Hi, I'm 44 and had a hysterectomy when I was 37 (ovaries were retained) It changed my life for the better, as I suffered with terribly periods and pms. Recently I have problems sleeping (although I do have quite a stressful job) itchy and sore vagina, no sex drive, although I've never been highly sexed. Waking up in the middle of the night dripping with sweat, even with the window open, plus several people close to me saying 'are you ok,you've been a bit short tempered and grumpy lately'. I have also started to notice changes in my mood, which are starting to mirror what I was like before a period and they weren't nice feelings at all. I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I've also been waking up most mornings feeling sick and wretching - similar to morning sickness, and I know Im definitely not pregnant! My husband convinced me to go for a blood test to see if I was starting on the change and I reluctantly went, but everything has come back 'satisfactory' whatever that means?
I now feel foolish about going back to the doctors, even though she is a female, she isn't the most sympathetic.
Why do I have symptoms if the tests are showing something different. Is this all in my head? I have been told that having a hysterectomy can bring on the menopause early, but some say it doesn't. I'm really not sure what to do. All I know is I'm feeling unhappy and uncomfortable and I'm not sure where to turn. I can't talk to my mum about it as she says it's just something that women go through and it will pass and she didn't have or need any help with it. My husband is trying to be supportive and was during the bad times before my hysterectomy, but he doesn't really understand what it feels like. I'm hoping that I can gain some friendly advice and also not feel like I have to go through this on my own.
