Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Happy Birthday to me
It's my birthday and I am 60 today. Miraculously, knock on wood, I have almost no pain in spite of the fact that I ate out last night. We ate at Applebee's with relatives of Keith's. I had a grilled shrimp and spinach salad and a virgin pina colada.
My normal fibromylagia pain places don't hurt, my neck and shoulders don't hurt, and I don't have a headache.
I got some nice birthday greetings.
I was a little disappointed to discover no mushrooms and no poultry sausage for my morning omelette, but there was frozen sliced ham from some family affair, and I made a yummy ham, broccoli and fake cheese omelette for breakfast.
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
My normal fibromylagia pain places don't hurt, my neck and shoulders don't hurt, and I don't have a headache.
I got some nice birthday greetings.
I was a little disappointed to discover no mushrooms and no poultry sausage for my morning omelette, but there was frozen sliced ham from some family affair, and I made a yummy ham, broccoli and fake cheese omelette for breakfast.
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
Balancing the CPAP Equation
Things I hate about the CPAP:
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
- I get tangled in the tubing, which is uncomfortable
- It's hard to sleep with something stuck on your face
- it's hard to sleep with air blowing on you, and/or blowing in your eyes
- it hisses
- it restricts my motion
- it wakes me up every time I turn or move because I get tangled or it becomes dislodged
- I have to take it with me everywhere, pack and unpack it, set it up
- I can't go wilderness camping any more or sleep out at silk creek
- I have to go to two sets of appointments every 3-6 months
- I have to have regular all night sleep studies and it's hard to sleep in a lab with all those wired taped to my scalp etc
- the parts are expensive (ridiculously so)
- It helps keep me alive.
- I feel somewhat better when I use it.
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Re: What constitutes an emergency?
On 5/25/06, Erin wrote:
Where did this "emergency-only" come from? I think you should take the Ambien more often, or look into the new sleep aid, Lunesta, if it will make you feel better! You need more and better sleep. It would help the fibro and all of your other ailments. I was chatting with a co-worker who has fibro, and she takes an anti-depressent that helps her sleep, which in turn helps her with her fibro. I know you had major troubles with that one you took, but there might be others that could help. I love you!
I wrote:
Emergency only came from my doctor. Ambien is addictive and my sleep doctor, Dr. Flintrop and his nurse practitioner have both told me repeatedly that taking sleeping pills is actually worse for you, generally, than not, for a variety of reasons. Good sleep does help fibro a lot, but sleeping pill sleep is not the same as real sleep--it disturbs the sleep cycles and you don't get the real restorative sleep you need. However, even bad sleep must be better than no sleep. I was so wired and restless last night that I didn't even lie down again until 4:05 and lay there wide awake until some time between 4:45 and 5 AM.
I read that sleep resets the appestat, too, good appropriate sleep, and helps prevent weight gain. (Never mind how exhausted you feel when you don't sleep! I feel like a walking zombie today. Bleah!)
I would say an emergency might be if I can't sleep again tomorrow night or the next night. To complicate things, we're going camping tomorrow for Memorial day weekend, and it's hard to sleep on the ground when you haven't been, especially the first few nights.
I read and heard on NPR that Ambien cases "sleep" walking and also sleep eating and sleep driving. One of those senators recently arrested said he was addicted to Ambien.
And I have so many allergies to meds (and other things) that I am afraid to try new drugs.
Where did this "emergency-only" come from? I think you should take the Ambien more often, or look into the new sleep aid, Lunesta, if it will make you feel better! You need more and better sleep. It would help the fibro and all of your other ailments. I was chatting with a co-worker who has fibro, and she takes an anti-depressent that helps her sleep, which in turn helps her with her fibro. I know you had major troubles with that one you took, but there might be others that could help. I love you!
I wrote:
Emergency only came from my doctor. Ambien is addictive and my sleep doctor, Dr. Flintrop and his nurse practitioner have both told me repeatedly that taking sleeping pills is actually worse for you, generally, than not, for a variety of reasons. Good sleep does help fibro a lot, but sleeping pill sleep is not the same as real sleep--it disturbs the sleep cycles and you don't get the real restorative sleep you need. However, even bad sleep must be better than no sleep. I was so wired and restless last night that I didn't even lie down again until 4:05 and lay there wide awake until some time between 4:45 and 5 AM.
I read that sleep resets the appestat, too, good appropriate sleep, and helps prevent weight gain. (Never mind how exhausted you feel when you don't sleep! I feel like a walking zombie today. Bleah!)
