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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited April 2011

    Elimar thanks for posting the link to the hot flash article it was good

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    I've never had a hot flash, or PMS...never even noticed menopause. Just one day, I thought hmmm....when was my last period?

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011

    That's how I hope it will be for me.

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited April 2011

    heartnsoul-lucky you, many women will be envious

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited April 2011

    heartnsould - That is so not right - just kidding - Lucky you.  I am jealous.  LOL

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    Well, the downside to that is I have no idea if the tamoxifen is working for me because - no hot flashes!

    From what you ladies describe about a hot flash, I would probably be up and down all night. If the least little thing disturbs my sleep, sometimes that can be it - I'm up for good! Sleep is a delicate thing, isn't it? Now when I see little kids sleeping, I think, "Wow..."

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    I combatted a hot flash last night at 2am by getting up , sitting in the dark and eating a few sponfuls of frozen yogurt....worked for me!

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    Just thinking about it - jo and sherry, did y'all have PMS? I would just look at my friends and go, huh?

    Maybe it's related, and Meece, maybe if you don't have PMS you won't have hot flashes or a noticeable menopause. 

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited April 2011

    heartnsoul I never had PMS.  My mom went through menopause in her early 40's and almost overnight and she said she never had hot flashes.

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited April 2011

    Meece I'll be praying for you tomorrow and will see if I can fit into those pockets with the other gals.  Going to dinner with friends and did not know if I would get back in time to get back on tonight.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited April 2011

    Could be.  I don't get PMS, unless that is what I am feeling today.  But I really know what it is about today that is causing me to be weepy.

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    I had major PMS but no hot flahses the two years of no menses prior to tamoxifen...I was a little warmer (in that I did not need to wear flanel pjs in the summer any more and one feather duvet was enough)....but nothing major.

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    Meece - I will be praying for good results and peace of mind for you while you wait. It's so hard.

    And I hope you don't get hot flashes, either! :) 

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    Well, sandee - you and sherry have just thrown my scientific theory out the window! LOL, we women are so different - no wonder men are so confused!

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    hearandsoul- oops!!! it was a good heory though while it lasted!!!

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  • lynniea
    lynniea Member Posts: 611
    edited April 2011

    Me to always hot or cold mostly HOT and sweaty.  I am not feeling good to day nausea a lot.  Can you get this way if no food in stomach

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited April 2011
    heartnsoul - PMS?  What is that?  I have been post menopausal for 3 years.  Had raging hot flashes and now next to nothing after being on Tamox for 3 months.  It is actually wonderful and my onc assures me the Tamox is working.
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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited April 2011

    My sister did not have any menopause symptoms. i did not have PMS and so far no hot flashes from the T. But i too wonder if it's working.

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  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited April 2011

    O man I had PMS that was nasty.  OMG there were days I didnt even want to be with myself.  I wish I was one of the lucky ones that didnt have it.  I never took anything for it, but there times hubby says I needed it.  I figured let them suffer, lol.

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    Carrol- not having hot flashes does not mean it's not working, if you know what I mean? It could mean you are simply blessed not to have hot flashes:) or you have more estrogen than I did when I started tammi and therefore are not as prone to hot flashes:)

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited April 2011

    If any of you really need assurance that the Tamox. is working, ask your MedOnc to do the CYP2D6 test.  That's the liver enzyme that activates the Tamox.  Up to 10% of people are "poor metabolisers" of drugs that require this enzyme. 

    Even tho' I was getting the hot flashes, since Tamox. is a five year commitment with some risks attached to it, I DID want to know if my body was using it properly.  I requested and got the test, and iInsurance did pay for mine.  I found out I was an "extensive metaboliser' which is the norm.  So, I knowthe Tamox. is working whether I am having a flash or not.

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    My onc doesn't put much credence in that test, but I'm going to ask for it anyway at my next visit. She says she can tell by my blood work if it's working, so I'll rely on that, too. But, just for the extra assurance, I'm going to have that test done.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited April 2011

    Other than my "Associate's Degree" in B/C, I don't have a medical background.  I wonder what they look at in the blood that indicates that the Tamox. is working.  Let me know if you ask about that.

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    heart and soul....I aminterested to know what they check in the blood work too:)

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    That makes 3 of us! I am definitely going to ask what she looks at. I went to see an endocrinologist that she referred me to the other day, and he told me that my MO was also a hematologist, and she's supposed to be quite brilliant, so there's no telling. I think I get on her nerves by asking so many questions. I'm taking my son as a shield next time - she's crazy about him. I think she wants him to marry one of her daughters or something - LOL! hmmmm.....they would probably have beautiful babies, but I think love's got something to do with it, contrary to what Miss Tina Turner says. 

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  • heartnsoul76
    heartnsoul76 Member Posts: 1,648
    edited April 2011

    P.S.  I am not drinking, although I certainly am acting goofy today! :)

    Must have been that nap I had...I feel a bit giddy! 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited April 2011

    I came home from work one day and my DH had put Midol on my bathroom counter. Very, very brave man......

    Paula the cruise was only for a couple of hours. Sorry you missed it!

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  • Sandeeonherown
    Sandeeonherown Member Posts: 1,946
    edited April 2011

    'out of the mouth of babe's...I used to try and mark it on the calendar to warn my ex but would then get bent out of shape if he mentioned it...now THAT is pms!

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  • Chili
    Chili Member Posts: 48
    edited April 2011

    tee hee on the midol!  too funny!  I haven't had a period since chemo last summer, (must say i don't miss them at all !!)..   I guess the tamox is working, cause i am definatly in the hot flash club.  In fact, just writing about it, I'm having one now!  I keep a fan at my desk that i turn on and off about 10 times  day..

    Here's a question for Barbe 

    I was reading back through the last few pages of this thread ( sure was a busy one the last few days) and  i saw you mentioned Costocondritus.  I got hit with that in Dec and January of this year. ( i'm blaming it on rads, but who knows) . Took about 5 weeks of anti-inflammatories and taking it really easy to bring it under control 

      I was just wondering, you said you have it... does that mean it still flares up on you now and then?   I DO NOT want to got though that again.. you're not kidding about the extremely painful part when it's full blown.   Just curious if it's something that clears up and your good, or if it's something that comes back?   What's your experience?

     My ribs do seem to get sore again sometimes, but it hasn't gotten to the really bad stage again recently... i had 3 bouts of the major pain, each one taking longer to clear up.   Just hoping to be done with it.      

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  • leisaparis
    leisaparis Member Posts: 587
    edited April 2011

    Thanks everyone one for the well wishes, I will find out the results tomorrow afternoon. I'll let you all know what I find out.

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