Hi,

I know all about the HOT FLUSHES believe me. When I was having my radiotherapy and in the waiting roon I made friends with three other couples. One of the husbands asked if I had the hot flushes and when I said yes, he said dont expect any sympathy from your wife. And he was so right. All I got was now you know what we women have to put up with. It got to the point where my wife and I were competing to see who had the most. At one point I was way in front both for the ammount and the severity. I found humour has helped me cope during my treatment and since. Now nearly four year after finnishing my zoladex, the hot flushes have nearly dissapeared, only having the odd few at nights but they still manage to wake me up.

I never had the joint problems you describe but I have heard this can be a side effect of hormone therapy. The good thing for me was that together with the radoitherapy, I do believe it saved my life so the way I see it the siide effects are a price worth paying. However, I would mention your problems to your medical team as there are other hormone treatments that mat give less side effects.

Wishing you all the best, Brian