I have had a really hard time sleeping as of late...this normally happens when I am about to have an exasterbation of my cf, I was wondering if that is common to anyone or am I the odd one out on that...and when I mean really hard time this is the 2nd night in the last 3 I haven't slept. Also just wondering if anyone else that has this wonderfully debilitating disease has sever back problems, my t10, thorasic vertebra 10 in my back is not only making me have a hunch in my back but it is also twisted like a twizzler. To go along with this I spend hours and hours sitting in my recliner at home that is my almost only comfort from the pain, it is starting to get me down...that and the news that I just cultured for the first time in my life, burkholder cepecia and I am really really scared... like when I am sittin up at night alone it's really hard...my wife is sleeping and it's not fair for me to wake her because she does SO MUCH FOR ME. I feel bad for complaining but I needed to vent and let it all out...today ,wendsday, was my son Zander's first birthday...I am scared that I won't see many more, I have never been this scared, and I'm not really scared for me, but rather my wife who is watching me suffer, and my son who wants me to play but I just don't have the energy, I feel like a horrible dad, I didn't work so hard to have him to leave him father less but it's all I can think about. My wife is on here her name is Shannonb and I am Joshua just my normal name on here jbenjamin152 was taken. thanks for listening any advice will be gladly accepted. I am going in the hospital tomorrow, friday at roughly 9.30 am -10.00 am for a hopefully normal routine 'tune-up' I'm asking for the expensive oil and them to top off all the fluids, maybe some air in the ol tires...lol see u all later it helped so much typing this.