Looks like the SOB was right!

So the RE advised me to stop the add-back (Aygestin) and see if that helped me with my Lupron insomnia. I thought that was totally counterintuitive - hello, no hormones? How's that going to help? But apparently I had gotten over confident in my medical abilities.  So I went ahead and skipped the add-back yesterday and took an Ambien yesterday afternoon (I was totally exhausted and was hoping for a little nap before my brain disintegrated) and I actually got some sleep!  Like REM sleep, there was dreaming!  That arrogant SOB (that would be my RE) was right!!!  I took some more Ambien to sleep last night and I slept another couple of hours.  Amazingly enough, I didn't pop up at 3 am like some kind of meth addict ready for a cleaning spree.  So that's definitely a change. 

 

Now, I'm not really willing to go 6 mo. on Lupron without add-back but maybe we can figure something out.  So I'm hopeful that this sleep situation can get turned around.  

Only downside is I think I was so delusional from lack of sleep that it was almost dulling the pain.  But maybe a few nights of sleep can get me on track and help with the pain.

Thanks for all the ICLW well wishes!!