Strategy going ahead

I’ve just gotten back from the Neurologist and she’s given me some tips that I thought I should write down as I might forget (knowing me at the moment)

• keep my bed for sleeping and marital relationships (in the absence of anything remotely resembling marital relationships I guess I’ll just be sleeping)
• no internet (gasp), TV or reading in bed. Hmm, I think I should dig out some readings from my University days I’m sure they’ll put me to sleep
• Stop taking Ibruprofen and Panadol so much. Only take if I REALLY need it… she sees lots of people with serious headache issues and addiction to these painkillers is a very real problem. Why do GPs insist on loading you up with them then?
• Start doing Yoga (but we both agreed, not kooky Yoga – does that exist?)
• Exercise
• Breathe
• Take small rests after 45 minutes during the day
• Go to the States!
• Get out in the sunshine (easier said than done when it’s dark not much after 5pm at night)
• Take hot baths
• Not get over tired and cranky like a two year old (did this yesterday, wasn’t fun and wish I could throw a tantrum like a toddler and have someone pay attention).
• Revive my domestic goddess skills and make good food and freeze it so when I’m tired I can simply defrost (did this already and it’s fantastic)
• Oh and focus on something called Sleep Hygeine… whatever that is…. it sounds like sleeping in aclean bed to me!

 

I’m just going to focus on routine and getting myself better!