Menopause Symptoms

Putting up with cancer was dreadful enough for us yet the thought of living the rest of my existence devoid of another complete nights sleep was ready to be the ending of me. night sweats had taken hold after my surgical treatment and I had to do something concerning it. This will tell you what I did.

Not too many years ago I shocked to learn I had cancer; I was not a happy camper to find that I would have to get a hysterectomy at such a youthful age. Even though I have two children already, I wished to have been able to hang on to the option for any more if we so chose. It is a strange feeling to realize that you can no longer have kids especially when it is not your decision.

In the first months of my struggle I was given a regiment of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo wasn’t too bad at the start but as time went on it was apparent it was changing my body. I realize it can eradicate cancer but it felt like a conflict to the end was happening within my body and the conclusion would either be me or the cancer. I have forever thought there should be a better way to deal with fighting cancer. Perhaps in the future the medication will be made accessible to us, but until then I will only imagine that if there is a natural un-patentable medication out there, the medical and drug industry will keep a lid on it.

In due course I was able to call myself cancer free and the emotion of relief had covered me from head to toe. Except as soon as I had found this new reprieve I discovered a new setback had taken its place.

Before cancer I had a somewhat typical sleep pattern. I would go to sleep, wake up perhaps once for a bath room break and return to bed to finish with a satisfied night’s sleep. But following the treatment and the surgical treatment I found myself tossed into a new world of hysterectomy induced menopause.

Promptly with this menopause came its cousin, menopausal nighttime sweats, and a whole line of other problems. If I were to show you each and every one of the associated issues included I could go on without end. The Night Sweats were adequate. They would keep me awake all night plus cause my husband to lose immeasurable hours of rest in addition. Ultimately it caused my spouse to relocate to another bed room. I had to find a solution. These night sweats were killing me and my marriage.

I looked at several solutions to my dilemma plus tried very nearly every organic and un-natural therapy available. I tried cold pillows, I tried absorbing nightgowns, I tried unusual sheets, you name it I tried it. I was about to quit when a friend of mine gave me a contraption known as a Bedfan. Now to be very truthful with you as she said it over the phone I thought she said Bed Pan and I was a bit taken back because I could not think for anything exactly how a Bed Pan was going to help with my sweating at night.

Nonetheless, the Bedfan ended up being the hero I was trying to find. In order to explain how it works I will take a excerpt from one of the original users of the fan. One woman said it was like cooling off in a waterfall and not getting wet. That is just how it felt. Starting from that first night on, I never had night sweats again. Now don’t misconstrue I could feel my body getting hotter and only from habit for a time I expected to start sweating, but it by no means happened.

It appears that the way this thing works is, when your body gets hot, your bed is not able to reduce that heat quickly enough. By means of the Bedfan the heat is moved out of the bed, never giving it an opportunity to increase to sweating. Imagine how it feels; the next time you are relaxing in bed and you start to feel hot, merely raise up your legs to raise the sheets up high. Next, gradually let your legs down and experience the gentle breeze gliding across your body to cool it down. This is the way it feels all night long.

At the end of the day I find myself disappointed that I can no longer have children but at least I am still breathing. Not only am I still living but thanks to the Bedfan, I am able to sleep better than before and get the relaxation I need so that I can still spend time with the gorgeous children I do have. I hope this helps others as much as it has me and my companion.