Well, I do. The hub's thyroid is completely out of whack. He has Graves disease, which means his thyroid was producing so much hormone that he was vomiting from standing - you read that right, standing for 20 minutes = puke! - and damage was being done to his heart since his body was in overdrive. They gave him a radiation milkshake - you
Swallow radiation in milkshake form as the nurse watches you while wearing a radioactive-safe suit, not unlike a space suit. You are not allowed to be within a few feet of people, and must steer clear of animals and babies for days, plus you need to stay away from airports. His was so active that he is now in medical journals. Now the problem is that, even though he should technically Not have a thyroid at all anymore, it is somehow still producing hormone. That, combined with the hormone pill he should have to be on the rest of his life - when you don't have a thyroid, you gotta take a pill to get those much needed hormones - is screwing him up. That means he is literally flopping like a fish while he sleeps, and yours truly has since become an insomniac for the past month. For added fun, along with medical knowledge, the good doctor has instructed him to stop his meds for a month, so that we can determine exactly what is going on once the meds are completely out of his system.
Result? My sleeping hours have gone from 11pm-8am to 4:30am-1:30pm. Now, luckily I work from home and so it doesn't matter, but it does make you feel like a dead beat. Not that I am upset with him at all, poor thing. If only snuggles and cuddles cured everything!
Have any of you ever had a problem like that?
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Raises hand* I need sleep.
I don't think I've quite experienced a problem like that, however. Hope all works out well.
@TastyAnonymity - Awww, any reason you aren't getting sleep? It'll all work out for me and hubbers, thanks! It's just that, since it's been going on for a month, I really needed to vent a little about it.
Oh gosh!So sorry all that is happening. I hope the doctors figure things out soon.
my natal clock is never tuned. i miss average one hour a day. that means sometimes i go to bed at noon. sleep never comes even when the rest of the body sleeps, specially when it grows into late night. hehehe.
@AlterEgo909 - It's ok, it is life - ebbs and flows, positive and negative. It is just the way life is, you know? Thank you very much for your comment!
@islandives - I often have the same difficulty. I was born around 2am, and my natural clock is more tuned to that, which I think is part of why the current situation makes it so difficult for me. I'm fighting against what is natural to me, anyway, and presently the odds are stacked for me to be on that clock.