and failing, I called my oncologist's office and asked them to prescribe me a sleeping pill. I now have prescription Ambien. Let's hope the stuff gets me some good sleep tonight!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
A blog about living with metastatic breast cancer, enjoying life as much as possible, and using humor and alternative medicine in my healing. © Deanna Kingston 2008, 2009, 2010
Dee's Updates
- Dee
- I created this blog to keep my family, friends, and colleagues informed as I go through metastatic breast cancer treatments.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(225)
-
▼
May
(23)
- Surgery Tomorrow and Other News of Today
- A Wrinkle in my Disability Plans
- Chest Tumor
- My Word This Year - Acceptance
- Thank goodness my family lives with me
- After Trying to Nap Twice today . . .
- Damn Steroids
- Summer Plans
- Sleepless Nights are Conducive to Thinking and Mak...
- Wow - Things Happened Fast
- CEA Result - and a nice visit with my godparents
- P.S. Why I Can Play This Summer
- Should I Be More Worried? OR the Power of Positive...
- Hmmm . . . Kinda Nice to be on Disability!
- Visit with Dr. K and Random Thoughts
- Whole Brain Radiation
- Quic news
- Withdrawal Symptoms Suck
- "'Cuz Two out of Three Ain't Bad"
- Lazy Saturday
- Minor Issues
- Transfusion Helped
- CEA, Transfusion, and Right Shoulder/Arm Pain
-
▼
May
(23)
Other Blogs I Read Regularly
- Spirit Dance
- Doug's Blog
- Set 'Em Up, Me Darlin' (Mary and David)
- The Jason Bates Family
- The Lewis Twins
- The Osborne-Goweys
- The Hedges in Tucson
- Rock the Bald, NYC Jeanne
- Debutaunt
- The Cheeky Librarian
- Literally Liz
- My Brother Scott's Music
- Carver's Cards
- Carver's Sight or is that Site?
- Not Just About Cancer
- Jane's Life
Followers
Dee's Site Meter
Labels
- a bad day (2)
- a busy day (17)
- a busy week (12)
- a busy week-end (5)
- a good day (123)
- a good week-end (30)
- a good year (2)
- a great day (1)
- a productive day (1)
- abnormal mammograms (1)
- Abraxane (30)
- acceptance (3)
- accessories (1)
- aches (5)
- acid reflux (1)
- acupuncture (20)
- acupunture (2)
- AFN (3)
- airport (1)
- Alaska (9)
- allergies (1)
- alternative medicine (8)
- alternative sciences (1)
- American Idol (4)
- an up and down day (2)
- anaerobic infection (4)
- anemia (1)
- anger (5)
- angry (1)
- anniversary dates (4)
- anniversary of diagnosis (2)
- anthropology (1)
- antibiotic (5)
- antibiotics (2)
- Anticancer (2)
- anxiety (9)
- apology (1)
- appointments (8)
- appointments for 2008 (2)
- appointments for 2009 (2)
- appointments for 2010 (1)
- argument (3)
- art (4)
- Ashland (1)
- Asperger's Syndrome (3)
- assertive (1)
- attitude (6)
- award (4)
- bachelorette party (1)
- backyard (1)
- bad nurse (1)
- bad people (1)
- bald (7)
- Bat Cave (3)
- beads (6)
- Bend (2)
- berry-picking (2)
- biopsy (3)
- birds (1)
- birthday (14)
- Black Friday (2)
- blood transfusion (4)
- Bloody urine (3)
- bone (3)
- boob ball (5)
- Boob food (2)
- boogie boarding (1)
- book project (2)
- books (3)
- brain radiation (9)
- brain surgery (8)
- Brain tumor (3)
- brain tumors (3)
- breaking plates (2)
- breast cancer (2)
- breast cancer studies (1)
- breast implants (3)
- bug sting (1)
- Camano Island (1)
- camp (1)
- cancer diagnosis (2)
- cancer events (1)
- cancer research (4)
- cancer treatment (44)
- Cape Perpetua (1)
- carcinogens (2)
- casino (3)
- cat (6)
- catheter (1)
- CEA and CA 15-3 tumor markers (44)
- cell phone rebates (1)
- cell phones (2)
- Cervical cancer (1)
- Cervix and uterus (1)
- changing old patterns (1)
- chemotherapy (5)
- chest tumor (4)
- Chinese medicine (5)
- choices (1)
- Christmas (6)
- climate change (1)
- clinical trial (30)
- clothes (2)
- coincidences (1)
- colleague (1)
- colleagues (31)
- coloring meditation (7)
- complaining (1)
- compression wrap (1)
- concert (1)
