Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I'm afraid that the sleep pattern you have been talking about - staying up all night and sleeping much of the day - may not be just a teen-age pattern. , in his own apartment as well as when he was here in our house, likes to stay up all night watching TV and than goes to bed sometime in the early morning, sleeping til late afternoon. Not a schedule that lends itself to family living when the other two people involved have to be a work in the day! I'm not sure of all his reasons, but it definitely has something to do with the OCD. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Jackie, Thank you for your thoughts. I also believe that OCD is somehow involved in this pattern. (now 17) likes to stay up til 3 or 4 am and then sleep until 1 or 2 pm. Since we're homeschooling and his OCD has improved to the point that he can handle it w/o me, he doesn't disturb my sleep and we set our own hours w/his schooling. So for right now, it really doesn't bother me. I also work at home, but if I was working 5 days a week outside the home, I believe it would be a problem. Sharon >From: jackie48hr@... >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: Re: Sleeping patterns >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 02:01:22 EST > > I'm afraid that the sleep pattern you have been talking about - >staying >up all night and sleeping much of the day - may not be just a teen-age >pattern. , in his own apartment as well as when he was here in our >house, likes to stay up all night watching TV and than goes to bed sometime >in the early morning, sleeping til late afternoon. Not a schedule that >lends >itself to family living when the other two people involved have to be a >work >in the day! > I'm not sure of all his reasons, but it definitely has something to do >with the OCD. > Jackie _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Sharon, you just described my 16 y/o non-OCD kid exactly! I don't like to feel like I'm trying to " control " him, but it drives me crazy! I don't mind him sleeping til noon, but for some reason I hate the 1 or 2 or even later time. > Jackie, > Thank you for your thoughts. I also believe that OCD is somehow involved in > this pattern. (now 17) likes to stay up til 3 or 4 am > and then sleep until 1 or 2 pm. Since we're homeschooling and his OCD has > improved to the point that he can handle it w/o me, he doesn't disturb my > sleep and we set our own hours w/his schooling. So for right now, it really > doesn't bother me. I also work at home, but if I was working 5 days a week > outside the home, I believe it would be a problem. > Sharon > > > >From: jackie48hr@a... > >Reply-@y... > >@y... > >Subject: Re: Sleeping patterns > >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 02:01:22 EST > > > > I'm afraid that the sleep pattern you have been talking about - > >staying > >up all night and sleeping much of the day - may not be just a teen- age > >pattern. , in his own apartment as well as when he was here in our > >house, likes to stay up all night watching TV and than goes to bed sometime > >in the early morning, sleeping til late afternoon. Not a schedule that > >lends > >itself to family living when the other two people involved have to be a > >work > >in the day! > > I'm not sure of all his reasons, but it definitely has something to do > >with the OCD. > > Jackie > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I experienced the same disrupted sleep patterns -- although I have to admit that I tend toward the type of insomnia where one falls asleep easily but then wakes up too early. That said, my tendency was exacerbated after surgery and I just went with the flow as I have found that left to its own devices, my body managed to get enough sleep. I had the anterior approach with no restrictions but I think that part of the problem is that one can't make the normal movements one does while sleeping without waking oneself up. At any rate, I would wake up, then watch TV or work on the computer and then back to bed and fall asleep. In the first couple of weeks I also took a sleeping pill. On Jul 9, 2008, at 3:53 AM, Joyce wrote: > Hello, all - > > I've learned so much from reading this list since my left hip > replacement on June 20th - thank you! > > A question - > > I'm still dealing with peculiar sleep patterns. After a couple of > hours of sleep, I awaken. The hip isn't particularly painful, but > it's possible that my old ways of moving in the night have been > changed by the lack of mobility since the surgery. It's at least > three hours before I can sleep again, and then I need naps to get > through the day. I'm using ibuprofen and occasionally vicodin for > comfort, and feeling good about progress with the