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[–] • 1 pt

It's perfectly fine. I am so happy with my current levels of sleep that missing a night isn't even gonna bother me in the slightest.

I'll probably snuggle into bed in a little while, close my eyes, and hope for the best (with regards to sleep). It's raining off and on and going to be raining tomorrow, so I'm not missing out on much of a drive. It's all good.

Since the decision to go on sleepy meds after the accident, I've had the best sleep of my entire fuckin' life. I could stay awake for a week straight and still say the same thing - and be grateful.

I dealt with a whole lot of insomnia in my life and my current sleep is awesome. I'll take it without complaint.

[–] • 2 pts

I'm lucky now if I get more than an hour at a time now and I usually feel shitty when I wake up. I'm starting to get used to it, but don't like it. I'm starting to get a little groggy but it'll still be a while. Drop off whenever you feel like it.

[–] • 1 pt

Oh, I'll bail when I bail. It's all good.

As for the lack of sleep, and sleeping sporadically, your body does adjust. However, you should be sleeping. Sleeping is good for recovery, give those cells a rest.

It's too bad they won't give you any sleepy meds. I can see being worried about reducing your rate of breathing, but sleep is fucking important.

I'm not sure I'd have accepted 'no' for an answer, at least not without a lot of noise. Seroquel is relatively harmless, also good for your mood, and mostly benign with regards to other symptoms.

It does lower my blood pressure to the point where I need to stand up slowly sometimes, so maybe that's something they don't want.

At the same time, you gotta fuckin' sleep. So, it's a question of which risks you want to take and accept.

As a doctor, I'd let the patient make that choice! Then again, I'm not actually that kinda doctor.

Want me to write you a prescription?

[–] • 2 pts

I did ask about sleep meds but he said he was worried about the interactions. Complications have lost a lot of their impact when the worst that can happen, while not yet desired, would only be reaching the end that's coming anyway. I'm still wondering if this new regimen is something I should start and just skip to hospice, but I'll do it for the kids even though we've talked about it all and they will leave it up to me.

I'm sure many docs, especially oncologists, can see the benefits of choice but maybe have seen enough "miracles" there's always doubts. Besides that whole Hypocrite Oath ;).