hi everyone, my name is nance,i'm 41 years old and i am so grateful to have found this site. i have an important question and i hope there are some of you that perhaps have/had the same thing happen to them,so i may find some help. i had a total hysterectomy last nov. i am on climara patch for HRT. during the past year i have lost my breast mass. it's as tho my breasts have literally deflated. they also seem tender in certain areas if pressed on or even left alone. they look so gross, because of stretch marks that occured during breast feeding and during my period when my breast would swell,are so prominent. i'm not a vain person, but i don't understand what's happening. my gyno said that this is common after a total hysterectomy. i'm just not satisfied with that answer. is there some sort of other hormone replacement to help? thanks and i hope this was a proper forum to start this thread. it mention skin,so i thought why not. ;o)