Last weekend I was over at my daughter Carey's home helping her clean to get ready for her husband's homecoming from overseas. They haven't seen each other in 6 months and he's not yet officially 'met' their baby daughter Isabella who is nearing 6 months old. Carey purchased a new vacuum sweeper which is totally different from mine. My off/on 'switch' is a pedal on the bottom of my sweeper. Hers is a button on the handle of her sweeper. I did all the vacuuming for her and had no problems. Yesterday, I was running my own sweeper, had already finished 3 rooms and was on the 4th when I just 'forgot' where to turn the sweeper off at. My mind was a blank. I've had this sweeper for the last 5 or 6 years and I use it every single day, sometimes 3 times a day when the grandkids are here. Now how in the world could I forget how to turn off my own sweeper? I was really getting freaked out. My daughters Deana and Nicki happened to be here and I had to call them to help me. How weird is that? They laughed, but I didn't really think it was funny. It scared me. I've misplaced things, I've forgotten doctor appointments, left something off my grocery list that I'd needed. That's 'normal', everyone does that. Who forgets how to turn off their sweeper? It's like forgetting how to turn on or off a light switch on a wall. I told my daughters to keep an eye on me in case I start doing other weird off the wall things.
Carey's husband is due home tomorrow. She is very excited about their reunion and his getting to know and bond with their baby girl Bella. Sunday, we are all going over to their home for a 'celebration' of his homecoming and it's also Carey's 34th birthday.
Tomorrow morning Tom and I are driving to Carlisle, PA for the Spring Car show. Mid afternoon we will leave there and drive on to Lancaster to spend the night and I'll do some shopping there on Friday.
It's a good thing I don't do the driving on our road trips. If I can't remember how to turn off my sweeper, I'd surely forget how to apply the brakes when needed.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, September 08, 2008
Is Menopause The Cause Of Tiredness?
The past month or so I've noticed that even with my getting between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night, I'm still exhausted during the day time. I do not sleep straight through the night. It doesn't matter how tired I am it takes me a good ten to fifteen minutes to fall asleep and I'm constantly waking up. I do not sleep straight through the night.
I am just so tired and I have no energy. At first I wondered if I might have sleep apnea, and the only reason I suspected that is because ocassionally I've waken myself with a 'snort'. I asked Tom if he's heard me snore and he says sometimes. Most of the time it doesn't bother him because he's so busy snoring himself. I looked up sleep apnea and it was 'possible' I might have a slight case.
I had to see my family doctor last week to get some new prescriptions and mentioned to her how tired I've been. She asked the usual questions and then looked at my chart to see when the last time was that I'd had my thyroid checked.
It's been over a year. She wrote me out a script for some blood work but I haven't received the results yet. Hypothyroidism runs in my family, my eldest daughter and two of my siblings have it.
I brought up the possibility of sleep apnea and she asked if I was a snorer and I explained about the 'snort'. She wrote me another script to have a sleep test done. I asked if she wanted me to wait until we got the results of my thyroid test back first, and she said no, that it's a good idea to have this sleep test done anyway because of my heart condition. She said she's surprised that she didn't think to have this done 'before'. I still need to make that appointment, just trying to figure out the best time to have it done so that I don't inconvenience the family. I watch my youngest grandaughter who is 21 months old ( the older two are now in school all day) while my daughter and son-in-law work. They have no one else they can depend on and one of them would have to miss work.
Sleep Apnea More Common, Severe In Post-Menopausal Women
Today I got an email from Wellsphere.com of which I'm a member. I went to the site to read some other member's writings on menopause and came across one that caught my attention by Eileen K. called Sleeping And Menopause.
Eileen writes that her own sleeping patterns have taken a turn for the worse since she began perimenopause. She came across an article called Getting A Good Night's Sleep Is The Biggest Problem For Women Entering Menopause .
I found it very interesting. Although in my own personal case, I think my sleeping problems are worse now than they were when I was perimenopausal. My menstrual cycle stopped three years ago when I was 52. I've had a few night sweats over the past seven years but I've never heard anyone refer to 'day sweats' until I read this article. I get the day sweats every single day, several times a day.
It's more than annoying.
Forgetfulness was another commonly reported symptom. Again, I was not aware that forgetfulness was a symptom of menopause. I just thought I was on the brink of early dementia. My forgetfulness has been embarrassing, inconvenient and scary. At least now I have something I can blame it on.
I am just so tired and I have no energy. At first I wondered if I might have sleep apnea, and the only reason I suspected that is because ocassionally I've waken myself with a 'snort'. I asked Tom if he's heard me snore and he says sometimes. Most of the time it doesn't bother him because he's so busy snoring himself. I looked up sleep apnea and it was 'possible' I might have a slight case.
I had to see my family doctor last week to get some new prescriptions and mentioned to her how tired I've been. She asked the usual questions and then looked at my chart to see when the last time was that I'd had my thyroid checked.
It's been over a year. She wrote me out a script for some blood work but I haven't received the results yet. Hypothyroidism runs in my family, my eldest daughter and two of my siblings have it.
I brought up the possibility of sleep apnea and she asked if I was a snorer and I explained about the 'snort'. She wrote me another script to have a sleep test done. I asked if she wanted me to wait until we got the results of my thyroid test back first, and she said no, that it's a good idea to have this sleep test done anyway because of my heart condition. She said she's surprised that she didn't think to have this done 'before'. I still need to make that appointment, just trying to figure out the best time to have it done so that I don't inconvenience the family. I watch my youngest grandaughter who is 21 months old ( the older two are now in school all day) while my daughter and son-in-law work. They have no one else they can depend on and one of them would have to miss work.
Sleep Apnea More Common, Severe In Post-Menopausal Women
Today I got an email from Wellsphere.com of which I'm a member. I went to the site to read some other member's writings on menopause and came across one that caught my attention by Eileen K. called Sleeping And Menopause.
Eileen writes that her own sleeping patterns have taken a turn for the worse since she began perimenopause. She came across an article called Getting A Good Night's Sleep Is The Biggest Problem For Women Entering Menopause .
I found it very interesting. Although in my own personal case, I think my sleeping problems are worse now than they were when I was perimenopausal. My menstrual cycle stopped three years ago when I was 52. I've had a few night sweats over the past seven years but I've never heard anyone refer to 'day sweats' until I read this article. I get the day sweats every single day, several times a day.
It's more than annoying.
Forgetfulness was another commonly reported symptom. Again, I was not aware that forgetfulness was a symptom of menopause. I just thought I was on the brink of early dementia. My forgetfulness has been embarrassing, inconvenient and scary. At least now I have something I can blame it on.
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