physical therapy. > > I deliberately scheduled my surgery for summer break so my students > wouldn't be inconvenienced (napping teachers are a little odd, even in > an elementary art room!) but I'm hoping to be back on a somewhat > normal schedule well before school starts in September. > > Do any of you with more experience with replacements have advice about > how long this stage might last? > > Thanks! > > Joyce > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hi Joyce - I had my left hip replacement on June 17th. My sleep has been awful. Sleeping 2 hours at a stretch has been good for me until 2 days ago. I am mostly having to sleep on my back and I am not a back sleeper, so that is part of it. Sleeping in 1 - 2 hour stretches has really gotten to me. However, the last 2 days - (days 20 & 21 post surgery) things have been a bit better - I've managed 1 3 hour sleep stretch and 1 4 hour stretch, so maybe I am on the mend. My surgeon told me before surgery that sleep problems are very common. I too would be interested in other's experience with how long this will last. I think once I am comfortable sleeping for long periods on my side, things may improve for me, but this lack of sleep is definitely one of my worst recovery issues. Also, I am completely off pain meds during the day (not to say no pain, but not enough to justify meds), but I often wake up in the middle of the night with a lot of thigh/hip pain - enough that I take a Vicodin. I attribute the increased pain to being stationary for a period of time, but who knows? Has anyone else experienced this middle of the night pain? Thanks all, Betsy From: Joyce Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 6:53 AM Joint Replacement Subject: Sleeping patterns Hello, all - I've learned so much from reading this list since my left hip replacement on June 20th - thank you! A question - I'm still dealing with peculiar sleep patterns. After a couple of hours of sleep, I awaken. The hip isn't particularly painful, but it's possible that my old ways of moving in the night have been changed by the lack of mobility since the surgery. It's at least three hours before I can sleep again, and then I need naps to get through the day. I'm using ibuprofen and occasionally vicodin for comfort, and feeling good about progress with the physical therapy. I deliberately scheduled my surgery for summer break so my students wouldn't be inconvenienced (napping teachers are a little odd, even in an elementary art room!) but I'm hoping to be back on a somewhat normal schedule well before school starts in September. Do any of you with more experience with replacements have advice about how long this stage might last? Thanks! Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I did invest in a 3 " thick Memory Foam pad which I placed UNDER my down " feather bed " The Memory Foam was extremely helpful in helping me sleep more restfully as I also had to sleep on my back and am used to moving around from side to side and on my back while sleeping so staying in one position is difficult. The Memory Foam really does support one's body in a different way than regular mattresses -- and the down feather bed was cuddly LOL On Jul 9, 2008, at 2:24 PM, elizlwil@... wrote: > Hi Joyce - > > I had my left hip replacement on June 17th. My sleep has been awful. > Sleeping 2 hours at a stretch has been good for me until 2 days ago. > I am mostly having to sleep on my back and I am not a back sleeper, > so that is part of it. Sleeping in 1 - 2 hour stretches has really > gotten to me. However, the last 2 days - (days 20 & 21 post surgery) > things have been a bit better - I've managed 1 3 hour sleep stretch > and 1 4 hour stretch, so maybe I am on the mend. My surgeon told me > before surgery that sleep problems are very common. > > I too would be interested in other's experience with how long this > will last. I think once I am comfortable sleeping for long periods > on my side, things may improve for me, but this lack of sleep is > definitely one of my worst recovery issues. > > Also, I am completely off pain meds during the day (not to say no > pain, but not enough to justify meds), but I often wake up in the > middle of the night with a lot of thigh/hip pain - enough that I > take a Vicodin. I attribute the increased pain to being stationary > for a period of time, but who knows? Has anyone else experienced > this middle of the night pain? > > Thanks all, > Betsy > > From: Joyce > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 6:53 AM > Joint Replacement > Subject: Sleeping patterns > > Hello, all - > > I've learned so much from reading this list since my left hip > replacement on June 20th - thank you! > > A question - > > I'm still dealing with peculiar sleep patterns. After a