It’s not much fun at all is it? It’s nice to know you have 1.5 years to go. I always found counting down chemo and Herceptin and knowing once I’d hit half way it was less ahead than I’d had. I’m just at 2 years so have 3 years to go. With two cancers at the same time I feel I need to keep going for the full term.
Sending love.
Hello @naughty_boob
I might have found something to help you with your nightly hot flushes. They’ re something I have suffered with too and like you wake up in the night, to then have the sudden surge and onset searching for the coldest part of the bed in a puddle.
So a couple of weeks ago I saw an advert for a menopause bracelet. Only £15 its a style i like to wear and thought what the hell I’ll give it a go. It came about a week later and I have worn it day and night since except shower.
When I put it on I could feel something change in me. I was excited sadly to have a hot flush and realise the flush wasn’t as strong as usual and that uneasy feeling I get with them wasn’t as bad either. Roll on a week and I can sleep without soggyness. I do still wake at times and then wait for the heat as usual, it doesn’t come though. Here’s a pic of the bracelet and a link to where I bought it from
Also with the vaginal dryness. I use estriol cream Mon and Thur and the issviva joylux rejuvenator Wed and Sun. Another advert, it is worth every penny though and works a treat
https://issviva.co.uk/products/joylux-device
Hope this is of help to you. Keep doing all your great work xxxxx
For anyone interest NICE has agreed Fezolinetant/Veoza can be prescribed in England and Wales on the NHS.
My post above stated that I noticed a difference in hot flushes within a few days and the severity was reduced. Really good option for those of us unable to take HRT.
I am now 3 weeks into Venlafaxine and I can feel there is a reduction in the severity of my flushes and maybe a small reduction in the number daily. I still wake several times a night. I have to wait another 3 weeks if I want to increase the dose for better efficacy. It’s nice to know if this isn’t as successful I have the option to go back to Fezolinetant. (My consultant said it would take several months for the trust to agree that it can be prescribed after NICE agreed).
