Can anyone suggest something to help with the sweats? I had them throughout chemo and they are worse now I'm on Letrozole. Literally drowning in sweat the minute I get out the house and start walking - even though it's freezing in Melbourne right now! Don't get them at night, just when doing any kind of physical activity, however gentle.

I love my hair ultra short and I'm keeping it this way for the foreseeable future. I'm looking forward to having summer with no hair on my neck!I was bald last summer but wore a cap all the time outside the house of course so was a bit itchy & sweaty.And hasn't the sun started to have a little bit of bite in it? I met @"Annie C" in Town for lunch today and snapped this shot. Melbourne looking very pretty in the sunshine.

I think you should see your GP about the sweats. There can be a number of causes, eg low blood sugar, and maybe you can do something about it. No suffering in silence! K xox

It's all such an absurd business...

Thank you @JenniA. My hairdresser is doing a nice job of shaping my pixie cut.@Vangirl I bought the earrings in Kolkata! Bargained hard but the guy wouldn't budge. I was literally halfway out the door when he called me back.Are your sweats accompanied by a hot flush? Or are they sweat alone, a flop sweat?

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kmakm
Member
7 years ago
I'm the reverse! Drenched at night. I've never been a sweaty person. Ghastly!
Vangirl
Member
7 years ago
@kmakm I got to my radiotherapy appointment this morning and the radiologist asked if I had run all the way there (I didn't, just walked/trammed), that's how sweaty I was.
You have my utmost sympathy for having to deal with it at night!
kmakm
Member
7 years ago
It's all such an absurd business...
Vangirl
Member
7 years ago
@kmakm what will I do when my hair grows back and I can no longer enjoy the sweet sweet relief of arriving home, removing my wig and sitting quietly letting my baldy head gently steam as the sweat evaporates?!
Sister
Member
7 years ago
@vangirl - do your flushes start at the back of your bald head? Mine do.
Vangirl
Member
7 years ago
@Sister my sweats are not like the ones I used to have when I went through (non chemo related) early menopause. From memory, those started with a prickly sensation, possibly from the head, I cannot recall.
At the moment I just break into a sweat upon exertion and then there is no stopping it until I can sit quietly, preferably with wig off, for at least 10 minutes.
The sweaty parts are mainly head, face, armpits and crotch. At the same time my hands can be icy and starting to turn slightly blue from cold!
kmakm
Member
7 years ago
I love my hair ultra short and I'm keeping it this way for the foreseeable future. I'm looking forward to having summer with no hair on my neck!

I was bald last summer but wore a cap all the time outside the house of course so was a bit itchy & sweaty.

And hasn't the sun started to have a little bit of bite in it? I met @"Annie C" in Town for lunch today and snapped this shot. Melbourne looking very pretty in the sunshine.
Doin_it
Member
7 years ago
@kmakm your hair looks fabulous! I love that you caught up with @"Annie C"!! Melbourne looks spectacular
Vangirl
Member
7 years ago
@kmakm, nice 'do! And cute earrings!
Was a classic Melbourne winter day in the sun today. My spirits were lifted as I passed by the Treasury Gardens on my way to the hospital.
Only trouble was the almighty gusts of wind attempting to restyle my wig. Was so tempted to take it off and carry it in my handbag!
Doin_it
Member
7 years ago
@Vangirl did you find it easy to find a wig to suit?