I really need to catch up on my rest. Can't seem to sleep right.
Still sleeping with the foot wrapped up, the support is good. Sometimes I get tangled in the blankets when trying to get up to pee for the 57th time.
Why 57 times?
I have been drinking a lot of water and other beverages. Every time I have surgery, I get a really itchy scalp and a case of dandruff two days later. My theory is that all the crap they put in the IV and all the pain medication etc is an overload of my system, and the best thing to do is flood with water and try to get rid of some of it. I have no idea if that's correct or even the best course of action, but it makes sense to me.
If past recoveries are any indication, it will be a couple weeks before the scalp thing clears up. Yucky.
I am staying up once I wake up in the morning. Puttering around cleaning and cooking. I made a whole meal Tuesday for lunch, had a big piece of baked fish, some green beans and 16 oz of water. I baked a blueberry coffee cake for dessert.
I'm sitting here a little sleepy, though. Contemplating my recliner, a pillow and a blanket for a possible nap. I'm not sure I can stay awake this time.
I'm doing well. I'm flaky on the outside. And now, I'm napping.
Zzzz you later.
If you know what medications you were given, you can always look to see what nutrients they deplete and try to replace them. Might make things turn around quicker. Most deplete magnesium, which can be an issue that's keeping you awake.
ReplyDeletehad not considered that... I know that my sleeping is way off. I actually slept in this morning, I was in bed until 8, that's way late for me these days. I sit around in the evenings, sleepy and ready for bed. Then, we get in bed and it's dark and my eyes pop open and I start obsessing. Now that I have the momcave, though, I have stuff to do. I can draw, watch movies, play with my computer...I started taking a regular multivitamin today, too.
DeleteWhen I was on chemo they stressed drinking a lot of water to wash everything out as soon as possible. I'm sure that it works with other meds too.
ReplyDeleteIt seemed logical to me. I have been doubling up on water. Scalp actually seemed a lot better this morning, too.
DeleteI only had to pee three times last night... but I didn't manage to go to sleep until after midnight.