I'm fed up...

...feeling fed up.

I'm tired all the time. I can sleep for 10 hours then still nap for 2 hours in the afternoon. Now it sounds lovely to sleep that long but that's just not normal is it? This has been going on for some time and I'd put it down to work and shifts and loads of other things but enough is enough. Bursting into tears in my boss' office the other day was kind of the final straw!

I'm tired. Lack energy. Lack interest. More crabbit than usual. Poor concentration. I could go on but I won't. So, I went to my GP. Could I be anaemic again? Is it my thyroid? Do I have Sleep Apnea? Should I just give myself a kick in the arse? His answer was to order some blood tests and then dependant on the results of those, a possible referral for sleep studies as he agrees it could be Sleep Apnea.

My own diagnosis is Sleep Apnea. I snore. Bad. My partner can still hear me snore when he has ear plugs in. That's not good. Mum says she's heard me make weird "sing songy" noises in my sleep. Again, not a positive thing. Untreated, Sleep Apnea can be the cause of a lot of my symptoms mainly due to lack of proper REM sleep. The brain is constantly woken for split seconds when oxygen levels drop and it has to kick in the response to breathe again. This means it never gets a chance to rest and repair as it's supposed to while asleep. This results in feeling tired during the day and poor concentration amongst other things. I don't wish for it to be S.A but if it is, I know the treatment makes an almost instant difference and that's reassuring.

I've been for my fasting blood test today and the results will be in early next week. It's only the second time in my life I've had blood taken on the first attempt! Woohoo!! I usually end up covered in bruises from multiple failed attempts. My veins are elusive lil buggers when they see a needle comin at them. Either that or I like my blood where it is thank-you-very-much. Nothin wrong with that.

So we wait and see what the blood tests say. I'll let you know how it goes.