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Re: Re-Visit Hot Flashes
Here's a useful crutch until you get the right meds. Go to a golf shop and buy a high-quality neck "tie" with beads. Looks like you are wearing a rolled up cowgirl banddanna (sp). I have had 2 really good ones. You soak them in water and then dry off a bit and tie around your neck. A good one works 6-8 hours.The special beads have a cooling affect. Do not get the cheap imitations that are sold at Saturday markets. I bought my last one at REI in Portland, Oregon.
Hope this helps a little bit, Catherine
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Catherine
Found my own lump in the shower
April 2006 at the age of 58
Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
33 rads after the surgery
1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
Last edited by Catherine; 06-28-2010 at 08:18 PM..
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