Hot flashes and night sweats welcome to the Change

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I heard a jock once It went like this; The doctor told me I was going through the change, he just did not tell me what I was going to change into. The speaker was rubbing her chin. the she said I am turning into my father. (talking about all the stray facial hairs women get when they go through the change). I am going through the change of life. I had a particial hysterectomy in 1986. I have not had a period since then so why do I have to suffer from night sweats and hot flashes? For all of you who have never gone though a hot flash it is one of the most uncomfortable things to go through. It is like having a fire in my chest that radiates out the rest of my body. It starts all of a sudden no matter where you are or what you are doing. I could be out in 40 degree weather sweating like a pig. The worst part of the problem is that I get dizzy and nausious. I get dizzy spells anyway but with the hot flashes they are worst. Now the night sweats------- I wake up soaked from head to toe. I have to change my nightgown and go outside to cool off. I then have to lay on towles so I do not lay back in a wet bed. I cannot change sheets because it would wake my hubby. If I turn the ceiling fan on it freezes my hubby out. hahahaha. I have two nightgowns going one dry and one wet. I change into the dry one and hang the wet one up in the bathroom. I have been known to shower to cool off and clean up. The other day I went to the doctor for my annual pap smear and spoke to the doctor about taking soy tables. I cannot take hormones because a history of breast cancer in the family. Ladies what do you do out there to stay comfortable during a hot flash? Men what do your mothers/partners do to keep their cool? For