Scary

[ErinLovesRats]

The other day Jonathan was working his usual 24 hours. I went to bed late like always. When I woke up, I had slept on my right arm wrong I guess. It was numb. My left arm/hand is pretty much useless due to the stroke. So, I finally got myself to a sitting position, and then I was so scared. I couldn't do anything. I wanted to call Jonathan, but I couldn't pick up the phone with my left hand, let alone dial anything. Luckily, after a few minutes my right arm went back to normal. Then, another day, I woke up sleeping on my right arm again and my hand was numb. Now, I'm scared to sleep when Jonathan's gone.

[ChristyB]

that does sound scary Erin. Do you have a speaker phone where maybe you could program his number. Minimum amount of movement needed, but would provid a bit of peace of mind

[EDelValle]

It might also help to put pillows
on the right side of your body
so you don't roll in that direction
when Jonathan isn't around

[Paula]

Great advice here Erin. Let us know how it works for you!

Paula

[flojo]

Erin, try taking two pillows, stacked on top of each other, and put them right underneath your neck and it will take the pressure off of your arm. That helped me a lot.

[Cathy]

Yikes! That does sound scary. The stacked pillows sound like the way to go, unless you can sleep in a recliner....
Cathy:)

[ErinLovesRats]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll ask Jonathan about the phone, and I'll give the pillow advice a try.