Pimp my 'roids

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I'm on my second day of steroids or 'roids as we druggies say. The dexamthasone tablets are powerful drugs and the lump by my ear has already reduced even more. Down from a the size of walnut to a pea on my last dose and now down from that to a lentil this time round.

As you can see from the information at cancer backup 'roids are not without their side effects and I have been having periods of mood elevation or a little 'high' which is actually quite pleasant.

However last night I struggled to drop off to sleep at 23:00 and didn't do so until close on midnight. That is very unusual for me as usually I am off in 10 or 15 minutes. I had a few things running through my mind but it wasn't racing like it sometimes does when I am stressing over something. I just didn't feel that I could drop off even though I did feel sleepy.

I then woke about 02:30 and felt like I could get up and start my day. I put the radio on and listened to BBC 7 from 03:00 to 04:30 then went down and had a glass of warm milk. I managed to drop off about 05:00 and woke about 07:00 and dozed until I got up at 07:45 ( to be greeted by a winter wonderland outside.)

Whether I'll feel tired during the day and how I'll sleep tonight I'm not sure, but I am only on the steroids for another 2 days after today so it shouldn't be too bad.

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Anonymous said…
If you can get DAB or web-based radio, I can thoroughly recommend tuning into BBC Radio 6 - I've even been toying with getting a tuner separate for this very station. It's substantially better than the talking shop that Radio 1 has become during the day (though the R1 evening shows are still pretty good).
7 April 2008 at 10:23
raetsel said…
Haven't listened to R6 much but might give it a try.

There is a digital station called "Life" that plays music with very few adds or talking.

Bit more pop and middle of the road than 6 but not bad for all day background
8 April 2008 at 17:43
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