Re: Ok..Let's talk about night sweats please...

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Mindy are you taking tamoxifen?? If you are and you are taking it at night

before bed, switch to in the morning. Sounds crazy but it worked for me. And

please take it at the same time, or close to the same time every day.

Good Luck

Jeana

who says go buy a case of popsicles lol

Ok..Let's talk about night sweats please...

Hi all,

I have recently completed my chemo (6 session of Andriamycin and Taxotere

every 3 weeks) and had a double mastectomy on Aug 26th. The chemo put me

into menopause. Now I am having these incredible night sweats. Everytime I

move in bed I get them. They mostly happen at night when I am resting.

Soooooo is there anything I can do to reduce or relieve these flashes and am

I going to get them for ever after or will they eventually subside on their

own? This is really very annoying Are there any changes I should make

in my diet, ie: avoid certain foods, take supplements, etc. What has worked

or not worked for you? Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks for your continued support

Mindy

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Nope, not on tamoxifen. I started the procedures for starting

radiation today. May start heptacin (sp?) after radiation. Doctor

suggested I not take any vitamins other than a daily multi-vitamin

during the time I am going though radiation. Definetly not vitamin e!

Mindy

> Mindy are you taking tamoxifen?? If you are and you are taking it

at night before bed, switch to in the morning. Sounds crazy but it

worked for me. And please take it at the same time, or close to the

same time every day.

> Good Luck

> Jeana

> who says go buy a case of popsicles lol

> Ok..Let's talk about night sweats

please...

>

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have recently completed my chemo (6 session of Andriamycin and

Taxotere

> every 3 weeks) and had a double mastectomy on Aug 26th. The

chemo put me

> into menopause. Now I am having these incredible night sweats.

Everytime I

> move in bed I get them. They mostly happen at night when I am

resting.

> Soooooo is there anything I can do to reduce or relieve these

flashes and am

> I going to get them for ever after or will they eventually

subside on their

> own? This is really very annoying Are there any changes I

should make

> in my diet, ie: avoid certain foods, take supplements, etc. What

has worked

> or not worked for you? Any advise would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks for your continued support

>

> Mindy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

This is kind of off subject, but I just love some

of the things kids say. My kids now laugh when I say

I am having a hot flash. Tonight, I was soooo cold,

and put on an extra coat, in the house. My 7 year old

looked at me and said, " Mom, are you having a cold

flash? " They sure can make this cancer

experience/journey more bearable...humor does

wonders!!

bye for now,

Gloria

--- Doris wrote:

> My hot flashes aka power surges

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Gloria

you have to make a humor of it or go crazy we had a lot of funny and cute

things we do when i got my bc day i come home all my family was there for

moral support even had a banner welcome home my 2 big brothers help my

husband get me out of the blazer i was in back with a mattress on it because

my surgery was like 1 1/2 from home so they all get me in the house well i

wanted to sit up for awhile everybody was in kitchen you could of heard a

pin drop it was so quite none knew what to say my sister was making coffee i

said sis i lied to you i said you finally was going to be bigger than me she

wears a A cup i said well sis it goes like this my cut off breast is still

bigger than your breast ,everybody crack up laughing my sis looks at me she

said i knew it she wasn't going to get by without saying that and heh it

broke the silence my big old brothers my big old bluchers brothers had tears

in their eyes i look at them said heh i'm the baby i not leaving before yaw

we all in this together through the long haul it was a pk we always made and

everybody put their hands on top of each other i said i have to put my last

kind of sore and i was scared very scared but i come through it with the

love of my family and Gloria always keep that positive attitude i will make

it lets kick some bc a------------ and kick it right out of our bodies love

you guys

cheryl

Re: Re: Ok..Let's talk about night sweats please...

> Hi,

> This is kind of off subject, but I just love some

> of the things kids say. My kids now laugh when I say

> I am having a hot flash. Tonight, I was soooo cold,

> and put on an extra coat, in the house. My 7 year old

> looked at me and said, " Mom, are you having a cold

> flash? " They sure can make this cancer

> experience/journey more bearable...humor does

> wonders!!

> bye for now,

> Gloria

> --- Doris wrote:

> > My hot flashes aka power surges

>

> =====

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

-Thanks, Mindy,

Reading your reply about hot flashes made me feel better.

