I've learned something today. I always knew how to bend my knees when I pick up one of the kids but today my body gave me and kick in the back side for not doing it. The middle of my lower back to be precise. I've never pulled a muscle there before and when it happened I almost hit the ground. I've been wearing a heating pad on it all day. Those wearable self heating pads are wonderful. It has helped, but if I sit still for very long I get very very stiff. I found moving about actually helps.
Well I guess I should also update you on my surgery follow up. For those who don't know I had surgery two monthes ago. I had my tonsills removed in hopes it would cure my sleep apnea. It turned out I also had chronic tonsillitis and didn't realize it. Well I don't snore anymore so most likely the sleep apnea is gone, but I still wake up at night and can't go back to sleep. Otherwise known as chronic insomnia. The Dr. has prescibed me some allergy meds to help me breath easier at night and boy did they work. I've also added magnesium to my diet. If this works I won't need another sleep study, but if it doesn't I have to do it again. He knows how much I hated the first one. When he told me I almost curlled up into a little ball in the chair. I have two weeks to see improvement or else.
I will say that the ENT who did my surgery did say that he will do additional surgery without hesitation if I need it to cure the apnea.
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Ugh. Maybe it's a behavioral thing, and some sleeping pills will help until your body gets retrained to sleep all the way through.
That's what I keep telling myself, anyway. Of course, I keep refusingtotake the pills, and here I am, awake since 2fuckin'AM. Good luck, Hon!
Actually, behaviour does play a role. My Dr. prefers to skip the sleeping pills until we're sure that's the problem. He thinks something in my body is causing me to wake up. He is a certified sleep specialist so I'm working with him on this.
I did push back my bed time last night and I slept through except when the cat outside my door started meowing. I got up and fussed at her and she was quiet after that. LOL
BTW not getting enough magnesium in your diet can be a culprit.
BTW, fuzzy shots can look artsy - quit being a perfectionist and give us nekkidness! (It doesn't have to be soft-porn - I've seen some cute shots of toes...) You're just being a perfectionist photographer... relax and have some fun with it - make one so blurry we can't tell if it's an apple or a dark nipple!!!
And I'm gonna check on magnesium. The little Lunesta butterflies didn't do a hot job of carrying me away the other night - of course, Isaac crying and fevered and headachey could have something to do with that...
Cheryl I remember your surgery that is when we were at the hospital with Cody and piled in to say hi to you in your drugged up condition:) Sorry to hear you are still havin' problems...hugs
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