post-op hot flashes, still have one ovary

Hi everyone,

tomorrow is start of 4 wks and the hot flashes that had disappeared for a couple days during week 2 have come back and they are so bad.

It seems like they are happening at least once per hour, then the night sweats start before I even fall completely asleep now. Help!!!

I have started drinking soy milk and looked up foods to incorporated in my diet but they are for the most part foods I have already been eating for years.

Does anyone have any suggestions that has helped them while waiting for the one Ovary to get up to speed

Thank you for starting the tread, I could not figure it out.

I just started hot flashes today, had my right ovary removed 3 days ago. Thought it was kind of soon, but..... Hopefully the other one will pick up speed so we don't have to go through the menopause symptoms before our time!

I had my hyst in November of 2006 and had crazy hot flashes after about six months. I read that taking 800 iu of vitamin E can help, so I tried it.
Within the week the hot flashes stopped, and I haven't had them since.
Please speak with your doctor before you do this, though, and get his okay. Vitamin E can thin one's blood, and is not healthy for some. It was either an amazing coincidence, or it worked great for me!