After I Finished Beating My Cancer I Was Cursed With Night Sweats And Overcame That Too

Nearly ending it all with cancer was terrible enough for my family and I yet the thought of dealing the rest of my days devoid of one more full nights rest was going to be the end of me. Night sweats had taken hold after my operation and I had to do something concerning it. This story tells what I did.

Not too many years ago I shocked to learn I had cancer; I was not a happy camper to discover that I would require a hysterectomy at such a youthful age.  Although I have two kids already, I wished to have been able to hang on to the choice for another if we so chose. It is a weird feeling to realize that you can no longer have children especially when it is not your choice.

In the early stages of my struggle I was mandated a regiment of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo was not very bad at first but as time went on I could tell it was altering my body. I know it can kill cancer but it felt like a fight to the death was happening within my body and the outcome would either be me or the cancer. I have forever thought there must be a healthier way to deal with fighting cancer. Perhaps one day the cure will be made available to us, but until then I will only dream that if there is a biological un-patentable treatment out there, the health and drug industry will keep a lid on it.

Eventually I was able say I was cancer free and the feeling of relief had covered me from top to toe. Yet as rapidly as I had found this new reprieve I found a fresh dilemma had taken its place.

Prior to cancer I had a rather ordinary sleep pattern. I would go to bed, wake up perhaps once for a bath room break and go back to bed to finish with a full night’s sleep. But after the treatment and the surgery I found myself tossed into a new world of menopause induced by my hysterectomy.

Now with this menopause came its cousin, menopause night sweats, and a complete line of additional problems. If I were to show you all of the connected issues included I might go on ceaselessly. The night sweats were enough. The sweats would keep me up all night also cause my partner to lose numerous hours of rest too. Eventually it caused my partner to change to another room. I had to discover a solution. These night sweats were destroying me and my relationship.

I tried numerous solutions to my problem as well as tried almost every natural and un-natural cure available. I tried chilly pillows, I tried absorbing nightgowns, I tried bizarre sheets, you name it I tried it. I was about to surrender when a colleague of mine showed me a contraption known as a Bedfan. Now to be quite honest with you as she said it over the phone I was thinking she said Bed Pan so I was a bit taken back given that I could not figure for the life of me how a Bed Pan was going to help with night sweats.

Anyhow, the Bedfan ended up being the hero I was trying to find. In order to make clear how it works I will take a quotation from one of the earliest users of the fan. One woman stated it was like cooling off under a waterfall and not getting wet at all. That is just how it felt. Starting from that first night on, I never had night sweats ever again. Now don’t get the wrong idea I can sense my body getting hotter and merely from habit for a while I expected to begin sweating, yet it never happened.

Evidently the way this thing works is, as soon as your body gets hot, your bed is not able to purge that heat quickly enough. By means of the Bedfan the hot air is moved out of the bed, in no way giving it a chance to increase to sweating. This is how it feels; the next time you are lying in bed and you start to feel warm, simply lift up your legs to raise the sheets up high. Then gradually let your legs down and feel the gentle breeze drifting across your body to cool it down. That is how it feels all night long.  

Eventually I find myself disappointed that I can no longer have children but at least I am still breathing. 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 beautiful children I do have. I hope this will help someone as much as it has helped me and my husband.