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Anyone here dealing with surgical menopause? I'm 33 and the surgical menopause is kicking my butt!
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I'm 37 and struggling myself. I had a very complicated gyn procedure that's thrown me into a tizzy
. Oh my gosh, I wish doc would've warned me. It is rough! What struggles are you having?-Andrea
I'm 37 and struggling myself. I had a very complicated gyn procedure that's thrown me into a tizzy
. Oh my gosh, I wish doc would've warned me. It is rough! What struggles are you having?-Andrea
Before my procedure I did not have any struggles with depression or anxiety. Now I am depressed and anxious. I don't sleep well and I have this burning feeling in my vagina despite no infection. Lovely. I am playing with my estrogen and will start testosterone on Monday. How about you?
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Anxiety, depression, palps, headaches, lightheadedness, the list goes on. Just like 80% of the sisters here on surge, all tests come back normal
I've tried different anti's to get through some days. The only med that I'm on so far is a hypertensive med. It's been a turbulent 6 months for me. I'm hanging on to prayer. I have not started any hormone therapy as of yet. So far I have made some decent strides, but no where near pre-surgery. -Andrea
Anxiety, depression, palps, headaches, lightheadedness, the list goes on. Just like 80% of the sisters here on surge, all tests come back normal
I've tried different anti's to get through some days. The only med that I'm on so far is a hypertensive med. It's been a turbulent 6 months for me. I'm hanging on to prayer. I have not started any hormone therapy as of yet. So far I have made some decent strides, but no where near pre-surgery. -Andrea
I am also 3 years post-hyst. I wish I could undo it... I feel I was rushed into it and didn't know enough to wait and research. We get scared when they bring up the C word, don't we?
Anyway, that's over and done with. There is relief, though! BHRT has given me relief. I started a year after surgery. What a rough year that was!!! I was determined not to take synthetics and thought I was just stuck with all the symptoms for life until my aunt introduced me to BHRT. Did some research and found a compounding pharmacy. Worked like a charm until I lost 20 pounds a year after starting them. Learned that estrogen is stored in fat cells and losing the weight threw off my levels. It's a constant learning stage...
I recently switched from sublinguals to topicals and so far it is not working well. I am going to look into gel. Apparently I am one who doesn't absorb creams well. I especially hate the irritability. Don't even recognize myself sometimes.
Keep on keeping on, though...
Best of luck to you. God bless!
Anyway, that's over and done with. There is relief, though! BHRT has given me relief. I started a year after surgery. What a rough year that was!!! I was determined not to take synthetics and thought I was just stuck with all the symptoms for life until my aunt introduced me to BHRT. Did some research and found a compounding pharmacy. Worked like a charm until I lost 20 pounds a year after starting them. Learned that estrogen is stored in fat cells and losing the weight threw off my levels. It's a constant learning stage...
I recently switched from sublinguals to topicals and so far it is not working well. I am going to look into gel. Apparently I am one who doesn't absorb creams well. I especially hate the irritability. Don't even recognize myself sometimes.
Keep on keeping on, though...
Best of luck to you. God bless!
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