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Chelee · 07-21-2010, 03:11 AM

Westcoastgirl, What you describe sounds close to what I use to have. I didn't call them a true hot flash as some women deal with. I would get really hot all of a sudden and try to cool down...then I would get the chills and actually put something over me to warm up when it was 80 degrees in here. It was more like my body temperature couldn't regulate. I did notice I use to have a few food triggers too that set them off.

But now since the Femara I have intentionally eaten the foods that use to trigger them and nothing happens. It's actually kind of nice...it's not like I miss having them. I hated breaking out in a sweat in the grocery store or wherever. No worries now. I just find this odd...never heard of this happening before?

Laurel, I agree...stiffness IS a pain. lol It is hard to get going after sitting...but things get better the more I move thank goodness.

Chelee

07-21-2010, 03:11 AM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Has this happened to any of you? Westcoastgirl, What you describe sounds close to what I use to have. I didn't call them a true hot flash as some women deal with. I would get really hot all of a sudden and try to cool down...then I would get the chills and actually put something over me to warm up when it was 80 degrees in here. It was more like my body temperature couldn't regulate. I did notice I use to have a few food triggers too that set them off. But now since the Femara I have intentionally eaten the foods that use to trigger them and nothing happens. It's actually kind of nice...it's not like I miss having them. I hated breaking out in a sweat in the grocery store or wherever. No worries now. I just find this odd...never heard of this happening before? Laurel, I agree...stiffness IS a pain. lol It is hard to get going after sitting...but things get better the more I move thank goodness. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.