Yesterday we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. Well, we actually celebrated all weekend, a trip to our suburbian friend's pool on Saturday, BBQ joint on Sunday (hubby was gigging there, but we had some friends hang out and brought a black forest cake... mmmm!) and last night, well, we went to a surprise birthday hang.
The hang was awesome - until after dinner - when I suddenly felt like I was having an anxiety attack and realized I was in a cold sweat, then a hot sweat, and my gorgeous silk dress was starting to develop sweat spots. Oh my god - a full blown hot flash! At a party!
I excused myself and found my way to the bathroom, stripped down to nothing, and tried to cool down. It's like you literally feel like you're going to pass out or throw up, but you know neither is happening. Hubby thought maybe it was because I took my tamoxifen earlier than usual and we were out late - I seem to get hot flashes in my sleep, which is much more pleasant than worrying about mascara everywhere and big-ass sweat stains on a gorgeous dress.
Luckily, my hair was slicked back in a bun, and my mineral makeup seemed to stay put. The sweat stains, well, they remained, though I was able to rinse them out and the dress looks fab again.
But, what a horrible feeling. I think I'll call my oncologist tomorrow and ask if there is some natural stuff I can use. Which means, I need to research before I call, and get permission. I'm sure I'll get a gnarly prescription that I can ignore, just like the anti-depressant one I never filled (which is great by the doc, but she wanted me to be prepared for Tamoxi-rage).
This morning, we had a meeting with Stupid Cancer. We've been loving our extensive collection of tee shirts, and recently I also bought a travel mug, winter hat (hoping that eventually it will get cold again!), and even Cancer Cards. It was great, good people, or as hubby would say, "Our kind of People". I think great things will come from this.
Meanwhile, I'm still a bit on edge about the scar tissue with cancer cells incident. But - I can't do a thing about it. Only what I'm doing now, which is be happy, be careful with my diet and exercise, and be positive. Which is really tough when you are having a hot flash during a party, but somehow I got out alive.
If any Cancer People reading this have any good natural suggestions to beat the heat, so to speak, help a sister out!
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