Hello, Im having a hard time right now.  I have soft tissue uterine cancer and had to have my uterus removed.  Then, in January i had to have a 2 surgeries because of infections after starting chemo and they ended up removing one of the ovaries.  i had hot flashes then but they went away eventually.  i then started chemo again and stopped in may.  i now still have hot flashes and they will not go away.  i consulted the doctor today and she said it looked like my last ovary was dying.  is this true?  is it possible it might perk back up or is the end of it?  Thanks
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Since you had soft tissue cancer of uterus therefore removal was required as a life-saving measure. If the uterus was not removed then the cancer would have infiltrated and survival would have been a problem even with treatment. It was unfortunate that you had two infections which required surgery and then your ovaries are also affected due to the treatment. Since the other ovary is also almost non-functional therefore you can opt for hormone replacement treatment to help treat the hot flashes and other symptoms due to the hysterectomy and non-functional ovaries. As your age and treatment details are not mentioned therefore it will be difficult to provide the exact answer regarding the possibility of the remaining ovary to be normalized. However, present day hormone replacement treatments can help you perk back your hormones to normal state as before when your ovaries were functioning. Please do not worry.