couple of > hours of sleep, I awaken. The hip isn't particularly painful, but > it's possible that my old ways of moving in the night have been > changed by the lack of mobility since the surgery. It's at least > three hours before I can sleep again, and then I need naps to get > through the day. I'm using ibuprofen and occasionally vicodin for > comfort, and feeling good about progress with the physical therapy. > > I deliberately scheduled my surgery for summer break so my students > wouldn't be inconvenienced (napping teachers are a little odd, even in > an elementary art room!) but I'm hoping to be back on a somewhat > normal schedule well before school starts in September. > > Do any of you with more experience with replacements have advice about > how long this stage might last? > > Thanks! > > Joyce > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > 6a. Sleeping patterns > Posted by: " Joyce " joycerainwalker@... joycerainwalker > Date: Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:27 pm ((PDT)) > > A question - > > I'm still dealing with peculiar sleep patterns. After a couple of > hours of sleep, I awaken. The hip isn't particularly painful, but > it's possible that my old ways of moving in the night have been > changed by the lack of mobility since the surgery. It's at least > three hours before I can sleep again, and then I need naps to get > through the day. I'm using ibuprofen and occasionally vicodin for > comfort, and feeling good about progress with the physical therapy. > > Do any of you with more experience with replacements have advice about > how long this stage might last? > Thanks to all who've answered thus far - Betsy and jujulabee if I read the headers correctly. I guess I'll just have to be patient. My fella is a seriously firm mattress kind of guy so I'm motivated to do more sleeping on my side a little earlier than most. The cats voted for the memory foam/feather bed response, too, but we all got outvoted. I'll just stay with it and keep track of progress. If there's no improvement within a month, I can always try a smaller chunk of foam to see if it helps. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Thanks to all who've answered thus far - Betsy and jujulabee if I read the headers correctly. I guess I'll just have to be patient. My fella is a seriously firm mattress kind of guy so I'm motivated to do more sleeping on my side a little earlier than most. The cats voted for the memory foam/feather bed response, too, but we all got outvoted. I'll just stay with it and keep track of progress. If there's no improvement within a month, I can always try a smaller chunk of foam to see if it helps. Joyce Hi Joyce...after I broke my right arm at the shoulder joint last year, I slept on the sofa for 4 months, on my back. Never moved all night because the sofa back supported my fracture & I had to recline or half-sit up with pillows behind me & also one under my knees. Then I'd plop a floppy pillow over my head to keep out light & sound. It was like a cocoon & I got used to it. All this, because they don't put a cast on upper humerus fractures & I had do immobilize it myself, 24/7. Here's a tip for getting back to sleep...force yourself to try & keep one eye open. Ohhh it's so hard & very soon you'll doze off. Never fails. Best, Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 For months after my hip resurfacings, I took a Vicodin at bedtime. If I didn't I would awake in very strange positions throughout the night that caused enough pain to wake me up. Other people who had surgery with me did not take Vicodin at night and their sleep was disrupted like yours. Hollie > Hello, all - > > I've learned so much from reading this list since my left hip > replacement on June 20th - thank you! > > A question - > > I'm still dealing with peculiar sleep patterns. After a couple of > hours of sleep, I awaken. The hip isn't particularly painful, but > it's possible that my old ways of moving in the night have been > changed by the lack of mobility since the surgery. It's at least > three hours before I can sleep again, and then I need naps to get > through the day. I'm using ibuprofen and occasionally vicodin for > comfort, and feeling good about progress with the physical therapy. > > I deliberately scheduled my surgery for summer break so my students > wouldn't be inconvenienced (napping teachers are a little odd, even in > an elementary art room!) but I'm hoping to be back on a somewhat > normal schedule well before school starts in September. > > Do any of you with more experience with replacements have advice about > how long this stage might last? > > Thanks! > > Joyce > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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