Sleep's just about the most important painkiller I have I think.... I had a patch of a few months where I just couldn't sleep more than a few hours at a time, and I was just in pieces. Everything went to hell in a hand basket, including my sanity and my ability to control my emotions. It was horrible. Took me ages to find a way of sleeping better again, and although I know what worked for me to start me getting to sleep earlier (thanks Bagpuss!), I'm still not sure why the time I slept increased again. I think it was just gradual, and a bit of a chicken and egg thing...

There are no easy answers. I still get some awful nights, and my pain the following day is always, always worse. Get whatever sleep you can and try a few different methods to try and relax yourself a bit more. I know relaxing seems a million miles away when you feel so terrible, but it can happen, and sometimes because of surprisingly small things...

I wish you all the luck in the world. Take care of yourself, and I'll be wishing you plenty of Zzzzz's tonight.

Bram.