After I Finished Fighting Cancer I Was Cursed With Night Sweats And Overcame That Too
Dealing with cancer was terrible enough for me but the notion of living the rest of my life without another complete nights sleep was ready to be the end of me. night sweats had taken crept in after my surgical treatment and I needed to do something about it. This is what I found.
Not many years back 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 young age. Though I have two kids already, I wished to have been able to hold on to the choice for another if we so decided. It is a weird sensation to know that you will no longer have kids in particular when it is not your decision.
In the first months of my fight I was given a contingent of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo wasn’t very bad initially but as time went on it was apparent it was changing my body. I know it can destroy cancer but it felt like a conflict to the death was taking place inside my body and the conclusion would either be me or the cancer. I have long thought there should be a healthier way to deal with cancer. Perhaps in the future the treatment will be made accessible to us, but until then I can only imagine that if there is a biological un-patentable treatment out there, the medical and drug industry will keep a lid on it.
In time I was able consider myself cancer free and the emotion of release had covered me from head to toe. However as rapidly as I had found this fresh reprieve I found a new setback had taken its place.
Prior to cancer I had a reasonably normal sleep pattern. I would go to sleep, get up maybe once for a restroom break and return to bed to finish with a satisfied night’s sleep. Yet after the therapy and the operation I found myself tossed into a new world of hysterectomy menopause.
Promptly with this menopause came its cousin, menopause night sweats, and a complete line of additional problems. If I were to show you each and every one of the interrelated issues included I could go on ceaselessly. The Night Sweats were adequate. All this sweating would keep me up all night and cause my husband to lose immeasurable hours of rest also. Ultimately it caused my spouse to change to an alternative room. I had to find a solution. These night sweats were killing me and my relationship.
I looked at more than a few solutions to my problem plus tried just about every natural and un-natural cure obtainable. I tried chilly pillows, I tried absorbing pajamas, I tried bizarre sheets, you name it I tried it. I was just about to quit when a colleague of mine gave me a device known as a Bedfan. Now to be very honest with you when she said it over the telephone I thought she said Bed Pan so I was a touch taken back because I could not guess for anything how a Bed Pan would help with my sweating at night.
Nevertheless, the Bedfan ended up being the hero I was trying to find. For me to explain how it works I will take a quote from one of the earliest users of the fan. One lady stated it was like cooling off in a waterfall and not getting wet at all. That is just how it felt. Starting from that first night on, I never had night sweats yet again. Now don’t misunderstand I can feel my body getting warmer and simply from habit for a time I expected to begin sweating, yet it in no way happened.
They say that the way this contraption works is, when your body gets hot, your bed is not able to eradicate that heat fast enough. With the Bedfan the heat is carried out of the bed, in no way giving it a chance to build up to sweating. Here is how it feels; the next time you are relaxing in bed and you begin to feel muggy, simply lift up your legs to raise the sheets up high. Then gradually let your legs down and feel 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 saddened that I can no longer have children but in any case 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 beautiful kids I do have. I trust this helps someone as much as it has helped me and my husband.
February 01 2010 03:32 pm | natural cures for cancer