Good News!!

capergal56
capergal56 Member Posts: 13
in Esophageal Cancer #1

Hello everyone, I haven't posted for a while, but got good news on my MRI..no tumor!! But i do have a question for anyone out there, i suffer from chronic insomnia since my surgery in April of 2010. Does anyone else suffer from this?  Thanks for your time...Sharon

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  • dfd24
    dfd24 Member Posts: 91
    #2
    good news

    Thanks for the good news. It's as important to post about good news as to ask about problems or ask for  advice.

    Did you have any further treatments after your operation?

    Sorry, I don't know about post operation insomnia as luckily my husband sleeps very well.

    all the best,

    danièle

  • jim2011
    jim2011 Member Posts: 115
    #3
    Sleeping

    I was presribed ambien before and after surgery. That worked great until I had a bad reaction to the drug. Went to bed at 9:30PM and awoke at about 3AM restrained to a hospital bed. I cannot remember any of what happened but my wife has plenty of wild stories. Use caution if relying on a drug to put you to sleep. The best advice that I recieved was to not take naps during the daytime. I sleep good when I follow that advice. I just past the 3 years since diagnosis and am feeling great!Laughing

    Jim

  • Deathorglory
    Deathorglory Member Posts: 364 Member
    #4
    Congrats!!

    Sharon,

     

    Congratulations on staying free of cancer.  I love hearing about folks doing well.  

     

    I've no experience with insomnia as a result of anything related to cancer treatment, sorry I can't help with that.

     

    Hope you stay well,

     

    Ed

  • capergal56
    capergal56 Member Posts: 13
    #5
    dfd24 said:

    good news

    Thanks for the good news. It's as important to post about good news as to ask about problems or ask for  advice.

    Did you have any further treatments after your operation?

    Sorry, I don't know about post operation insomnia as luckily my husband sleeps very well.

    all the best,

    danièle

    good news

    Hello daniele, Yes it is very good news and no i didn;t recieve any treatments after my surgery. I'm off the sleeping meds now and following the  guidelines for a better sleep fpr an insomnaic.

  • capergal56
    capergal56 Member Posts: 13
    #6
    Deathorglory said:

    Congrats!!

    Sharon,

     

    Congratulations on staying free of cancer.  I love hearing about folks doing well.  

     

    I've no experience with insomnia as a result of anything related to cancer treatment, sorry I can't help with that.

     

    Hope you stay well,

     

    Ed

    none

    Thank you Ed..I plan on staying well  amd thanks to everyone for their support

     

    Sharon

  • bingbing2009
    bingbing2009 Member Posts: 177
    #7
    Insomnia

    Sharon, I don't usually post on this site anymore, but I just didn't want you to feel alone. I have suffered from insomnia since my surgery in February 2010. I usually take an Ambien on Saturday night to catch up on my sleep, but just forge on ahead through the week.

    Congrats on the good news!

    Melinda

  • capergal56
    capergal56 Member Posts: 13
    #8
    bingbing2009 said:

    Insomnia

    Sharon, I don't usually post on this site anymore, but I just didn't want you to feel alone. I have suffered from insomnia since my surgery in February 2010. I usually take an Ambien on Saturday night to catch up on my sleep, but just forge on ahead through the week.

    Congrats on the good news!

    Melinda

    insomnia

    Thanks so much Melinda. i'm off all sleep meds now and just doing whatever i can to get a few hrs a night. hot baths, green tea, relaxation methods..Hopefully everything will be back in sync soon. I really have nothing to complain about..am a very lucky lady.

  • BobHaze
    BobHaze Member Posts: 164 Member
    #9
    capergal56 said:

    insomnia

    Thanks so much Melinda. i'm off all sleep meds now and just doing whatever i can to get a few hrs a night. hot baths, green tea, relaxation methods..Hopefully everything will be back in sync soon. I really have nothing to complain about..am a very lucky lady.

    Sharon:
    I’ve had sleep issues

    Sharon:

    I’ve had sleep issues since my surgery, too.  Not sure if it’s officially insomnia, but I used to sleep like a baby through the night, but ever since my MIE I’ve not been able to sleep more than 3 or 4 hours a night.  I read in bed till 11:30 or so, turn out the light and go right to sleep, but I wake up again between 2:30 and 3:30 and can’t get back to sleep.  With my PCP’s blessing, I take half an ambien pretty much every night when I wake up, and that’s the only way I can get back to sleep.  Once a week, just to break the pattern, I take an over-the-counter Sleep Aid around 11:00, and sleep through the night.

     

    FEC,

    Bob

    T1aN0M0

    Dx   8/3/11

    MIE 9/23/11

  • ebawa
    ebawa Member Posts: 38
    #10
    BobHaze said:

    Sharon:
    I’ve had sleep issues

    Sharon:

    I’ve had sleep issues since my surgery, too.  Not sure if it’s officially insomnia, but I used to sleep like a baby through the night, but ever since my MIE I’ve not been able to sleep more than 3 or 4 hours a night.  I read in bed till 11:30 or so, turn out the light and go right to sleep, but I wake up again between 2:30 and 3:30 and can’t get back to sleep.  With my PCP’s blessing, I take half an ambien pretty much every night when I wake up, and that’s the only way I can get back to sleep.  Once a week, just to break the pattern, I take an over-the-counter Sleep Aid around 11:00, and sleep through the night.

     

    FEC,

    Bob

    T1aN0M0

    Dx   8/3/11

    MIE 9/23/11

    Sleep issues

     

    Hello Bob,

    I have had insomnia for many years but it got worse after taking steroids with my last chemo regiment several years ago. 

    I take Ambeim some nights when I need 8 hours of sleep but for years I have taken Sonota when I only have 4 hours until I have to wake up.  I strongly recommend it for waking up at night to go back to sleep.

     

    Take care,

     

    Alan

     

     

     

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