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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    PJ_Soul said:

    I have finally got a doctor to send in a plea to the UBC Sleep Clinic. Wondering what will happen next. Apparently I just have to wait for a call, and then... who knows??

    You're going for a sleep study?
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,662
    I am pretty in the dark honestly (the doctor basically just said he knows nothing about sleep disorders so I'll set you up with the sleep clinic). I didn't get the impression it's a study. More like I go in for some kind of observation and testing, and then they presumably try to figure out how to fix my chronic and yet-to-be-explained insomnia problem.
    .... i am picturing something like having to try and sleep in some room with an observation window and wires attached to my head, hahaha. That sounds conducive to sleep, right??! :tongue:
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    PJ_Soul said:

    I am pretty in the dark honestly (the doctor basically just said he knows nothing about sleep disorders so I'll set you up with the sleep clinic). I didn't get the impression it's a study. More like I go in for some kind of observation and testing, and then they presumably try to figure out how to fix my chronic and yet-to-be-explained insomnia problem.
    .... i am picturing something like having to try and sleep in some room with an observation window and wires attached to my head, hahaha. That sounds conducive to sleep, right??! :tongue:

    You are pretty close to exactly right, except it's a camera, not windows. You do have electrodes attached to your head, plus to other body parts (to measure leg movements, heart rate, etc.). Good luck!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,662
    Huh. Sounds weird, lol! So you've been through this yourself? Or do you have experience with it some other way? Kind of hoping the latter, since you're still in the #teamnosleep thread, haha.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I would do a sleep study, but I'm so particular about the way I sleep...I literally burrow under blankets and pillows, that wouldn't allow those electrodes to stay attached.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,662
    RKCNDY said:

    I would do a sleep study, but I'm so particular about the way I sleep...I literally burrow under blankets and pillows, that wouldn't allow those electrodes to stay attached.

    Maybe they are really stuck on and impervious to burrowing?
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_Soul said:

    RKCNDY said:

    I would do a sleep study, but I'm so particular about the way I sleep...I literally burrow under blankets and pillows, that wouldn't allow those electrodes to stay attached.

    Maybe they are really stuck on and impervious to burrowing?
    Bahaha! Can you imagine what I would look like when I woke up? I would be a tangled mess...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    oh hey look it's nearly 6am. :tired_face:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,662
    edited February 2015
    RKCNDY said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    RKCNDY said:

    I would do a sleep study, but I'm so particular about the way I sleep...I literally burrow under blankets and pillows, that wouldn't allow those electrodes to stay attached.

    Maybe they are really stuck on and impervious to burrowing?
    Bahaha! Can you imagine what I would look like when I woke up? I would be a tangled mess...
    Some people are into that. =)

    2:45 am here.... not bad for a Friday I guess? :weary:
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    edited February 2015
    PJ_Soul said:

    Huh. Sounds weird, lol! So you've been through this yourself? Or do you have experience with it some other way? Kind of hoping the latter, since you're still in the #teamnosleep thread, haha.

    No, I haven't been though it myself, so don't worry. And I mostly just lurk in the #teamnosleep thread with no good excuse :whistle:
    Post edited by oftenreading on
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_Soul said:

    RKCNDY said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    RKCNDY said:

    I would do a sleep study, but I'm so particular about the way I sleep...I literally burrow under blankets and pillows, that wouldn't allow those electrodes to stay attached.

    Maybe they are really stuck on and impervious to burrowing?
    Bahaha! Can you imagine what I would look like when I woke up? I would be a tangled mess...
    Some people are into that. =)

    2:45 am here.... not bad for a Friday I guess? :weary:
    Hahaha! Please, just not in that 50 shades of gray kind of way!

    I do hope you find some sort of relief or answers from your appointment though!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Sleep...where are you? It's 2:28 am....
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    :look_at_the_time:
    :weary:
    :i_dunno:
    :sleepy:
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Those nights when even the ambien ain't helping.

    :minus_one:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,662
    I am having to keep a stupid sleep diary as a precursor to that sleep clinic thing. What a pain in the ass. I am finding it near impossible to do.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    hello mr. not much sleep chadvvick. pain'll keep ya up & all as vvill sleeping positions not liked like sleeping on my back vv/ compression socks pumping avvay

    goofy anyone?
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Does anyone else find that Nyquil will guarantee a sleepless night but Dayquil will immediately knock you out?
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  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    Been not sleeping for shit, because I've been sick...have this horrific virus that is a sore throat, cough, fever, snotty nose, itchy eyes and sweats...and the Dr wouldn't give me anything for it...because I tested negative for strep, so I must not need any meds...she was an idiot, thank God she's not my regular Dr...it was urgent care...I am feeling a lot better today, still tired as hell, and a bit light headed at the moment...but much improved from the last couple of days.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Glad you're on the mend PJSiren.

    Also just :fp: myself. Urgent care! Why didn't I think of that!
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Uuuuuuuurrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhblbbbbblllllblblbl........
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