Cancer Truth Note: #210
If you cannot get enough sleep, due to the impacts of treatment, you cannot function at your best.
Following my recent surgery I was having trouble sleeping. Which made perfect sense. I am a restless sleeper and I had five mini sets of stitches. As soon as I rolled over I woke up.
I have always been a great sleeper. I figured once I was healed my sleep would go back to normal. No such luck. It also does not help that I am a night owl. By their nature, night owls get less hours of sleep than morning people.
Since my surgery I am making an effort to get to bed earlier so that I have plenty of time to fall asleep and hopefully stay asleep.
Have you experienced sleep interruptions? What is your most effective sleep strategy?
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