Hi Anita,
I have one more radiation treatment left, YEAH! Anyway, I just finished bleeding for 19 days! Most of the days were extremely heavy. I had been having hotflashes for the past couple of years but they became more frequent and sudden. My doctor said my ovaries were in the line of fire and that I will be shot through menopause (we'll know for sure after treatments are done). My suggestion to you is to try and go through it naturally without any meds if you can. I still think my mother in law and her mother and my husbands paternal grandmother ALL developed breast cancer because of hormone replacement therapy. I won't take anything. There is a natural pill for hotflashes it's black pepper or something, I can't remember exactly but I'll try and remember (not easy these days) to ask my mom tomorrow and let you know.