I would say an emergency might be if I can't sleep again tomorrow night or the next night. To complicate things, we're going camping tomorrow for Memorial day weekend, and it's hard to sleep on the ground when you haven't been, especially the first few nights.
I read and heard on NPR that Ambien cases "sleep" walking and also sleep eating and sleep driving. One of those senators recently arrested said he was addicted to Ambien.
And I have so many allergies to meds (and other things) that I am afraid to try new drugs.
What constitutes an emergency?
I had trouble with my computer tonight. I won't go into the annoying gory details, but I didn't get to bed until 12:28 PM. I lay there utterly wide awake for almost an hour and I couldn't stand it. I turned and thrashed and sweated and tossed and finally got back up. I was bored out of my gourd and restless. I couldn't stand lying there.
I had no coffee or stimulants today, no chocolate, tea, cola, peppermint and only the tiniest dusting of ginger on the supper's stirfry. And the only thing I ate that is on my possible danger list is about 1/4 of a banana. But I am utterly wide awake.
Now I have a choice: stay up until I feel tired later or drop from exhaustion or take a sleeping pill, an Ambien CR. I'm only supposed to take them in an emergency, but what constitutes an emergency? Sitting up all night tired and wired and wasting time better spent sleeping so I can hopefully have a more productive day tomorrow? Once I am up past bedtime one night like this, it throws my whole schedule and my productivity to the winds for days before I get back on schedule. Is that an emergency? What's an emergency?
I hate not being able to sleep!
I had no coffee or stimulants today, no chocolate, tea, cola, peppermint and only the tiniest dusting of ginger on the supper's stirfry. And the only thing I ate that is on my possible danger list is about 1/4 of a banana. But I am utterly wide awake.
Now I have a choice: stay up until I feel tired later or drop from exhaustion or take a sleeping pill, an Ambien CR. I'm only supposed to take them in an emergency, but what constitutes an emergency? Sitting up all night tired and wired and wasting time better spent sleeping so I can hopefully have a more productive day tomorrow? Once I am up past bedtime one night like this, it throws my whole schedule and my productivity to the winds for days before I get back on schedule. Is that an emergency? What's an emergency?
I hate not being able to sleep!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
New Banner, Second Try
New banner for this Blog!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Rainbow banner
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Carton Creatures
My daughters, who are 30 and 31, made creatures out of milk cartons in preschool. Cute and colorful, with egg-carton eyes. They've lived for more than 25 years on the shelf of my bed. Today, because I am moving to a small, overcrowded house with no (insuffcient) room for me and my stuff, I carried my long-loved creatures out to the trash. And I feel heartbroken.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
one and a half down, 1,000,000,004.5 to go
Well, thought I had a billion things to do and I did one, but instead of going DOWN, the number went up!
I went over to Weggies to get food for my trip and while I was there, I got some food eat these last couple days before I leave and also some for my first few days in Detroit because we'll be busy with Sarah and Steve's wedding etc.
So now, on top of the 999,999,999 things I still had to do, I have to put away the food in the fridge etc, take it back out and pack it for Detroit, load it in the car, unload it, and put it away in Detroit. At least, Keith may help me at that end. It's half put away, so that's why the 1,000,000,004.5.
LOL!
Well, it may seem funny, but sometimes, that's how I really feel!!!!
I went over to Weggies to get food for my trip and while I was there, I got some food eat these last couple days before I leave and also some for my first few days in Detroit because we'll be busy with Sarah and Steve's wedding etc.
So now, on top of the 999,999,999 things I still had to do, I have to put away the food in the fridge etc, take it back out and pack it for Detroit, load it in the car, unload it, and put it away in Detroit. At least, Keith may help me at that end. It's half put away, so that's why the 1,000,000,004.5.
LOL!
Well, it may seem funny, but sometimes, that's how I really feel!!!!
Monday, May 15, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Hamilton Beach House
Watching the sunrise
After a number of nights when I was up until 3:30 and 3 and 2:30 and 1 etc because couldn't sleep, I went to bed last night at 11 and and it didn't take me too too long to fall asleep. But then I was awake for a while at 3 and awake longer at four, after dozing, and at 5 I was awake and could get back to sleep so I got up and have been watching the sunrise. I love the progression of pinks and oranges, the gradual change of the light to yellow. I like being up early, I prefer it, in some ways. But I do wish I could SLEEP. I keep reading about how lack of sleep makes you stupid in both long and short term (how it can cause permanent brain damage), and how lack of sleep makes you fat. I want to sleep. I wish I could. Meanwhile, I'm watching the long shadows of morning grow gradually shorter.
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
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I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary
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