Menopause

As Deanne says,you have had a terrible time,and add to everything,the hormonal changes,and it becomes pretty much a nightmare.I have a couple of suggestions that may help,if only a little.First up,stay connected on here,because many ladies are also getting relentless hot flushes.You have to experience them to truly know how debilitating they can be,I actually wrote a blog post about mine,several months ago,because I was getting them from the minute I woke up in the morning,constantly,with a bit of a reprieve between 1 and 4 in the afternoon.Then all night they would wake me up.I feel that perhaps calling the Cancer council helpline and chatting to them,would be a good start,especially if you don't like going out of the house at present.Try only drinking ICE COLD water during the day to lower your core temperature.Only wear cotton tops,like cotton t shirts,and never wear long sleeves,Buy yourself a chillow pillow onlineThey are cheap,and they are BLOODY FANTASTIC !! You can also get a cooling pad that you lay on,but I haven't needed that now.The one other thing that I have done,and I urge you to try it( because it cant hurt) is buy a bottle of Blackmores MagMin.Its a magnesium supplement.Take 2 in the morning and 2 mid afternoon.One last thing,try to get out of the house and take a walk each day.I found it interesting,that even when my hot flushes were at their peak,I hardly ever had one when I was walking!! It's also difficult when you have a young family to care for.I am 14 months past chemo now,and it's still in my mind every day.We will never get truly past it,but you can learn to live with it.My hot flushes took several months to even look like they were starting to settle down.These days I have 4 or 5 a day.Definitely more if I am stressed.All the best and please stay in touch on here.Cheers xoxRobyn