- confusion (1)
- constipation (7)
- control (1)
- cookies (1)
- cooking (2)
- cording (3)
- cordyceps (1)
- cough/cold (6)
- counseling (1)
- cousins (1)
- Craigslist (2)
- Crater Lake (2)
- CREDO mobile (1)
- crying (2)
- CS Lewis (1)
- CT scan (26)
- cupping (3)
- dad (2)
- dance (2)
- dating (3)
- dead tumor (1)
- death (2)
- debridement (2)
- decisions (2)
- deep breaths (1)
- deep thoughts (2)
- dentist (1)
- depression (6)
- detoxify (2)
- diarrhea (9)
- diet (7)
- difficult people (2)
- digestive symptoms (3)
- Dilaudid (6)
- dilemmas (1)
- disability (10)
- disappointment (1)
- discombobulated (1)
- discouraged (2)
- doctor consultation (77)
- doctors (4)
- drag show (1)
- Dragonfly Eyes (6)
- dream (1)
- dressings (2)
- driftwood (1)
- drug companies (2)
- drug repositories (19)
- drugs and medicine (14)
- Eagle and Child pub (3)
- ear/seed acupuncture (1)
- economy (2)
- Eddie (128)
- ego and spirit (2)
- energy (1)
- energy healing (5)
- England (3)
- environment (4)
- epistemology and ontology (1)
- errands (6)
- Eskimo dancing (1)
- Eskimo food (3)
- exciting initiatives (2)
- exercise (1)
- experiment (1)
- exudate (3)
- Facebook (5)
- faith (1)
- family (89)
- famlily (1)
- fatigue (61)
- feeling better (2)
- fellow bloggers (36)
- fellow patients (1)
- Femara (4)
- fentany (1)
- fentanyl patch (2)
- fever (10)
- fighting cancer (3)
- finances (10)
- financial matters (6)
- Flagil (1)
- Flagyl (3)
- flap procedures (2)
- flowers (12)
- flu (8)
- flu shots (1)
- fluid restricted diet (1)
- FMLA (1)
- food (1)
- former students (1)
- fractured ribs (6)
- friends (108)
- friendsl patch (1)
- Frodo (1)
- frozen water pipes (1)
- frustration (4)
- Fun events (2)
- fun projects (4)
- fun times (9)
- gamma knife (2)
- garage sale (4)
- Gemzar (1)
- getting pampered (1)
- gifts (4)
- ginger tea (1)
- globalization (1)
- Gnome (1)
- godparents (1)
- good fortune (1)
- good news (14)
- great fundraisers (2)
- great nurses (4)
- guilt (2)
- hair cut (1)
- hair thiinning (1)
- hair thinning (3)
- Halloween (4)
- happiness (2)
- happy (3)
- hats (1)
- Hawaii (10)
- head bandage (2)
- headache (2)
- healing (12)
- health and illness (20)
- health care system (1)
- heart - echogram (5)
- heart damage (2)
- Heather Kenagy (1)
- helping others (1)
- henna (1)
- Her-2 breast cancer (2)
- herbs and supplements (1)
- Herceptin (28)
- hermimantion (3)
- hermination countdown (7)
- Heroes (1)
- hiking (2)
- Hilo (1)
- holiday (38)
- home (6)
- hope (1)
- hospitalization (3)
- hot flashes (3)
- house projects (2)
- human rights (1)
- Humanities Center (1)
- humor (62)
- hyperbaric oxygen (1)
- hypnosis (1)
- Imiquomod (1)
- immunotherapy (7)
- indigenous peoples (2)
- indigenous placenames (3)
- indigenous rights (3)
- indigenous time (1)
- infection (6)
- inflammation (2)
- injury (3)
- innocence (1)
- insomnia (1)
- insurance (16)
- interesting thought (1)
- interview (1)
- iPad (1)
- King Island (8)
- King Islanders (13)
- KNOM (1)
- language (1)
- Las Vegas (2)
- laser tag (1)
- laser treatment (1)
- lazy day (2)
- learning lessons (3)
- leg cramps (1)
- letting go (1)
- leukapheresis (2)
- Levaquin (4)
- lice (3)
- life changes (1)
- linear thought (1)
- lists (3)
- live-in-the-moment (6)
- liver (1)
- local businesses (1)
- loneliness (3)
- long-term side effects (9)
- loss of appetite (4)
- love (4)
- Low hemoglobin (1)
- Low sodium (2)
- lung spots (8)
- lymphedema (20)
- managing money (3)
- managing side effects (16)
- mandala (15)
- Marfan Syndrome (3)
- massage (9)
- medical appointments (7)
- medical billing (3)
- medical care providers (3)
- medical research politics (1)
- medical testing (15)
- medications (3)
- meditation (5)
- melancholy (1)
- melatonin (5)
- memes (1)
- memory foam mattress (2)
- menopause (1)
- midnight sun (1)
- mind over matter (2)
- mini-revolt (1)
