The double alarm worked, just about. Got to bed at about 03:30. The trouble is that there's always computer stuff to be tidied up or something on TV to finish so there's inevitably a risk of falling asleep again. Maybe I need a third alarm as well...
No, probably not. Going to leave things as they are tonight, try to get a routine established.
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
14/01/20
The new alarm worked. I was awake at 03:00 and it beeped. Quite loud enough to have woken me up, if needed. So I turned it off and promptly fell asleep for another hour...
OK, it has two alarms. If I can work out how, I'll set one for 02:45 and the other for 03:00. I will not be defeated on this. Not easily, anyway. Got to be up reasonably early tomorrow for my regular three-monthly B12 injection at the GP surgery. Then it'll be the rest of the day finishing off the tax returns. Normal life goes on...
OK, it has two alarms. If I can work out how, I'll set one for 02:45 and the other for 03:00. I will not be defeated on this. Not easily, anyway. Got to be up reasonably early tomorrow for my regular three-monthly B12 injection at the GP surgery. Then it'll be the rest of the day finishing off the tax returns. Normal life goes on...
Monday, 13 January 2020
13/01/20 (3)
My medical insider tells me that the likely explanation for haemolysis is that the sample took too long to get to the lab. Likely enough!
It's been a strange sort of day. I've been feeling grumpy and unsettled all day, everything I start doing gets interrupted by something else so nothing gets finished. I blame it on a poor night's sleep last night but I'm just going to have to get used to a change. Alarm at 03:00, in bed by 03:30 no matter what. That's the new rule. Until I change it, of course. But no more waking up at 05:00 still in my study chair...
The new alarm clock/radio has arrived and is now installed on my computer desk. It's set to "beep" at 03:00. Later tonight we'll know if it's loud enough to do the job over the TV, which may well be on at the time.
It's been a strange sort of day. I've been feeling grumpy and unsettled all day, everything I start doing gets interrupted by something else so nothing gets finished. I blame it on a poor night's sleep last night but I'm just going to have to get used to a change. Alarm at 03:00, in bed by 03:30 no matter what. That's the new rule. Until I change it, of course. But no more waking up at 05:00 still in my study chair...
The new alarm clock/radio has arrived and is now installed on my computer desk. It's set to "beep" at 03:00. Later tonight we'll know if it's loud enough to do the job over the TV, which may well be on at the time.
13/01/20 (2)
Didn't sleep particularly well last night (went to bed too early!) but the ankle oedema was way down first thing about 09:15. Still fairly good now at 12:55.
40mg of Furosemide definitely more effective than 20mg and I don't think makes me any worse hydrated overall.
Went in to the vampire nurses at Springfield to give them some more blood and got a print-out of the last set of bloods. The good thing is that the PPs are detected but down one final stage to "Too small to quantify". Can't get much better than that. However a lot of the results are marked "Sample haemolysed unsuitable for analysis", which suggests that the samples have not been dealt with properly at some stage. "Haemolysed" means that red blood cells have burst open and released their contents into the plasma. Will have to ask some questions about that.
40mg of Furosemide definitely more effective than 20mg and I don't think makes me any worse hydrated overall.
Went in to the vampire nurses at Springfield to give them some more blood and got a print-out of the last set of bloods. The good thing is that the PPs are detected but down one final stage to "Too small to quantify". Can't get much better than that. However a lot of the results are marked "Sample haemolysed unsuitable for analysis", which suggests that the samples have not been dealt with properly at some stage. "Haemolysed" means that red blood cells have burst open and released their contents into the plasma. Will have to ask some questions about that.
13/01/20
Watch alarm just went off, and yes I was asleep! Have ordered a mains alarm clock from Amazon - should arrive later today. That should be a bit more effective and won't interfere with the established routine for overnight watch charging.
It's pretty obvious by now that dex sleeplessness, famous as it may be, is no match for the drowsiness of 200mg of thalidomide. Leaving that to one side, still no serious side effects of the chemo. Red hands hasn't appeared so much recently, and the ankle/foot oedema is under some control on 40mg Furosamide, although both ankles are pretty puffed-up now. We'll see how they go down overnight. And speaking of that, time I went to bed. Goodnight.
It's pretty obvious by now that dex sleeplessness, famous as it may be, is no match for the drowsiness of 200mg of thalidomide. Leaving that to one side, still no serious side effects of the chemo. Red hands hasn't appeared so much recently, and the ankle/foot oedema is under some control on 40mg Furosamide, although both ankles are pretty puffed-up now. We'll see how they go down overnight. And speaking of that, time I went to bed. Goodnight.
Sunday, 12 January 2020
12/01/20 (2)
Went to Chelmsford Jazz Club this afternoon (Leon Greening Trio) and at least I got out of it afterwards without another left hip event as happened last time. Keeping "normal life" going as far as possible!
Speaking of normal life, now must turn attention to getting the quarter-completed tax returns finished. Deadline is Brexit Day at the end of the month.
Speaking of normal life, now must turn attention to getting the quarter-completed tax returns finished. Deadline is Brexit Day at the end of the month.
12/01/20
Last night was ridiculous. Something has to change. I was wide awake (as usual) at 01:30 doing computer things in my study, then fell straight asleep and didn't wake up till 05:20, just before Sue arrived to check that I was OK. Which I was. She doesn't need that sort of interruption in her night. In bed by 05:30 and then only interrupted sleep until 9 or so.
I'm setting my watch alarm for 03:00 tonight. All I have to do is remember to put the watch on again after the shower. If that doesn't work I'll have to get a separate alarm clock in here.
I'm setting my watch alarm for 03:00 tonight. All I have to do is remember to put the watch on again after the shower. If that doesn't work I'll have to get a separate alarm clock in here.
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