JCZgirl
04-18-2008, 06:33 PM
My hot flashes are crazy bad. I preach every Sunday. By the time, I sit down, my clothes are soaked. Anything can trigger them. I can be sitting down relaxing and minding my own business and all of a sudden, I get hot and the water begins to pour.
I have been told that I have Osec. Arthritis, so I often get cold, especially in my legs. If you ever came to my house, you would think that I was crazy. My legs are covered with a blanket, and sweat is pouring down from my head and neck. It's crazy. How do I control it? The doctor put me on birth control pills, but they make have periods again. Let me say, I had one Fall. tube and ovary removed, so I thought great periods are over.
And it was, until I started the pill.
So I have stopped taking the pill. The doctor says, I can try hormones, but that they have a high risk of cancer. Just losing my mother to cancer, that was a no no. Any advise?
JCZgirl
I have been told that I have Osec. Arthritis, so I often get cold, especially in my legs. If you ever came to my house, you would think that I was crazy. My legs are covered with a blanket, and sweat is pouring down from my head and neck. It's crazy. How do I control it? The doctor put me on birth control pills, but they make have periods again. Let me say, I had one Fall. tube and ovary removed, so I thought great periods are over.
And it was, until I started the pill.
So I have stopped taking the pill. The doctor says, I can try hormones, but that they have a high risk of cancer. Just losing my mother to cancer, that was a no no. Any advise?
JCZgirl
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rheanna
04-19-2008, 03:49 AM
JCZgirl,
Taking hormones, whether in the form of birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy, or "bio-identical" hormones, or progesterone cream, or whatever, is probably not a good idea for someone with a family history of cancer. I agree with your doctor on this.
Our hormones regulate a great many functions in the body, including our temperature controls. I had to laugh at visualizing you with a blanket over your legs and sweat pouring from your head. Perhaps you could start a new fashion trend -- ski pants and boots with a sleeveless tank top! :) I invested in some thermal leggings to wear under my pants -- I wear these most of the year. And I bring thick padded slippers with me when I visit friends who are so "unkind" as to insist that I remove my shoes in their house. I appreciate that they don't want to have to clean their floors and rugs more often than necessary, but I need to keep my feet warm. So this way we're both happy.
You're not alone in having difficulties regulating your temperature.
--Rheanna
Taking hormones, whether in the form of birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy, or "bio-identical" hormones, or progesterone cream, or whatever, is probably not a good idea for someone with a family history of cancer. I agree with your doctor on this.
Our hormones regulate a great many functions in the body, including our temperature controls. I had to laugh at visualizing you with a blanket over your legs and sweat pouring from your head. Perhaps you could start a new fashion trend -- ski pants and boots with a sleeveless tank top! :) I invested in some thermal leggings to wear under my pants -- I wear these most of the year. And I bring thick padded slippers with me when I visit friends who are so "unkind" as to insist that I remove my shoes in their house. I appreciate that they don't want to have to clean their floors and rugs more often than necessary, but I need to keep my feet warm. So this way we're both happy.
You're not alone in having difficulties regulating your temperature.
--Rheanna