I'm so sorry, haven't been on here for ages and had managed to lose my log-in details to boot! I have visited several times just as a guest but having a clear-out at work the other day and voila - there they were
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I won't go into long, boring details but life is pretty good at the moment and for anyone out there really struggling I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I have managed to successfully come off my HRT with no side-effects and other than the odd temperature fluctuation (not really a hot flush) I've been ok. I did ask my OH to let me know if he thought I was acting strangely again but so far so good. I've also lost almost 4 stone in weight going down from a size 18 to size 12 so feeling much happier about myself in general.
Sadly lost one of our much-loved hounds back in October - he was diagnosed with mesothelomia back in the summer and was back and forth to a specialist vet. They originally thought he would respond well to chemo but after two doses he gave up the fight.
I've been trying to keep up with posts, especially some of the longer ones but too many to go back and comment on now so please accept my apologies for not posting before this.