INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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just storing, didn't want lose topic box stuff.
Posted on: Apr 8, 2011 01:45pm, edited a minute ago by sas-schatzi
FLJoined: May 2009Posts: 8,603
sas-schatzi wrote:
Edit 12/16/13: Hi EVERYONE!. This called the insomnia thread, but threads evolve. Post 24/7/365 we are here all the time. We call ourselves Owlettes
This is a safe haven. No nastiness, bullying, or such allowed. I would like to keep the kind fabric of this thread intact.
Discussion will flow where it will as all threads do. This will be a happy place. I hope with lots of laughing. Talk of things, needs, rants as your mood or thoughts take you. Each person here has a history of helping others. Threads develop pseudo family groups. Fancy way to say we become like family. This family will have all the best a family has to offer, but none of the negatives.
EDIT 11/18/13 May help with sleeplessness: circadian rhythm, melatonin--pub med evidence based research : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21476953
Agometaline is approved for use in Europe/Australia for insomnia. It is NOT approved in the USA : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agomelatine
How to naturally reset circadian rhythm with food : http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-naturally-reset-your-sleep-cycle-overnight
Article connecting insomnia and depression. It's a chicken egg thing--insomnia >> depression, depression>>>insomnia.
BCO Member Notself's three day plan: 1. Get doc script for sleep aid, at lowest dose. 2. Set sleep time. 3. Take pill 1/2 hr to 1 hr before set time. 4. Do this for three days; 5. Should sleep on fourth night.. 6. Repeat steps 1-5 if sleeplessness has lasted more than one night.
Don'ts that are known to cause sleeplessness: Alcohol, coffee, chocolate, looking at computer screens before bedtime, sex and exersize(variable by person); Do's that promote sleep: Sex and exersize(variable by person) , book reading, foot massage, aromatherapy, sleepy teas. After dinner walk(variable).
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WTF?
pg194,213,219
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Okay this is Tues,---Her sx was today? Smarties sx. WERE supposed to be in someone's pocket- chit?
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LilGoats! What was mine? I mean what are you talking about? Can I help?
Did I actually say something pertinent, or helpful? Or did I help somebody do something?
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Chevy - Sassy lost her topper pictures and we were trying to find them. I was pretty sure you had contributed one and sure enough Sassy found it.
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Okay, now I'm lost! I don't even know what "topper pictures" ARE!
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The owls up top of the page. We are the Owlettes.
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Chevy don't worry u said nothing to help--that's a given and SAS Chevy's early in the morning observations should simply be called Chevy's Chit. It's pretty much the way it is.
2nd maybe it's time u get an auntie-Bee, that might be the only relief u can get. They move in our heads and stay there, like that commercial, but sometimes over the counter stuff just doesn't do it. Thnik about it.
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OoooooooHHHHHHHHHHH! That's what I get for not paying attention!
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MostlyMom and Chevy, I reposted---it here while I worked on sizing , so I wouldn't wipe myself outagain
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Maddy,
I agree with Wren, sounds like a possible migraine, or bad sinus headache. Hot tea, with or without something strong in it, dark room...screw dinner...
Sas, saline rinse sounds like its worth a try....let us know.....
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Count me in for thinking those two owls kissing are simply marvelous -- dawling'
Lilli
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it's not me having sx, it's njmom3. Don't know if she thought she be home the same day.
I've been at sewing retreat. I'll post a couple pictures later. I'm home but came back with a little diarrhea! Oh aye!
Someone posted somewhere that there were hints on wiping (you know, after going to the bathroom) after TE. Do you guys know where? I thought I was the only one with issues in this department.
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LOL I do---if it's the rectal thread. It's in my Favs. I have strange interests. You want the one on constipation while I'm at it--huh-do-ya--huh?
see if there is anything you can use in here-----rectal issues thread
http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=8&id=792169&page=1
this is the constipation thread
http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=6&id=781867&page=1
this is the "tips for chemo "thread-----maybe it's in here
http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=69&id=706846&page=1
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Cami....love your owl too -----guess I love them all . There are a lot of them out here in the woods where I live,
Lilli
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Smaarty is correct, Njmom, was having her incision redone, & possibly a new TE...
Holy hootatoly, the last few pages have been a maniac mishmash....
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thanks SAS, read through all that. Only had constipation after last surgery. I'm planning ahead for the next one!
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Smaarty, Baby wipes. Just don't flush them.
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at the sewing retreat I kind of had a melt down, was really stupid. Friend was trying to help me remake a corset for a bridal top. Didn't work! So on Friday my GD and I are going to buy her wedding gown! I'll try to get pics and post.
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smarty please post them, I love to see Happy Things.
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Goodness, Teka, are we testy tonight? Has something ruffled your feathers, dearie? HMMMMmmmm
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Smarty, please, describe activities at sewing camp? Are they similar to activities at band camp?
Nj , Thinking of you, screwed up. ............... in your pocket, cookies and milk to make you feel better, and chocolate.
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there were 25 ladies, all doing there own thing, no classes. But everyone helps out as needed. One lady wanted to make a muslin for herself, but you can't measure yourself accurately. So I measured her, another helped her get it fitted right so now she can make better tops and dresses. One lady was making a few things for a new granddaughter that was born on Friday (she was late getting there). A few were working on quilts. I finished a dress from last January that I decided to wait to see if I'd have boobs or not. Made another (didn't like the pattern so not making it again), from our brown bag challenge. 2 friends worked on samples for a book they are writing.
I hope to go to a shorter retreat at the end of the month. Didn't get a chance to work on my roses because of the bridal top fiasco. Oh, I just found out that there will be 5-6 of us at this wedding dress shopping. Silly me, I thought it would be me, GD and maybe DD.
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SAS- under what forum would you recommend a tips topic?
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Smaarty, what are tips? Like suggestions ?
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Smarty, I put the link in the same post as the rectal and constipation links. Soteria told me about it first. It's a great thread----has ALL this stuff related to chemo A_Z ,so to speak. Go back to the last page.
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Teka the page turned sweetie-----never ever go to page249 ever again and you won't see it. If it pops in your mind--SAY---NO, until the image goes away. You will recover honest.
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H-I-1--------we are maniacs b/c we never know if we are here or there, what time or day it is. Myself, I lost my owls today. Reminded me of the fella that lost his marbles in "Hook". But just like Peter Pan, I found my marbles---erhh owls. The owls are all roosting where they should.
I really like the four off them. They cover the gamut of what's here. 1. Bedraggled b/c of no sleep, 2. Bedraggled but knows the reality of what coffee can do--totally wire us, 3. The spirit of WTF, 4.We all take care of each other. Perfect!
I was trying to get the pic of the baby owls in, but that was when I lost them all. So, for the moment the babies stay out. I got dizzy trying to get them all back on the roost.
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holeinone- these are a suggestion from another post:
- TE size determines implant size--make sure you understand this and are on the same page with your PS;
- How to get out of bed;
- Taking pain medication does not make you weak--everyone reacts differently to different pain medications--if you are still in pain on medication, you need to have the medication adjusted/changed;
- Pillows to buy;
- How to wipe yourself after toileting;
- Best clothing choices;
- Bras that fit TE's;
- Sleeping positions/locations;
- Physical therapy works wonders.
-How to cope with drains
I'm sure there would be a ton more.
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