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Surgical induced menopause and hot flushes
Hi All, I had a lumpectomy in March followed by radiation therapy. At 53 I still had fully functioning ovaries with no signs of menopause so I had the choice of medical or surgical induction of menopa...
I've gone back to being a baby where I cannot regulate my own body heat. I am hot and cold and hot all the time. I have a light coat that I slip on and off all day and slip off easy slippers or shoes. I carry a drinker bottle with me at all times, even during shopping and if one of the nasty pin prick sweats kick in then I drink the cold water profusely. The cold in my belly cools me off and it passes faster. I have sort of gotten used to it all and just put myself down as quirky.