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[Stylesm]

Hi all im new to this and i guess there is no cure for this horrible period in time. I get fed up with people who stigmatise the menopause as just hot flushes as it is so much much more.
I am 46 and had a total hysterectomy over 2years ago,  i seem to suffer with the lot ranging from anger, tiredness, low enthusiasm, and severe bloating etc etc.....
I have tried many forms of hrt and now im sat here with a stomach so swollen it hurts. Im sure the doctor dreads me coming through his door and also im fed up with going to see him. I just want to be normal !!!!
My partner is supportive but sometimes i wonder how much he can take with my mood swings and i have 2 young children that know mummy is menopausal.
I also now suffer with dystonia that come in storms, being anxious and tired doesn't help with keeping it at bay. Medication is carefully monitored as i have had 3 stints in A and E from dystonia.
I seem to spend alot of time searching for a miracle cure that i haven't found.
I suffered really bad previous to hysterectomy and thought i would feel alot better . How nieve was i ...
I have found from  searching the net the De Monte Centre and they say women should be getting progesterone as well as estrogen if they have had a full hysterectomy even though doctors say we dont need it.
I am wondering if anyone has had both  after total hysterectomy and has it helped ??
I know i have gone on but i do feel better and if you do read this im dorry i dont have a miracle cure 😂






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[CLKD]

   did your Consultant not discuss HRT requirements B4 surgery ………  .

Keeping a food/mood diary can be helpful.  It gives an idea as to how you are the whole month ……… to see if any particular part of the HRT makes you better/worse.  Sure someone will be along later!

Browse round, make notes ;-)

[Hurdity]

Hi Stylesm

  from me too!

I don't really know what dystonia is and am none the wiser after looking it up....but sorry to hear anyway.

However re the HRT - when you say total hysterectomy - do you mean ovaries too? What HRT are you taking at the moment? In your position I would use a transdermal HRT ( ie through the skin) - either oestrogen patch or gel - which delivers oestrogen directly into the system without having to go through the liver and therefore fewer side effects.

All the different types are listed here:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/treatafter.php

Also if you have had ovaries removed - it is not extra progesterone that is needed but most likely testosterone. There is information about this here:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/aftermeno.php
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/testosterone.php

However it is not usual possible to get this on NHS - although without ovaries you should be offered this - but unless you have an implant it has to be offered off licence as a gel and not many GPs are au fait with this. Perhaps if not you can ask to be referred to a specialist if there is a meno clinic in your area or fairly nearby?

If your stomach is swollen so that it is painful - if this is not a normal side effect of the medication you are taking then you should report this to your doc to be checked out?

You are right - many people think the menopause is just a few flushes and sweats and then poof - all gone along with periods - that's what I thought too!!!!

There isn't a miracle cure - but there are several things you can do/take that will enable you to function better and have a better quality of life - hopefully we can help a little with that?

Hurdity x

[Stylesm]

Thankyou so much for the information and the time to reply.  Yes ovaries removed. Gyn only saw me once after op and doctor has been dealing with it since.At present I am taking Ellesmere  solo 1mg. I have tried patches, gels,  tablets even higher doses. It seems I'm very sensitive like I said before I get all the symptoms at one time or another.  Am I expecting to much...
I have read about the testosterone and that is very interesting another thing to give my doctor a headache with or open his little book to check .
I may ask him now to refer me back to gyn. Just looked at going private and of course it's pricey....