Hot Flushes

[midagetrolop]

I am puzzled - finished my periods some 8-10 years ago, had breast cancer and a mastectomy and had hot flushes - they disappeared after a few months, but, 18 months ago I had to have a hysterectomy and in the last three weeks I have started having flushes again, occasionally, is this normal? Seem to have been a big gap.

[coccinelle]

Have you been given any hormone treatment?

[ojread2]

I imagine it would make a difference if you still have your ovaries? Do you still have them?

[Sqad]

Yes perfectly normal and although you haven't yet answered the above two posters questions, I would guess that you are not on hormonal therapy for your breast cancer and leaving the ovaries or removing them at hysterectomy seems not op be relevant.

The hot flushes and flashes are a mystery to the experts.

[midagetrolop]

Spot on Sqad, no hormone treatment, and no ovaries. It's a mystery I could do without. Thanks for answers - reassuring Sqad, as usual!

[ojread2]

I'm there now, hot flushes, sweats - bloody horrible

Good to know it's nowt to worry about

[midagetrolop]

Ojread2 - I've been lucky, I've not had any sweats at all - not had any flushes for a few years and now they have returned !! My best friend had sweats and flushes after a hysterectomy when she was 44 and went on for years - they had left her ovaries.

[ojread2]

:( Hope mine stop soon, very soon
Still got periods to content with as well and they are all over the place pah!
Wish I was a man ;-)

[woofgang]

Mine subsided to a great degree but are back now with a vengeance. I have recently had a lot of sadness and stress in my life and put the flushes down to that, along with the telogen effluvium (hair loss).