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Originally Posted by Janet
I hope the stun gun isn't what is causing Gary not to feel his best. Has he gone through this sleep thing before?
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LOL! I did think about the stun gun thing - thinking maybe it messed up his pacemaker in some way. But his blood pressure and pulse are normal for him, so I think it is just a sleep thing. He has had insomnia all his life, and with heart failure it is even worse. But since he's been wearing his c-pap, it is much better. I should check his machine to see if any water is gone from his c-pap humidifier - if not, that means he didn't wear it much last night. If he didn't use it much, then that may be why he didn't sleep very well. He's a stubborn as a mule about some things and he hates the c-pap - even though he has objective evidence that is helps him a lot. GRRR.
Yes, he has gone through this before, but not in a while now. People with heart failure have good days and bad days and sometimes you can pinpoint what causes the bad days, e.g., too much salt in the diet, dehydration, or over exertion. Other times, it is a mystery as to why they feel badly, they just do.
Usually a day or two of being in the rocker recliner all day, will do the trick. So, we shall see. He has an appt with his heart failure doctor the middle of July - so if he doesn't get to feeling better, he can get checked out. We are leaving for Oklahoma June 30 for 10 days, so hopefully, this will pass quickly and he'll feel better soon.