Last night was my first after having a cortisone injection. In the past 4 weeks I have not been able to get more than 3 consecutive hours of sleep without waking up with knee pain. I was told by a few people (both in person and on this blog) that I shouldn't get my hopes too high because it can take a couple days to kick in.
Well, I went to bed last night at 10PM and slept straight through until 5AM; A full 7 hours of sleep! After 4+ weeks of sheer misery, this felt like a sleep record. I woke up thrilled that I made it through the night, actually it was more like a deep sigh of relief. My hope is that my life will now start to get back to normal.
Now it wasn't actually a perfect night. Somewhere at around 4.5 hours I pulled my CPAP off in my sleep and I must have been restless because I was still very tired today, actually more tired than yesterday. After lunch I closed my office door and hid out for the afternoon because I was in an awful mood and didn't want to have to deal with anyone out of fear that I would just go off on them.
I've also been reading up on SAM-e and trying to decide if I want to try taking it. It's fairly expensive; it would cost me almost $1 each day, but if it helped with my arthritis and my mood then it would be worth it. It's funny, we used to give it to our dog a few years back (recommended by a vet because my dog was having liver problems) and I never had a problem spending it on her, but now that I consider it for myself it feels too expensive. Why do I feel that way? Anyway if anyone has experience with SAM-e, I'd love to hear about it.
On to Day #129 and hopefully some normal.
Stay Strong!
That's great that you had a good night's sleep! I find I can be more tired after one good night after a string of bad nights - just like I get thirstier when I drink a lot after my usual dehydration - I think my body has suddenly been alerted to the fact that there is more sleep/water available and wants more more more! I hope a few in a row will do the trick. I haven't heard of SAM-e.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I don't think I've slept that long straight through in over 20 years. I'm envious! Well, not of the knee pain and all that... just the sleep. *ahem* I hope you continue to feel better!
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