I don't blame you for being frustrated/upset/****** off because your pdoc was insinuating that you're not trying hard enough. That and the stupid advice must have been hard to ignore. I give you a lot of credit for that.

3 hours is a long time for an appointment. I hope that you're able to getting the information you need early Monday so you don't have to worry about it all day, getting there isn't a bigger ordeal than it needs to be, and so that it makes the appointment itself easier

Hubby is going to drive me to the appt.

The parking lot at that place is huge and disorganized.

Hubby does not know the place any better than I do but he might be more focused than I am.


M

I'm glad he is driving you.

Donna

When I got to the psychology building, the people at the desk said that I had no appointment.
They also said that no one from my team (CBT Insomnia) was there at all.

Eventually they called someone to tell me that my appointment was next week (in seven days.)
What a wasted day.

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There is a good chance that I messed up the date. There is an equal chance that
the girl who first called me to make the appt messed up -- she is the same one who
did not have anyone send the email with the parking/driving instructructions.

I am not going back. . . .told the folks to let the other folks know that I was not
coming back.
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Just as important: That parking lot was absolutely stupidly ridiculously awful. Hubby drove
but I would not request that he do it again.


M

they sound so inept.sorry

Yeah, I do not know how much I screwed up or not. It might thave been my fault. The "therapists" are phd students training in CBT for sleep issues.


I think that the timing is wrong and that things worked out for the best. IF I deal with those CBT folks, it will be in the summer.

My sleep neuro wants me to work with them.
Apparently the place has
helped other patients of his.


M

I would make the same decision as you whether or not it was my screw up.

There were so many factors working against you between the email, the parking lot, the length of the appointments, and the appointment date…

You don't need to invest in more stress like that while still working. I think that waiting until the summer before trying this again is a good decision on your part

Voice mail from those folks:

I was sleeping when that office called me today to "apologize for the mixup yesterday" . .
. . Also to "confirm" my email . . . . .
"afraid maybe we had the wrong email address"

I suppose the email would have contained confirmation of the date and time
of the appt.

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I am so happy that I have an excuse not to deal with those people.
I do not want to do CBT for sleep.
I even used the F word when I last saw the sleep doc and was walking out of his office.

I said exactly this: "Have you worked with psychologists?
He sorted of nodded.
I said, "They are f'ing annoying."


M

lol, Mari. Agreed.

Last night I decided to reduce my gabapentin from 300 to 200 because for a long time now I
have been feeling kind of hungover -- like I have not gotten enough sleep even when
I have -- and having cognition issues.


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A little while after I woke up I felt really weird: lots of crawly stuff (paresthesia I believe). I normally have some of that but it was much worse . . .
scary and uncomfortable. It went on for a while.


The hangover was much reduced. I almost felt clear headed.


M