One of the biggest blessings of my life was the day my kind-hearted husband quietly said, "Honey, I hate to tell you this, but....
you snore.
That man can sleep through anything! I'd probably been snoring, loudly, for years. Now I was working night shift for three months, and he woke up while I was at snore stage. Poor guy. I am so glad he decided to tell me.
The kind of snoring I was doing was the sleep apnea kind. Soon I found myself on a CPAP machine at night, and begin to get some actual rest. Here I am, four or five years later, and I recently got the pressure changed and a brand new mask. What a difference it has made to my energy levels! I'm still tired a lot, but not dragged-out, can't-possibly-move-any-more exhausted like I was.
By the way, Pat, if you're reading this, I took your advice and went to a podiatrist. Came home with shoe inserts and recommendations for good shoes, which I hope to find on a trip to a bigger city.
I'm glad you got the CPAP. I've had mine for almost 2 years. It has helped me, but I still have issues sleeping, although it is caused by other health issues.
ReplyDeleteI am walking better since my toe surgery, and hope to improve and have less aches and pains in my hips and back the more I move.
Oh my goodness, I was shocked to open your blog and see you were already to the letter Z. I am way behind on reading your posts!
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