wewillbeatthis
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OK first I would like to thank everyone for the responses I received on the last post...
I do have some questions and was hopeing that those of us that actually go throught this each and everyday of our lives would be able to shed some light for me.
SLEEP!
Dad never had problems sleeping and now he seems to be awake all the time and not going to sleep.
He will have a few good nights and then he is up again for a night or more and then again back to sleep... This seems like a cycle.
Ok so about a month ago this started and dad was not sleeping well. It seemed that he would go into bed at around 11:30pm as usual and then try to sleep and would get up and then back down and up and down. He says that no matter what he trys to do he just can't fall asleep. I ask if he is uncomfortable and he says no.. I ask if he is breathing well and he says fine he does not feel short of breath or anything like that. No cramps nothing.... He is just not able to sleep.... He will get up and watch TV or do things around the house. Then he eventually at like 2:30 or 3:00am will get so tired that he will go into bed and fall asleep. Then he gets up at like 7:00am or so is feels rested... What is this and why does it happen? Is sleepless a normal side effect of this disease? What can we do to make it better. I already know he will not take medication...
Please respond I am so scared and no sure what to do.
I have noticed that dad has been sighing a great deal but only at rest.... Is this from stress, depression, lack of sleep ?
What is going on does dad need to go see the doctor before his mid July appointment?
Thank you in advance for your responses...
jen
I do have some questions and was hopeing that those of us that actually go throught this each and everyday of our lives would be able to shed some light for me.
SLEEP!
Dad never had problems sleeping and now he seems to be awake all the time and not going to sleep.
He will have a few good nights and then he is up again for a night or more and then again back to sleep... This seems like a cycle.
Ok so about a month ago this started and dad was not sleeping well. It seemed that he would go into bed at around 11:30pm as usual and then try to sleep and would get up and then back down and up and down. He says that no matter what he trys to do he just can't fall asleep. I ask if he is uncomfortable and he says no.. I ask if he is breathing well and he says fine he does not feel short of breath or anything like that. No cramps nothing.... He is just not able to sleep.... He will get up and watch TV or do things around the house. Then he eventually at like 2:30 or 3:00am will get so tired that he will go into bed and fall asleep. Then he gets up at like 7:00am or so is feels rested... What is this and why does it happen? Is sleepless a normal side effect of this disease? What can we do to make it better. I already know he will not take medication...
Please respond I am so scared and no sure what to do.
I have noticed that dad has been sighing a great deal but only at rest.... Is this from stress, depression, lack of sleep ?
What is going on does dad need to go see the doctor before his mid July appointment?
Thank you in advance for your responses...
jen