INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Sas- I jinxed myself. Slept a few hours then was up from 12 to 3:30. Probably didn’t help how I felt today. And I have no idea how that good sleep happened. I wish I knew so I could do it again! I’d share for sure. I’m headed to bed now. Super early. Feeling just bleh today. Hopefully I can sleep whatever it is off and away.

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Wren and Junie

It was easier than I thought. Thanks so much, and not making me feel dumb. I love how this forum is so easy to talk, and no judgments. I look forward to reading these forums I'm on everyday. You women always put a smile on my face, even when I'm down.😀

Sensi, I love the video. He was such a happy boy only because he was well taken care of. Couldn’t help but smile watching the video and then the tears came pouring down when I saw the last picture. He was ready. Wish I had taken your invitation to come to your place to watch Shawshank Redemption. I missed my opportunity to meet and play with Chance

Blue, thank you for sharing your feelings and thoughts about those close to you.

Mags, I agree. You need to have more flowers in the front of the house. Very cozy place. Love the details. So when can we come for dinner?

Ms. Sas, I didn’t post any links for the roll. I would be careful rolling your lower back on the floor. Are you using it the same way you used the rolling pillow at the resort? Hope it’s useful during spasm attack.

Junie, we need to break the bad spells. Gosh!

Tarenee, what grade do you teach? DD2’s first year in high school. First few months was a shock. Kids fighting every few weeks. The last fight one of the boys involved lost consciousness and ended in the hospital.

Jay, first shower was divine? Feeling better? Less pain? Hope you continue to hang with us minus the insomnia.

Hello to my other Sisters.

Well it's my turn to be awake tonight. I took my sleep meds several hours ago and here I sit.

Loverly - Is that spells or SPILLS? As you know it has been one thing after another since December, but with the accident last Friday and then yesterday morning as I was vacuuming I managed to lose my footing and fall on my face (so to speak). Really jarred my Thoracic spine again. It is beyond embarrassing to call the doctor anymore. I am thinking this is not all worth it. I have no family, only a dog. I don't find any pleasure in my day to day life. Quality of life is challenging to find and it is only going to get more so as time goes on. I need a new life, but don't know where to drop off the one I have.

Then the news about Patty is just so sad to comprehend.

Jaymeb - I am glad that you got the PM's figured out.

Mags - Your new home is pretty. It looks like you'll be quite comfortable there.

Sas - So glad your computer challenge is fixed and your tax stuff is finished.

Well I am reading a cute little mystery book, so I guess I'll go back to that. Maybe I'll fall asleep before daylight comes. Later Ladies.

Hi

I had a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction on 1/25. I’ve been having sleeping issues ever since. I had the drains for 4 weeks, and while it did improve when they were removed, I’ve moved on to different issues.

When falling asleep, I get the sensation that I am falling and jerk awake. Or, even worse, once I do fall asleep I wake up with weird sensations in my legs (sometimes my arms and torso as well) that I need to move them. I have to get out of bed and walk around when this happens. This is also when the itching is at its worst. Not just around surgery site, sometimes my head itches so bad it drives me insane.

I haven’t slept more than 2-3 hours at a time for a couple weeks now. It is taking a huge toll; I feel like I am losing my mind. Anyone else experience this? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

oops! Forgot to add the link.

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Restless-Legs-Syndrome-Fact-Sheet

Oh no! If you talk to her before she pops in here, please let her know I am thinking of her.

As if getting a foot of snow yesterday wasn't enough, I am getting snow showers tonight and we have the possibility of getting another storm early next week.

JunieB, now why did you go and delete your post? It’s easy to feel defeated when we don’t feel well and are not getting reprieve from the troubles of life. They can drag us down physically and emotionally. Hope you were just having a bad day and today is a better day for you. Please don’t think about waving the white flag. The Enemy will win. Hugs

Loverly. Wow. Now those wigs look good. My wig during round one of this fight was plain ugly and you could tell it was a wig from far away. Course that was in 2002. I guess wigs have improved.

Mags. U lurking. Prayers are with you.

Hootie hoo

Patty, glad to see you posting here and on your page. You are a shining example of grace, strength and courage.

Jaymeb, what you describe happens in the Catholic high schools as well. DS was in our parish grade school and started at an all boys school in 7th grade. They had their problems. The school went co-ed his junior year. I would hear stories of the food fights the boys would have at lunch time. I told son his junior year if he heard a low rumble that eventually got louder to hit the deck because the girls were about to get into a fight. First time it happened he came home and told me I described it to a T. Between junior and senior year, DS had a summer job and didn't go on vacation with us. Some boys showed up at a house and barged in on him. Yup, they brought alcohol with them. I had this funny feeling come over me and called home. I was assured nothing went on. Arrived home a few days later and the minute I walked into the house I knew something wasn't right. Living room was ok, dining room was ok but something seemed different. Kitchen had the cup missing from a milkshake maker and I was missing the utensil holder to my dish rack. Ah ha, that's what was different in the dining room. On of the idiots melted the holder onto something that was in the dining room. Wasn't a lot but it's what caught my eye. Went to the basement and the fire extinguisher had been set off at the ceiling. Old tiles that are no longer made. I had to get very creative in replacing them. Well we had a nice talk and he got grounded. I would refer to them as "your friends" and by the end of summer he asked me not to say that because they weren't his friends anymore. It was a hard learned lesson for him, that he should have called the neighbors or the police to help him get them out of the house. DDs went to an all girls Catholic high school. Plenty of drinking went on there. One girl had to be taken to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. Some of the private high schools here whether denominational or not have plenty of problems. There were other problems as well. Never fails that at the beginning or end of a school year or at prom time that a carload of students has had a fatal car crash where alcohol or drugs weren't involved. Hope this makes you feel better in the sense that it can happen in any type of school be it public or private. Just keep your antenna on high alert.

Mags, love the new house. I drooled and almost shorted out my keyboard, LOL. First thing I noticed on the outside shot of the house was the wood between the windows making a cross. Had a fleeting thought that it was a parsonage. Hope all is going smoothly for you.

Sensi, so sorry to hear about Chance. I cried my eyes red the day we lost our last dog when I lived at home. Went into work the next day with them swollen and pink. One of the bosses asked me what happened. I was embarrassed to tell him but he got it out of me. Told me there was nothing wrong to cry over a pet because they were just as much a part of my family as any human being was. That put things in a new perspective for me.

Wrenn, how did your daffodils hold up in the snow storm you had?

Junie, wish I lived closer to you so I could come over with my pruning and loping shears to take care of that hydrangea for you. Hope you are feeling better. If you complained to the state, would they come take a look at that hospital in your town and get them to shape up? No one should have to put up with that.

Shep, how is Miss Ellie doing? She looked so peaceful in the picture where she on the couch. I know, looks can be deceiving.

Sas, time to buckle down and do some serious research for a new computer.

Lover I think it's wonderful you get together with the Sacramento ladies. How's your dad? School going well for your DDs.

Hi to all I've missed.

Ok, I've done it again and have written a novella.