Living with cancer
posted by puddleduck
24 September 2014

Night sweats

Last reply: 07 October 2014 10:41

Hi all,

I am posting a question here more to put my mind at ease than to looking for an answer. My husband is 2.5 years in remission (praise God) from stage 3 high grade, B cell, mediastinum Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma with complications of a tracheoesophageal fistula. He's doing amazing and is back to himself. He struggled with chronic fatigue & still has his off days but is doing great.

One thing that I wanted to ask if anyone has encountered is night sweats..well more like night clamminess post treatment? He's always been a warm bodied man, even prior to diagnosis, and gets clammy at night. He insists on wrapping himself up like a caterpillar at night. As soon as he removes the sheet for a few seconds get cools right down & stops sweating. This occurs maybe once or twice a month, not every night.

He did have drenching night sweats just prior to diagnosis & during treatment that would wake him & sheets would need changing. This is def not to that extent & isn't a new symptom, but has me panicked as I'm the one noticing it not him. I needless to say don't want to worry him over something silly, but not sure should I make him get it checked out? His next Oncology check up & scan is November time.

Any advice welcome Image removed. I guess I'm the worrier as I had to watch him go through his treatment & felt "what if I'd noticed a symptom sooner". X

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commented by Irish Cancer Society
07 October 2014

07 October 2014 10:41

Dear Puddleduck,
Thank you for your post I’m sorry that you have not heard from others on the message board hopefully you will soon. I note that you are concerned about the night time clamminess that your husband is experiencing given his previous history of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
I would suggest that this is mentioned to his medical team now so that they are aware of this symptom. Although this may not be anything it will at least put your own mind at ease.
In the meantime you are welcome to call us on the National Cancer Helpline on tel. 1800 200 700 if you would like to speak with a cancer nurse confidentially between the hours of 9am-7pm Monday to Friday and from 9am-5pm on Friday.
Kind regards,
Cancer Information Nurse

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