Last night, was the first night in ages that I slept with no medication. I've been laying there trying til 1, 2, 3, 4am, eventually caving to pop a pill. Does Melatonin count? It's an over the counter supplement so I'm going to say no. That's all I took last night. This makes me happy.
This is a big hurdle for me considering I've been taking meds for sleep since I started the chemo treatments about four months ago.
I did wake up maybe one or two times with hot flashes. I'm trying a few new things like turning around the glowing clock face beside the bed at night, making it as dark as possible. I want a sleeping mask. Sleep has been an issue for me for years and their is a connection between sleep issues, light at night and cancer.
http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/light_exp
INSOMNIA sucks. HOT FLASHES suck.
I've been trying supplements for the hot flashes too. I'll put up another blog post about those. They are the main reason I can not get more than 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. The latest supplement I am trying on the unrelenting advise of my sister is Krill Oil. $35 for a bottle of krill oil. Maybe the whales are onto something?
I've eaten my oatmeal, organic steel cut irish oatmeal that takes 30 minutes of cooking time. The hardcore breakfast of a fighter. Now, if I can make it to MOMA on the subway and back, that will be progress.
Did I mention I had a GREEN chocolate chip cookie for breakfast. The fun just keeps coming!!!
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