After surgery, I feel like I have to learn how to sleep again. Sleep has been very fitfull for me the last week - tossing and turning, and still awake at 1:00 am (that's normal time for some of you, I know). But there is some improvement on the horizon.
The oncology nurse navigator gave me a couple of tips the other day. One was to wedge a pillow under my right side, to alleviate pressure being put on my arm. Another was to take a Benadryl to help me relax and get sleepy (hoping that once asleep, I would stay asleep). I've tried both of those the last two nights and slept a little better. Hoorah!
At least two people have told me this week that post-surgery is a six- to eight-week recovery process. I wonder why no one told me that before surgery! Now I know that I can't expect too much too fast, and I need to lower my expectations.
Sleep is just one of the areas where I am learning to be more patient.
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Well, there's no rest for the wicked, so you must be all right. :) Praying for more restful nights ahead.
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