep. I have an appointment at the sleep clinic in the first week of May. I am going to change my bedding, with an ordinary blanket and no weighted blanket today.
Just really anxious, about this last little bit. Their sleep clinic is run out of the pulmonology department and I have no desire to be tied to a C-PAP for the rest of my life. With the sleep clinic being shut down for the past year, I have been fortunate enough to do some experimentation with myself.
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Applauding your strong attempts to help alleviate your sleep issues MC. I don't know much at all about C-Pap's other than my one BIL uses one. I have heard though that their is now one that is small ( not cumbersome ) like I presume those of the older variety. I also have no idea if the smaller ones can be worn by anyone. I would mention ( sometimes I resist talking about some things since I don't want to tie everything to me ) that my pulmonologist has said that I have sleep apnea which I do not believe. I wake up ( except for a rare once or twice a yr. occasion ) feeling fairly wide awake and generally refreshed. If that changes I might be inclined to go for a sleep study, but I see no need at this point. Since I am 75 and most of my friends talk about napping I have taken to having a 10 min. doze now and then which seems to have little if any effect on my night time sleep. I hope you are able to change blankets successfully and get good news at the sleep clinic.
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I have a couple of friends who started using a C-PAP two years ago. They say the results are worth the hassle. One was having A fib and it greatly reduced the frequency of those.
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"One was having A fib and it greatly reduced the frequency of those."
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Petite - I get headaches and Sumatriptan works for me. I am glad it helped your husband.
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spring time in the Rockies. 3-6” predicted 0 -
It's sunny and hit 70 today. The kids next door are wearing swimsuits to jump on the trampoline and the ice cream truck came by this afternoon. We take our summer days whenever they show up.
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I've used sumatriptan for years for migraines. So glad it's helping the cluster headache. I'm often tired the day after though.
Ken's used a C-Pap for years. He's lost a lot of weigh and might be able to stop but he has continued to use it rather than go for another sleep study. It's a pain to deal with distilled water when we are traveling (but who knows when we will travel again.)
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Up way too early - finally got out of bed at 4:30 as I got tired of watching the clock. Look out the back window, it looks like we got 6". Chevy - what's it like on your side of town?
Have a great Friday.
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Dh has been using a CPAP for several months. His only complaint is a dry mouth. My sleeping environment has been greatly improved with no snoring from his side of the bed. His mask is very light. He tried three variations before settling on this one.
I awoke to thunder and more rain. It's supposed to rain again later in the day and again tomorrow. Then it clears up on Sunday.
Hard to imagine snow in April. We're on the verge of summer.
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Good morning, ladies. He had another bad headache last night. So scary. Hoping today will be better.
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Not all who have sleep apnea need to use a face mask. I have an APAP machine (adjusts to my needs rather than a constant pressure) and use a nasal cushion (sits under my nose) rather than a face mask. I would have difficulty with the CPAP face mask since I do not like anything covering my face (yes, I do wear a face mask for Covid but it is not occlusive like the face masks are). I no longer feel drowsy during the day or feel sleep deprived.
The distilled water source can be a challenge while on vacation since it is not readily available in every country nor is access to stores that might have it when you are traveling on a tour. Here a gallon jug lasts quite awhile.
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From last weeks 70's and sunny, to today waking up to snow. I was thinking how much I loved seeing my plants bloom and the yard gardens waking up. But now I'm sure ready to leave on Sunday for FL. Snow is gone, dusting, temp is 41.
This is my last day sitting w grand niece helping out with her schooling. Monday we'll be doing FaceTime and praying we can get through it w/o issues. She is 11 and panicking - what if your Wi-Fi goes down? I told her I'll run to the clubhouse. To many "what ifs" but I hope I've covered them all.
Everyone enjoy the weekend. And if you're getting snow my sympathies to you. Hoping for the sun!
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Glad our landscaper didn't put the herb plants into the ground---if it dips into the 30s at night I can just bring the pots inside and put them on the kitchen table. The perennials that recently came back up might suffer, but they did make it through Chiberian Snowmageddon.
What was supposed to be "wintry mix" changing to rain next Tues. has been revised to rain changing to accumulating wet snow--perhaps as much as 2" by the lakefront. Oh, boy. (Average last day of observable snow in Chicago? Apr. 20--I've seen flurries as late as May 4). You Rocky Mt. ladies must think I'm a wuss.
No word yet about my BFF. He was supposed to get his EEG & labs today.
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There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. -Rachel Carson
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Pretty day today, but I do think some rain may be on the way. At least our temps. are not dropping badly. I'm getting anxious for the trees to fill in and for the temps. to say in a nicer range. Well, we get what we get. In addition to all the sorting and giving away or yard sale distributions we need to find some time to deal with our yard. We are seriously behind, but hopefully a couple of non-rain days will help us gain some control.
Hope you all had a good day.
