Last night I slept without the slings again. I slept really well, getting 5.5 hours of deep sleep, according to my UP24, which is more than I was getting on average before my injuries. When I woke up twice during the night Laura did not even wake up which made me happy. For almost two months she has been waking up several times per night to help me. As I have become more independent again that has lessened by the day.
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Read MoreI woke up four times throughout the night which is more than I have in a few weeks. I think it was because there was a colder breeze coming through our sliding glass door. It was also the first night that I tried sleeping without my slings. I figured it was only two more nights before losing them anyway. I do not roll in the middle of the night so I was confident that I would stay on my back (which I did).
Read MoreToday marks seven weeks since this entire journey began for us. I will always remember the date August 10th. I know that one day I will stop counting the number of weeks since the seizures but as I sit here still with my head wrapped up and shoulders in slings, I will continue counting.
Read MoreLast night I used the Sleep Cycle app to start tracking my sleep (again). Once I can start using my UP24 again then I will have two different apps tracking sleep. Prior to my injuries I used UP24 religiously on a nightly basis but I will enjoy having another data source with richer data.
Read MoreIt was six weeks ago that I had the first of two shoulder surgeries in a period of four days. The road has not been easy. I would never wish the pain that I have gone through on anyone else. But, I am thankful for so many other things that this ordeal has brought into perspective.
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Read MoreI woke up several times throughout the night, often popping straight up intent on getting up myself. One time I managed to get myself back into bed without even waking Laura up. I am not sure why I kept waking up like that since it threw off my pain medications.
Read MoreWith Laura and her mom cleaning until late last night, Laura and I didn’t fall asleep until after taking my 12:15a pain meds. That is the latest that either of us have stayed up in months, even before this entire journey started. It caused the rest of the night to feel “off” since my body has become programmed to the times that I have to wake up for pain meds throughout the night.
Read MoreThroughout the overnight I was able to maintain one pill every four hours, instead of the two every four hours that I had previously been taking. Another night down. Another win for me coming off of the pain medications.
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Read MoreI slept pretty well last night. I’m not sure if it is becoming comfortable with how and when I sleep at night but at least I haven’t feared going to sleep like I had been earlier last week or the previous week.
Read MoreAfter publishing my journal entry last night I stumbled upon the “On the Run” HBO special which was nice to watch for a bit before bed. With everything going on, it had completely slipped my mind that it was on. As I settled in to fall asleep my shoulders were sore from all of yesterday’s activity but the output was far greater than the soreness.
Read MoreToday shall be summed as the day of firsts. Overnight I wanted to try using the bathroom by myself for the first time. It is far easier to try during the night since I could wear only boxers to bed instead of also wearing basketball shorts, as I have, which are hard for me to put pressure on to pull down.
Read MoreWhile overnight wasn’t as crazy as the previous evening, it was still hard to sleep. I can’t shake the loss of feeling in my left hand throughout the night. What is interesting about it, though, is that I am now sleeping lightly overnight which is giving me time to process tasks and thoughts.
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