Once I Finished Destroying My Cancer I Was Cursed With Night Sweats And Overcame It as Well

Not so many years ago I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer; I was not pleased to find that I would have to get a hysterectomy at such a youthful age. Though I have two kids already, I prayed to have been able to preserve the option for another if we so chose. It is a odd sensation to realize that you will no longer have kids specially when it is not your decision.

In the beginning of my struggle I was given a contingent of treatments that required radiation and chemotherapy. The chemo was not too bad initially yet as time went on it was obvious it was changing my body. I know it can kill cancer but it felt like a fight to the death was occurring within my body and the result would either be me or the cancer. I have forever thought there should be a healthier way to deal with fighting cancer. Perhaps someday the cure will be made accessible to us, but until then I can only imagine that if there is a natural un-patentable cure out there, the medical and drug industry will keep it under lock and key.

In due course I was able say i was cancer free and the emotion of liberation had covered me from head to toe. Yet as rapidly as I had found this fresh relief I found a new crisis had taken its place.

Before cancer I had a reasonably regular sleep pattern. I would go to bed, get up perhaps once for a restroom break and return to bed to finish with a full night’s sleep. But subsequent to the treatment and the operation I found myself thrown into a new world of hysterectomy menopause.

Now with this menopause came its cousin, menopause nighttime sweats, and a complete line of other troubles. If I were to tell you every single one of the related issues included I might go on forever. The night sweats were sufficient. The sweating would keep me up all night also make my husband to lose immeasurable hours of rest as well. Finally it caused my spouse to relocate to an alternative bed room. I had to find an answer. These night sweats were killing me and my relationship.

I looked at several solutions to my dilemma and tried almost every natural and un-natural cure obtainable. I tried cold pillows, I tried absorbing nightgown, I tried exotic sheets, you name it I tried it. I was just about to quit when a colleague of mine told me about a gadget known as a Bedfan. Now to be rather honest with you when she said it over the telephone I was thinking she said Bed Pan so I was a little taken back because I could not figure for the life of me how a Bed Pan was going to help with night sweats.

Nonetheless, the Bedfan ended up being the I was trying to find. For me to explain how it works I will take a quote from one of the earliest users of the fan. One lady said it was like cooling off under a waterfall and not getting wet at all. That is spot on how it felt. Starting that first night on I in no way had night sweats over again. Now don’t misunderstand I can sense my body getting hotter and solely from routine for a while I expected to begin sweating, but it by no means happened.

It seems that the way this gadget works is, as soon as your body gets hot, your bed is not able to purge that heat fast enough. With the Bedfan the hot air is moved out of the bed, in no way giving it a opportunity to increase to sweating. Here is how it feels; the next time you are laying in bed and you start to feel muggy, just lift up your legs to lift the sheets up high. Next gradually let your legs down and experience that gentle breeze glide across your body to cool it down. this is the way it feels all night long.

At long last I find myself saddened that I can no longer create children but at least I am still breathing. Not only am I still living but thankfulness to the Bedfan, I am able to sleep better than before and get the relaxation I require so that I can still have quality time with the lovely kids I do have. I hope this will help others as much as it has helped me and my spouse.

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Susan Harington, the wife of Richarnd Harington, is a dust control Engineer in Texas and has battled Cancer for the last eight years. Her story about how she survived cancer and night sweats with a Bedfan is inspiring.

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