oh these hot flashes really get to me I hate going to bed at night covers on covers off hot cold hot cold then when morning comes your still tired because you were up all night with the flashes. Then you worry about is this going to come back again. I lost my right breast already. I wanted to remove both of them but the surgeon wouldnt do it. No one else in my family had ever had breast cancer. I'm the lucky one at age 44 and single I figure my life as fas as dating is now over. Its really hard dealing with all this even though my chemo is over and now I take tamoxifen. I had a port inserted and they say I can have it removed now but I dont want to because I want to make sure that the cancer will not come back.  It's really hard picking up the pieces after all the things you go through with cancer. sometimes I feel that I am now in a different world than everyone else and this is where I will be from now on. I think about how long will it be before it comes back and when it does where will it be . It's like that hurry up and wait feeling. well thanks for listening. bye for now

I'm really sorry to hear about all you've been through, and how hard a time you are having with hot flashes. This can often happen-- especially after breast cancer treatment -- and I understand how challenging it can be. There are some medications and other treatments that could possibly help, however. Have you talked about these with your oncologist? He or she should be able to offer some guidance and suggestions. Also, you might want to start using The Seven Levels of Healing as a way of working through all the different questions and issues you are dealing with. Caring4Cancer has a lot of resources that can help. Please stay in touch and let me know how thinsg are going.

I totally understand the hot flashes. As I was reading your story, I couldn't help but feel like I was reading about myself. Everything you are feeling I can relate to!! And I thought I was the only one. Well at least I know there is another me out there..

hello nuresy7337, my name is onelife. I too have those same hot flashes, but not because of breast cancer but thyroid cancer; or should I say a large mass that was found in the right side of my neck. They had to remove everything that was in my neck. Not only do I have to deal with those hot flashes I have to cope with the fact that my body now makes nothing that it needs to work on a daily bases. My doctor is trying her best to find the right level for my body. As for me I have to worry if my treatment worked because they will have no answers untl Oct the first of this year. If you just need to let off steam please feel free too. Sometimes I need to do the same, and like you I have to worry too where my cancer will be next!

Ladies, ladies,  hot flashes that's what's got you all upset.  You are alive!!!! You have had surgery.  You have had chemotherapy.  You survived that and the mediport insertion too.  This is a very long journey and yes, a special club that you never can leave. You must stay positive.  Enjoy today and don't worry about tomorrow or cancer coming back.  You are taking away the wonderful moments of now that you have by worrying about something that may never happen.  Hot flashes, yes they are uncomfortable. I suffer from them sometimes during the day as well as at night.  Mine started as soon as the chemo was over.  I had hoped that the one side effect I would get from chemo would be menopause...but so far it hasn't happened unless this is the perimenopausal aspect of it all. 

 No one can understand exactly what you are feeling but each cancer patient can relate. We all have our moments.  Go out, go to work if you can, just don't stay home and sulk or whine. Please don't give in to this awful disease.  I truly believe it is mind over matter in many cases.  Believe you will get better and do everything in your power to make it happen.  You can think of it as a game that you don't want to play but you must so you do everything you can to win.  I am a survivor of colon cancer now, today.  I no longer live one day at a time. I refuse to give in and I live each day to the fullest.  I have a husband, children, parents, family and friends who love and need me.   I want to live and if that is not to be....I'm going down fighting all the way.  I wish you all well. God Bless you.

hot flashes suck, I have found if I go to bed with cold cloths on my wrists it helps and I don't wake up during the night,sounds silly but it works.I have stage 3B breast ca and had both my breast removed,during a support session I learned to face your fear of reoccurence.we cannot live with a cloud over our heads.I am 47 with 2 children 8 and 15.Go out and LIVE! enjoy all the things you have thought about.If it does come back we have to face it.I think to myself,go ahead bring it on I will beat next time too. Do something silly,My girlfriend and I joined a belly dancing class,my hips and boobs won't cooperate but we laugh alot!!!