Hi Carol,
Hot FLASHES! All the TIME! I have them every hour I can set my watch by them.

I was on salagen to help saliva, but they made the hot flases worse. So I quiet them to see if the fashes would stop. NO! So then I was given Gabapentin to help with Hot Flashes. Wellllll?
I still have the flases, but they seem a little lighter.???? I am still not convinced the pills are working. I will wait a while. I'm still on the hunt to find something to help. I was told the flashes were brought on by Chemo. ?

I am also still working on dry mouth ideas. I am going to go look for some stuff called "Saliva Substitute".

I think if we can find things to help us feel more comfortable we can get better faster.
I know that the flashes wake me up at night. So I am not getting the rest I truly need.

bye for now. talk to you later
DM smile


2004 SCC R.tip 1/4 tongue Oct. 2005 R. Neck SCC cancer/Chemo Cisplatin 2x/8wks. Rad. Removed Jugular vein, Lymph gland & some neck muscle. TX finished 1/20/06... B.Cancer 3/29/07 Finished 6/07 Bi-op 7/15/09 SCC in-situ, laser surgery removed from 1st. sight. Right jaw replacement 11/3/14. 9 yrs cancer free as of Jan. 2015