Night Sweats

One of the side effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation is having NIGHT SWEATS...  and, like all good cancer patients, I am no exception to this...  sometimes, these night sweats are intense and sometimes they are mild but they are nonetheless an ongoing activity with me but are intermittent in the occurrence.  That is to say, they do not happen every night or every other night or once every 4-5 days or even once a week, they just happen when they happen and it could be a week or more between each episode.

I keep two folded sheets beside my bed in case I need to use them to cover the wet spots but if both the bottom and top sheets are wet, then I typically put on a bathrobe and simply get back into the bed and finish my sleep which is not always easy, especially if these sweats happen early in the morning, then it is difficult to fall back asleep again, so I usually just get up, feed the cats, and make coffee.

Sometimes, they taken place a day or two before my next chemo session but the Oncologist says that there is no connection and that it is just a coincidence, but I am not sure if I agree since I have notice that happening more than once...  in fact, it happens more often than it does not happen.