Eek
07-01-13, 04:15
I've had night sweats most nights now for the last few months. My doctor took it seriously and ran blood tests, checked my lymph nodes and gave me an abdo and chest CT scan the CT scan found a lump on my liver that an further ultrasound said was most likely a hemangioma. Both my doctor and an oncologist said that they didn't know what was causing my night sweats but they were probably hormonal even though my hormone blood tests came back normal as I'm 48 and they could find no other cause.
However the night sweats continue every night and wake me up every night. I am unconvinced that it's just hormonal as my hormone blood tests were normal and I don't get any hot flashes during the day (night sweats are meant to be nocturnal versions of hot flashes during menopause) also my periods are still normal and regular.
I'm also concerned that my abdo ultrasound came back with the lump was 'most likely' a hemangioma and not a definitive diagnosis as I'm not worried it could be liver cancer and that's what is causing the sweats.
The sweats aren't drenching as such, my chest, legs and back are slick with sweat but not dripping and the sheets get damp but not soaked, though they do wake me up when I get them several times a night. My room isn't hot so it's not ambient temperature causing them.
Has anyone else here had night sweats during pre menopause as their only symptom? I'm really worried my doctors have missed something.
However the night sweats continue every night and wake me up every night. I am unconvinced that it's just hormonal as my hormone blood tests were normal and I don't get any hot flashes during the day (night sweats are meant to be nocturnal versions of hot flashes during menopause) also my periods are still normal and regular.
I'm also concerned that my abdo ultrasound came back with the lump was 'most likely' a hemangioma and not a definitive diagnosis as I'm not worried it could be liver cancer and that's what is causing the sweats.
The sweats aren't drenching as such, my chest, legs and back are slick with sweat but not dripping and the sheets get damp but not soaked, though they do wake me up when I get them several times a night. My room isn't hot so it's not ambient temperature causing them.
Has anyone else here had night sweats during pre menopause as their only symptom? I'm really worried my doctors have missed something.