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Alvilajo

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Newbie here
« on: March 01, 2020, 04:55:31 PM »

Hi everyone.
I've started my menopause at 49 following on from breast cancer last year. I'm now on hormone therapy which has caused the menopause.
I feel different, firstly from chemo and losing my hair and now the feeling of who am I, I don't feel the same any more and dreading what else this menopause will throw at me.
I have extremely stiff joints when getting up which wears off when mobile.
I get mild hot flushes in the evening.
I feel very emotional.
 I've put on weight during all my treatment last year. (Starting slimming world on Friday).
 I have lost sex drive and sex does feel different.
I'm dreading going back to work this Tuesday after a year off.
I get intense itching on my hands and feet.
I can't think of anything else at the moment. Maybe I'll feel better when I lose some weight and my hair grows 😊
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sheila99

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2020, 05:48:14 PM »

Can you take hrt? If you can it should help with your symptoms. For some libido recovers with estrogen but I needed to add testosterone. Can you go back part time to start with? It might make it a bit easier.
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CLKD

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2020, 05:55:12 PM »

You have had replies in your other thread  :-\ - keep to 1 maybe otherwise you may get lost ;-) or miss responses.
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Alvilajo

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2020, 06:16:52 PM »

Unfortunately I can't take hrt because of the breast cancer. X
I posted on here as I noticed it said new to forum ? introduce yourself?!! So I did x
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sheila99

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2020, 06:36:58 PM »

Meno brain here, I hadn't noticed...  :-X
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Alvilajo

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2020, 06:58:41 PM »

No worries lol
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CLKD

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2020, 07:06:52 PM »

Goes with the territory sheila .......  ::)

Which thread do you want us to respond to - better to keep to 1 so that we all remember  ;)
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Tc

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2020, 12:00:00 PM »

Hello alvilajo. Welcome to the forum.  :welcomemm:
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CLKD

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2020, 12:30:20 PM »

She's gone  :-\
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Tc

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2020, 03:29:58 PM »

Aw.  :-\
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