Putting up with cancer was awful enough for me yet the thought of living the rest of my days devoid of one more full nights sleep was going to be the end of me. night sweats had taken hold after my surgery and I needed to do something concerning it. This story tells what I did.
A few years back I was told I had cancer; I was not pleased to discover that I would have to get a hysterectomy at such an early age. Though I have two children already, I would have loved to been able to hold on to the choice for one more if we so chose. It is a weird sensation to realize that you will no longer have children more than ever when it is not your choice.
In the beginning of my battle I was given a contingent of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo wasn’t very bad in the beginning yet as time went on it was apparent it was changing my body. I know it can destroy cancer yet it felt like a fight to the end was occurring inside my body and the outcome would either be me or the cancer. I have forever thought there ought to be a better way to deal with cancer. Possibly one day the treatment will be made accessible to us, but until then I can only dream that if there is a biological un-patentable treatment out there, the health and drug industry will never let it out.
Eventually I was able to call myself cancer free and the sense of relief had covered me from head to toe. But as quickly as I had found this fresh reprieve I found a fresh problem had taken its place.
Prior to cancer I had a quite ordinary sleep pattern. I would go to bed, wake up perhaps one time for a restroom break and return to bed to conclude with a full night’s sleep. Yet subsequent to the treatment and the surgical treatment I found myself thrown into a new world of hysterectomy induced menopause.
Promptly with this menopause came its cousin, menopausal nighttime sweats, and a whole string of additional problems. If I were to show you every one of the interrelated issues included I could go on ceaselessly. The Night Sweats were enough. They would keep me up all night and make my spouse to lose immeasurable hours of rest also. Ultimately it caused my partner to move to an alternative room. I had to discover a resolution. These night sweats were killing me and my marriage.
I looked at more than a few solutions to my dilemma and tried almost every natural and un-natural medication available. I tried cold pillows, I tried absorbing nightgowns, I tried bizarre sheets, you name it I tried it. I was about to give up when a companion of mine showed me a doohickey called a Bedfan. Now to be rather frank with you as she said it over the telephone I thought she said Bed Pan and I was a bit taken back seeing as I could not assume for anything exactly how a Bed Pan would assist with my sweating at night.
In any case, the Bedfan ended up being the life saver I was looking for. For me to describe how it works I will take a excerpt from one of the original users of the fan. One woman said it was like cooling off under a waterfall and not getting wet. That is spot on how it felt. Starting from that first night on, I never had night sweats yet again. Now don’t get the wrong idea I can feel my body getting hotter and only from routine for a bit I expected to start sweating, yet it by no means happened.
It appears that the way this contraption works is, when your body gets hot, your bed is not able to eliminate that heat quickly enough. By means of the Bedfan the heat is carried out of the bed, in no way giving it an occasion to increase to sweating. Here is how it feels; the next time you are lying in bed and you begin to feel warm, merely lift up your legs to raise the sheets up high. After that, slowly let your legs down and feel the gentle breeze drifting across your body to cool it down. This is the way it feels all night long.
Eventually I find myself sad that I can no longer have kids but at least I am still living. Not only am I still alive but thanks to the Bedfan, I am able to sleep better and get the relaxation I require so that I can still spend time with the gorgeous children I do have. I hope this helps others as much as it has me and my companion.
