Confused and Overwhelmed-Diagnosed Anal Sac Carcinoma (Woody has passed)

Sorry to hear that, you have been through a lot recently though. Never heard of GP's giving out CD's. What sounds does it play? I always think water is a great one. My house was right next to a stream when I was growing up so I always opened the window to fall asleep to that sound.

How us your mum doing now! Is it feeling any better?

I,ve not listened to it yet lol. Mum is better had her back at hospital on Friday and it appears one of her dissolving stitches isn,t dissolving properly and this is what is rubbing on her eye causing pain, the eye doctor put in a bandage lens bit like a contact lens to stop it rubbing on her eye until it dissolves so she is feeling better.

Yeah I was a bit surprised when the doc gave me a cd today, she was very nice about it all, she kept saying grief is a powerful thing, but I do have to look after myself which I knew, I just wanted to make sure my headaches were nothing more than the stress/anxiety. I,ve to go and get my bloods taken tomorrow just to check everything. So we will see if her cd works lol x

Hate needles. A lot. Always go squiffy when they take blood, my veins disappear :eek: Best to check to be sure, you mentioned your thyroid before so I know that can do all sorts if it's out of whack!

Poor mum, must feel funny for her having that in her eye all the time.

So you haven't been able to get to sleep any earlier then?

No not really, I,ve been going to bed earlier around 11/11.30 instead of my usual 2 am and although I have been shattered, I,ve not slept more than 3 hours at a time. When the light goes off, my brain kicks in and everything runs through it, no matter how hard I try and empty my mind I can,t sleep, so in theory the cd should help me relax, switch off my brain and sleep, but we,ll see if it works lol

I used to be afraid of needles and would pass out at blood samples, but I,ve had so many of them over the years of my thyroid and other medical issues I have that I got used to them, so they don,t bother me at all now. Yes my thyroid can throw my whole body out of whack when its not controlled properly so best get it checked, I usually can tell when its not controlled as my hair starts to fall out, but its ok at the moment.

I have little Mac coming to stay this weekend, looking forward to it ;)

I will be curious to know what it plays and if it helps. I do hope it does. Maybe by forcing yourself to hear it you will relax.

Good it doesn't bother you now, I guess you would get used to it in the end!

Awesome you will have a little pal for a few days. Am sure you will spoil him rotten :D. Hopefully the weather will clear up so you guys can get out and about.

We have had rain and more rain the last few days and a couple of hail stone storms. Is freezing tonight mind! Have you had the same?

Yip pretty much the same, the river burst its banks on Saturday again and flooded the village, I couldn,t drive through it to get out, as it was over the wheels of the car, so had to stay in. My garden is like puddle city, as the ground is so wet it has nowhere to go. I just wonder when it will stop :eek:

The cd has a website on it, www.stepsforstress.org It says steps to deal with stress and simple ways to stress less and enjoy life more. I,ll give it a bash, I,m at the stage I,ll try anything, as I,m struggling to function properly during the day with no sleep, and I don,t do well with little sleep I get really cranky :eek:

Sorry Boyce got back up and decided he did want his quick walk tonight. He did go to bed but must have woke him up. He has now gone back to bed!!

It just seems like it will never end. There is no where for anymore water to go. Not good you get stuck like that and can't use your car!

It does definitely affect the temperament after a while, it is vicious circle, good they didn't just palm you off with sleeping pills as they can only be a temporary solution. Might be worth you trying something like nytol to go with the CD.

Mmm might give the nytol a go, she offered me sleeping tablets but I said no. At least Boyce is all settled now back in his bed tucked up for the night :)

It's natural. I am not a fan of tablets either but might be worth giving it a shot.

He has a cheek, make me go out then bugger off again! Can hear the cheeky monkey snoring now!

Did you make it to the library yet?

He,s not daft that Boyce one is he :p Staffies do snore rather loudly don,t they, well any that I,ve known have :D

Not made it to library yet but will go tomorrow, we don,t have a library in the village so will need to go over to the town to join one. Between reading, and my relaxing cd I should be sleeping like a baby once more :D

Do you think work will be a shocker again this week.