Re: Bedrest

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<<Has anybody tried bed rest for any length of time? >>

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Love,

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Hi Lou,

I am so sorry to hear that!

Have you been sleeping well lately? I ask because subjectively when I

am not able to sleep [as recently waking up all hours to care for my

oldest cat] my EN flares up worse than ever. It is as if I am in a

very precarious balance as long as I get enough rest, but if I am not

able to sleep enough or if I am stressed out worse than normal, the EN

has the upper hand and only regaining my composure and getting decent

sleep can tip the scales in my favor.

Don't be discouraged. You will find a way to get into remission with

whatever combo of drugs or other treatment work for you.

Love,

idio. EN '68

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Hi Lou,

For me Sleep is the true elixir of life.

I haven't had a good nite's sleep since Walter our cat took ill. He

seems to have turned the corner yesterday with improved appetite.

Still I seem to listen to his every move in the the night and last

night he started to snore which he never did before. I hope that is a

good sign. I am sure " Mommies " hear sounds that other people don't. I

can hear cat throwing up in the next county in my sleep.

One thing of EN interest is that while I normally have EN outbreaks of

only one or two nodes, this time I have about 7! I think that these

are all in places that were nodes many years ago--maybe dating from my

first EN outbreak nearly 40 yrs ago! Since I doubt anyone has been

biopsied once the nodes clear, maybe the damage and granuloma material

never really leaves the tissue. Anyway, that is how it seems to me.

And it would mean that all of us idiopathic members who ever had EN

are prone to flare ups in the future.

Love,

idio. EN '68