- mini-vacation (9)
- mistakes (1)
- monetize (1)
- mood (5)
- mosaic (12)
- Mount Herminator (6)
- movies (3)
- MRI (1)
- mud bath (1)
- muffin top (1)
- MUGA scan (1)
- mundane house chores (12)
- mushrooms (2)
- music (2)
- names (2)
- National Geographic (1)
- nausea (15)
- NED (no evidence of disease) (1)
- negative emotions (3)
- New diagnosis? (1)
- New Year's resolutions (1)
- newspaper article (3)
- no medical appointments (1)
- Nome (1)
- normal activities (13)
- Norway (17)
- not going out in public (1)
- NSF (1)
- ocean swimming (2)
- OHSU (1)
- Olympics (1)
- oophorectomy (1)
- Oregon coast (16)
- Oregon Vortex (2)
- OSU Press (1)
- OSU/UO Civil War (2)
- outrage (1)
- Oxford (3)
- P.A.S. port (5)
- pain pills (24)
- pain pulls (1)
- painting (3)
- parenting (1)
- parody (2)
- pathology results (3)
- peer-reviewed article (1)
- pets (1)
- Phenergan (1)
- physical therapy (5)
- pictures (2)
- pinxploitation (1)
- plantar fascitis (1)
- plastic anemia (1)
- Plastic surgery (18)
- play (1)
- poison oak (3)
- political activism (1)
- politics (3)
- Portland (3)
- positive energy (1)
- positive thinking (2)
- Powell's Bookstore (1)
- presentations (1)
- president (1)
- procrastination (1)
- productive (3)
- prothesis (1)
- pseudomoniasis infection (1)
- psychotherapy (1)
- publication (1)
- Puttin' on the Pink (6)
- qi gong (2)
- qigon (1)
- qigong (5)
- Race for the Cure (1)
- radiation (32)
- radio interview (2)
- raglqn (1)
- reading (2)
- reconstruction (23)
- recovery (2)
- refinancing house (2)
- reiki (2)
- relapse (1)
- relationship (2)
- relaxation (2)
- Relay for Life (3)
- remembering cancer victims (2)
- reprieve (1)
- rest (7)
- retrospective (2)
- right brain (1)
- running/jogging (1)
- sadness (9)
- Sami (1)
- Sami University College (2)
- satellite lesions (3)
- saying a temporary goodbye (1)
- scalp (1)
- School (2)
- Scott (6)
- seasons (2)
- Seattle (2)
- sedatives (1)
- Seven of Nine (2)
- shaky (2)
- Shopping (4)
- side (1)
- side effects (55)
- skin changes (5)
- skin graft. lymphedema (2)
- skin mets (15)
- skin wound (87)
- skin wowound great nurses (1)
- sleep (44)
- slowing down (1)
- smells (2)
- soapboxes (3)
- social security (3)
- social services (1)
- softball (17)
- sore throat (2)
- soy (1)
- spirituality (9)
- spring (7)
- spring break (3)
- staph infection (2)
- statistics (1)
- steroids (4)
- stolen wallet (1)
- stomach (6)
- Stray Cat Strut (2)
- stress (2)
- stretching (1)
- students (6)
- summer (6)
- support (2)
- surgery (34)
- surgery countdown (4)
- swollen lymph nodes (18)
- t-cell naming contest (3)
- t-cell therapy (4)
- tagged (1)
- taking it easy (2)
- talking to a cancer patient (5)
- taxes (1)
- TDM-1 (2)
- tears (1)
- TEK/western science (1)
- temperature (2)
- tension (1)
- thank (1)
- thank you (106)
- thank yous (11)
- thank yoyou sleep (1)
- thankj (1)
- thanks (5)
- thinking (1)
- thoughts about chemotherapy (1)
- thunderstorms (1)
- time (1)
- timelessness (1)
- tissue expanders (3)
- tissue expansion (9)
- Tolkien (2)
- touch of grace (3)
- TRAM flap (2)
- Tramadol (Ultram) (1)
- traumatized (1)
- travel (34)
- travel funds (4)
- Trental (1)
- tumors (5)
- turmeric (12)
- turtles (2)
- Tykerb (29)
- UTI (2)
- UW (31)
- vacation (23)
- vacuum wound pump (6)
- Valium (2)
- Victoria (1)
- Viola 12 (1)
- visualization (15)
- volcano (2)
- volleyball (18)
- voting (2)
- waiting (3)
- Walk for the Cause (1)
- water park (1)
- WBR (1)
- weakness (2)
- weather (21)
- weight gain (1)
- weight loss (3)
- what's important (2)
- whole brain radiation (8)
- Wii (3)
- Wildlife Safari (2)
- Wipe-out Kids' Edition (1)
- withdrawals (4)
- Woolley Lagoon (1)
- work (230)
- worry (4)
- wound (2)
- writing (or lack thereof) (5)
- Xeloda (24)
- yard plan (1)
- yard plans (6)
- YouTube (1)
- yuck (1)
- Zoladex (10)
- zometa (22)
No comments:
Post a Comment