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Happiness birthed by joy is an inside decision. You must fight against the human tendency to be hurt by someone else's failure to see your needs. You must become an incurable optimist, not an optimist that wears rose-colored glasses and does not see the reality of life; rather, an optimist that says, "Thanks to God I am filled with joy, a joy that transcends all of life." -Elizabeth B. Brown
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Light rain this morning and the assurance from the weather people that today is our last day for rain for a while. Sunday through Wednesday are supposed to be sunny and beautiful. If it clears off, I may go for an exercise walk. I went to a senior exercise class yesterday that was a good workout. I'm feeling it today.
This is day five of our WW venture. Sure hope I will have some good news to report as time goes on. Weight loss for older folks is not easy. There was a time when I could drop 5 lbs in a couple of weeks.
Some housecleaning chores today are on the schedule.
Wishing everyone a good Saturday.
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Cold & dry here by the lake--won't hit 50. My nose & outer ears tell me the tree pollen count is high, but the only facility in Chicagoland that measures allergen counts does so only M-F. (And even those readings reflect only the pollens & molds in the preceding 24 hrs.). So I have no idea what the pollens were yesterday, nor will I today.
My BFF tells me her DH is a bit better today. Awaiting lab & EEG results.
Being as keto-compliant as I can until the next wine dinner (4/29), and after that till my 5/4 weigh-in. I will explain to the NP that as long as I can still squeeze into my size 10/M/Chico's "1" clothes and feel good, I'll be happy maintaining my current weight. I do notice that at 150-ish, my inner thighs look a lot less disgustingly "puddled" than they did at 142. When I hold my belly in, there's still a lot of wrinkly hanging skin. And I don't think I can ever get rid of those upper-arm "bat wings" without surgical assistance--and these days, between COVID demands on hospital facilities and the fact that I have more serious "fish to fry" (the huge question mark of how long my ocular melanoma's stability will last), I'm not going under the knife (nor needle nor laser) for cosmesis, except to repair trauma damage.
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I'm a bit baggy, too. I wear it proudly.
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I just read that skinny jeans are passé, and what's in now are straight leg, bootcut, and even flared. Nope--I'm a tad under 5'3", and anything the least bit wide makes me look like a fireplug. (And my shoes catch on the hems of flared-leg pants, especially when I descend stairs). I suspect that the reason skinny jeans are out is that most people gained at least the "quarantine 15" and can no longer fit into them. I too wear sweats (for comfort inside the house), but I worked too hard to stay "petite" only to camouflage it. I gained a little weight since Nov., but am still thinner than at the start of the shutdown (during which time I continued to lose weight till autumn). So I flaunt my skinnies & jeggings--and I even like to dress a little "coordinated" as well when I go out. So sue me.
Know what's really passé? Letting "influencers" call the shots even when they conflict with your own preferences.
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Sandy, Wear what is comfortable for you. I still wear "boot cut" or loose fitting pants because my calves are out of proportion for my body. I find skinnies uncomfortable. I still have clothes from 20 - 30 years ago. I do have a sweater from the 60's. LOL. So, Wear what is comfortable for you.
DH is better today and no problems last night. YAY
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I've decided that the majority of in fashion, out of fashion and old decorating vs new decorating is just to get you to buy new things. I'm so short that no style is left after I hem my pants and jeans to length. The new wide pants seem to require a really small top and a visible waist. Don't have one of those any more. I don't care if I'm fashionable or not.
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I wear long skirts and wider leg pants because I wear a brace on my right ankle. I am really touchy about that, but life is better with it. I can walk further.
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When I wore a rigid plastic "unloader" knee brace (before I gave in and had my knees replaced), I was advised to wear it over my pants--so I chose purple sparkle!
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Sandy!!! LOL By the summer comes, I may have that attitude. But for right now, I ma just appreciating the ability to take Tippy on long walks.
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I only just discovered jeggings lately ( found at Aldi's ) and they look like blue jeans and were $9.99 a pr. so I got three. The waist accommodates a 75 yr. old body pretty darn good. Luckily I'm still tall enough to actually look okay and even more if my blouse/long sleeve top is a not too short one. At such a good price I can't afford 'fashion' and besides the jeggings for all over length and waist fit are better than almost all of the jeans I've tried ( including Gloria Vanderbilt ) the last few yrs. I could do Chic for some time but they still aren't quite getting it either -- so fashion be darned. I'm okay being on the un side.
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I have one pair of "Signature by Levis" (their budget brand), and the rest either no-name or Universal Thread from Target. (I have a few pair of straight leg jeans from Chicos, but they're all size 2/12-14 or even 2.5/14-16, way too big now, so they're packed away). I wear either jeggings (most of mine are at least 5 yrs. old), skinny jeans, leggings & tunics, sweatpants/joggers, or knit-crepe pants--the latter are straight wide-leg, but for places where jeans would be too informal. Come summer, Bermudas or T-shirt dresses.
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Good morning, ladies. We had a storm in the early morning hours and more rain expected. DH had one headache spell last night, but it was not as bad. Thankfully.
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