Adrienne-- In breastcancer2@y..., " tcbangels " <tcbangels@p...> wrote:

> Mindy

> i had that the same way when i started chemo but it really got bad

on me

> after chemo with me on tamoxifen but it was change of life and i

went

> through it early do to chemo i had to have a fan on me at all times

i kept

> wet rags over my face all the time my face sometimes look like i

was sunburn

> what i do get my wash cloths and put them in ice cold water with

ice in the

> water and stick them on my face when the rag get cold i had another

one

> sitting in the ice water and put it and it lasted a while but girl

it was

> killing bc cells and that's all that matter to me so i took all

those hot

> flashes knew i was getting that old cancer out of me for good

> cheryl

> Ok..Let's talk about night sweats

please...

> >

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have recently completed my chemo (6 session of Andriamycin and

> Taxotere

> > every 3 weeks) and had a double mastectomy on Aug 26th. The

chemo put

> me

> > into menopause. Now I am having these incredible night sweats.

> Everytime I

> > move in bed I get them. They mostly happen at night when I am

resting.

> > Soooooo is there anything I can do to reduce or relieve these

flashes

> and am

> > I going to get them for ever after or will they eventually

subside on

> their

> > own? This is really very annoying Are there any changes I

should

> make

> > in my diet, ie: avoid certain foods, take supplements, etc.

What has

> worked

> > or not worked for you? Any advise would be appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks for your continued support

> >

> > Mindy

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I have the hot flashes to. They are so bad when I am at work and have one it

is the worst thing. I have about 4 fans on me at home all the time. I think

that I was to young to be going through the change (I am only 43) the chemo

and tamoxifen.

Rhonda

> -Thanks, Mindy,

> Reading your reply about hot flashes made me

> feel better.

> Adrienne-- In breastcancer2@y...,

> " tcbangels " <tcbangels@p...>

> wrote:

> > Mindy

> > i had that the same way when i started

> chemo but it really got bad

> on me

> > after chemo with me on tamoxifen but it

> was change of life and  i

> went

> > through it early do to chemo i had to have

> a fan on me at all times

> i kept

> > wet rags over my face all the time my face

> sometimes look like i

> was sunburn

> > what i do get my wash cloths and put them

> in ice cold water with

> ice in the

> > water and stick them on my face when the

> rag get cold i had another

> one

> > sitting in the ice water and put it and it

> lasted a while but girl

> it was

> > killing bc cells and that's all that

> matter to me so i took all

> those hot

> > flashes knew i was getting that old cancer

> out of me for good

> > cheryl

> >

> Ok..Let's talk about night sweats

> please...

> > >

> > >

> > >   Hi all,

> > >

> > >   I have recently completed

> my chemo (6 session of Andriamycin and

> > Taxotere

> > >   every 3 weeks) and had a

> double mastectomy on Aug 26th.  The

> chemo put

> > me

> > >   into menopause.  Now

> I am having these incredible night sweats.

> > Everytime I

> > >   move in bed I get

> them.   They mostly happen at night

> when I am

> resting.

> > >   Soooooo is there anything

> I can do to reduce or relieve these

> flashes

> > and am

> > >   I going to get them for

> ever after or will they eventually

> subside on

> > their

> > >   own?  This is really

> very annoying   Are there any changes I

> should

> > make

> > >   in my diet, ie: avoid

> certain foods, take supplements, etc. 

> What has

> > worked

> > >   or not worked for

> you?  Any advise would be appreciated.

> > >

> > >   Thanks for your continued

> support

> > >

> > >   Mindy

> > >

> > >   [Non-text portions of

> this message have been removed]

> > >

> > >

> >

> >        

>

[Guest guest]

i am 41 rhonda and have been having god awful hot flashes for 8 yrs now,

since i was 33 and first diagnosed........i think the drug induced menopause

is lots worst than normal.........

healing hugs and prayers

carol from michigan

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I hope I don't have them that long, they are named the hot flashes from hell.

> i am 41 rhonda and have been having god awful

> hot flashes for 8 yrs now,

> since i was 33 and first diagnosed........i

> think the drug induced menopause

> is lots worst than normal.........

>

> healing hugs and prayers

> carol from michigan

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you got that right!~:-))