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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I have that same problem Betty, overwhelmingly so. well, it is just short of 3 and finally I am feeling sleepy.
GETTING to sleep is not normally my problem. this is new and different
*sigh*
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I have no problem falling asleep. Nor, when the alarm rings (in the bathroom so it's far away), do I have any problem with getting up to press snooze .... for two hours worth of 9 minuteses. But they took away my estrogen patch (those Dirty Rats!!!) and now it's started invading my night-times too. I was awake for about an hour last night, trying to cool off from a hot flash. Couldn't remove the blankets all the way, cause the dog was on one side and the cat on the other. Pant, pant, pant ....
The back story: had a lumpectomy late in November. And a re-incision to get more of it in early December. Both were outpatient surgeries - no overnights in the hospital. This was followed rapidly by 4 days and nights IN the hospital for blood clots in both lungs and one leg. So I got to stay off work for a month and just read books. And doggy snuggle. Yay me!!!
Fortunately the cancer was only stage 0 and they got it all. But they took away my estrogen patch!!! Now I'm learning to wear sleeveless camisoles and snap front shirts. I can rip open the shirt when I need fast temperature relief. Sigh.
I'm going on a previously scheduled cruise soon, and the radiation treatment will begin after that. Fortunately, no chemo.
