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New Diagnosis of MAC/MAI & I'm scared
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@alleycatkate Kate, regarding GERD, I’ve tried 2 different types of wedges for sleeping and ended up rejecting both. The first was the standard 2-foot long wedge that made me bend at the waist instead of at the hips, which was very uncomfortable. The second was a full bed wedge. It was only 3 inches at the head to an eighth inch at the foot. However, even with the mild slant, both my husband and I ended up sliding down the bed in our sleep, with our feet scrunched up at the bottom of the bed in the morning.
Your reminding me not to sleep on my right side also resulted in an hilarious experiment this morning. I typically fall asleep most quickly when my husband cuddles me by spooning. I’ve been sleeping on the right side of the bed (if facing up to the ceiling) for the 40 years of our marriage, so when we spoon, I’m lying on my right side. This morning while we were cuddling (not spooning), I remembered your post and I suggested we try cuddling by switching place on the bed, so that when we ended up spooning, I'd by on my left side. We would have made a great comedy on “Candid Camera!” Our arms were all akimbo trying to do the mirror image of what we’d been doing for so long. I almost ended up on the floor laughing so hard. (I think I’ll first try staying on the right side of the bed, but not spooning to fall asleep. 🙂 )
Regarding the Red Tide and blue-green algae in Florida, I'm not at all hopeful. If current industrial farming practices continue and the problems of climate change continue to be ignored, I expect things will only get worse. 🙁
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@lorifilipek I had the same problem with the wedge on top of my mattress. It was fine if I slept on my back but when I tried to sleep on my side it would bend me in a weird position at the waist also. Since I’m only 5 feet tall, I now push it lower on the bed and add an extra pillow at the top so it now comes to my hip and is more comfortable there. But I also slide down during the night and have to readjust. I wish I could put the blocks under my bed to raise the head, but I have an 18th century Chippendale 4 post bed and it just wouldn’t work. I already have 2 steps to get into my bed, I don’t think I could raise it up any higher! My husband does complain about having to face the wedge like a “a wall”, but I don’t cough and clear my throat all night anymore so that makes him, (and me) happy. Lol. I guess we all just have to keep trying until we find something that works. I have to admit though, some nights I just toss that wedge to the floor in annoyance and sleep on my stomach and hope for the best.
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@lorifilipek ...Haha...that is so cute! Almost sounds like it could be dangerous. So funny.
I just rejected my first wedge...a 6" wedge that you just put on top of your mattress. Tried it last night and it was a joke. I wound up uprighting it so the angle was about 85 degrees...almost upright. Think I need at least a 12" or maybe 15" wedge. Not even sure that will do it...Most certainly the 3 hour fast before bedtime did not work either... Thanks for sharing your experience with the wedge...and the spoon story too. 🙂 You are so right about our water crisis here...Big sugar and agriculture practices have made a muck of it. Kate