No rest for the weary

No Rest for the weary
No sleep in stepdown for that matter.  I expected to be up after the operation in ICU but had no idea how difficult it was going to be to get a  good night sleep while in step down in my hospital room.
I am not much of a day sleeper so catching an hour nap is about all I can muster.  I usually get 7-8 hours of sleep a night and I am a very light sleeper so the nightly rounds are starting to catch up with me.  Two things I have noticed is a headache that won't go away and I am a bit cranky.
Here is the routine between 10pm and 8am
Oral medication plus a stick to the belly at 10pm
Vitals check at 11pm
More meds thru a intravenous line at 12am
Someone sticks their head in and asks how am I doing at 1am
Vitals at 3am
Someone checks 4 am
Blood draw at 5 am
More meds thru intravenous line at 6am
Vitals at 7 am
More oral meds plus shot to belly a 8am
That does not include the several times I have to get up to use the rest room.  All fluids in or out most be measured.
I asked for a sleep aide last night so at least instead of staying awake between pokes and prods I was able to fall back to sleep most times.  That helped the headache and hopefully I will return to my cheerful self after a nap sometime today.
I also should have tried to sleep on my back prior to this operation.  That is a required skill.  Needless to say I am a side or belly sleeper which I have not been able to pull off yet.  Before hand I could only sleep on my right side since my murmur had gotten so loud it would reverberate off my ribs and keep me awake or wake me me up if I turned that way.
You live and you learn but hope to never have to use this experience again.
Tony