Ann Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 8 Muriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 2, then 3, then 2. When I get over the side effects from that one-time-good-deal Cisplatin fiasco, I might ask my family doc about a good nonsurgical BPH treatment! Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbb Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 6 hours and 45 minutes! Now using GENERIC Ambien, and saving big bucks. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraL Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I am sleeping pretty good right now but do seem to need more than I used to. I slept about 9 hours straight....with no sleep aids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet B Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 10 hours - when I sleep, I sleep like Rip Van Winkle - when I don't sleep - (about half the time) I am up from about 2 am on. No rhyme nor reason. A big reason why I had to give up work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyman35 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 You would think with having a brand spanking new baby in the house that I would get broken sleep. I managed to get 7 straight hours. The kid slept straight through the night at 2 days old. Go figure. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 About 7 if you don't count the times I get up to well you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen in PA Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 My usual 5 or 6 at night. I'm a night person by nature but my husband, who's in Switzerland this week, calls at 630am and the dog walker comes at 7am. But I've been taking 2-3 hour naps in the afternoon -- I suspect it's because of the Zometa. Sandra, when I was getting radiation to the spine and pelvis -- and for a week or so thereafter -- I was sleeping 14 hours/day. The radiation onc said that was to be expected. Anyway, maybe that's why you're sleeping more lately. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Tuckered out - from 8 pm to 8:30 am with an hour break just before midnight. So, 11 hours at least! (Ellen, just saw your post - 2/3 the way thru radiation could be contributing!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminkw Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 9 hours. I've been sleeping without a sleep aid typically for 9 to 10 hours a night. I have occasional bouts of disturbed sleep--trouble getting to sleep and then staying asleep. By the time I think to take an Ativan before bed, I've usually worked my way through whatever anxiety (SCANS) brought it on. One night with Ativan this time and I'm back on track sleeping like Rip Van Winkle. Judy in Key West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 8 hours with a couple of brief wakeups. I usually take a antihistimine before bed and that seems like that does the trick. If I dont take it I usually dont get much sleep. Does anyone know if taking a small does of antihistimine is harmful to lung if taken daily on a regular basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraL Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Hi Mike. I had a reaction (itch) from morphine and started taking an anithistamine for that. I asked if there was any harm in having to take that daily (which I don't anymore), and the answer was no. Now that answer came from a pain doctor. But I don't believe there is any harm. Check with your med onc though to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks Sandra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen in PA Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 "ts"]Tuckered out - from 8 pm to 8:30 am with an hour break just before midnight. So, 11 hours at least!(Ellen, just saw your post - 2/3 the way thru radiation could be contributing!) When did you start sleeping that much? If it's in the last few weeks (i.e. since the start of radiation), then I bet that's it. I had only 14 tx and it really knocked me out. Good luck. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Ellen, I've been through 20 radiation tx to date with 10 to go. Sleep has been key for me since surgery last November. Typically sleeping 7-10 hours a night, with many 1-3 hour naps thrown in. If I don't sleep, I get weepy (and extremely tired.) I needed a little help thru chemo, but mostly, I have excellent sleep skills. Always have. My SO commented that R is kicking my butt. I thought it was being back to work half time! Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen in PA Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Hi Stephanie. Eek, surgery, chemo, a zillion radiation sessions -- I don't know how you guys do it. My 14 measly radiation sessions -- and just to the spine and pelvis -- was the pits. When I wasn't sleeping, I was nauseous, in spite of taking Zofran religiously. That's been my only serious treatment and I didn't like it one bit. Yes, I can certainly believe that 20 radiation sessions, and after what you've been thru, is kicking your butt. But I love your line about having 'excellent sleep skills'! May I use it? I am the soundest sleeper I know. Hang in there. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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