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Health Concerns and Getting a Hoveround - Part 2

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The story continues. I did go to the sleep specialist on the 13th (ho hum) and she told me to turn off all electronics an hour before bedtime, to take a melatonin at 1 AM, and to go to bed at 3 AM. I was to set my alarm for 10 AM and get up right away, putting my feet on the floor. As if... She wants me to change my habit of getting nine+ hours sleep a night to seven. And she want me to work back the clock gradually. (that makes sense) I am to take a Ritalin upon awakening, and again at about 3 PM. Okay, I'll need it. Have I done any of this? A Big Fat NO. Mind and body are balking at the idea; getting no cooperation from either at all. However, my next appointment with her  isn't until July 18, so there's plenty of time to give the new routine a good try. In the meanwhile, I have had my mammogram (which was all OK), but I forgot to schedule the bone density test while I was there so it's on the TO DO list. And I have scheduled, after playing much phone tag, my co...