Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Georgia, U.S.A.
length of menopause after hysterectomy Posted: 01-29-08 19:32pm
do you take meds for it? I had a
hysterectomy at the age of 22 and took
meds for a little while but the risk of
breast cancer is to great. Now at the age
of 41 it seems like I still have some
symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats,
moodiness, and such. Is it just me or is
this normal for some women that this many
years have passed and still feel this
stuff? What do you take for it and should
I have a bone density test done?
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njw753
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Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 11 Location: Scottsdale, AZ,
Posted: 03-16-08 23:10pm
I'm 54 with a total hysterectomy 20 years
ago. I still deal with menopause symptoms
like you describe. It must have been
difficult to have a hysterectomy at 22.
I've been through the gamut of hrt. I
moved to AZ and in finding a new gyn,
found a doctor going through menopause.
She does bioidentical hormone pellets (and
has them herself). They are implanted in
my hip and last 3-4 months. They are the
best! I get estrogen and testosterone. My
body only uses what it needs and they are
closest to what we make naturally. My life
has changed drastically for the better
with regards to menopause and libido.
Almost like being on newlyweds again! I
hopefully will have these till I die!
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mrs_jenjen
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Georgia, U.S.A.
Posted: 03-17-08 10:29am
Hey, having a hysterectomy that early ad
it ups and downs for sure. The bad being
that I felt like I was wwaayyyy older
because of going through menopause so
early. The good being that I didn't have a
period anymore...lol. But after about a
month I wished I still had the period!!
All the moodiness, hot flashes, and etc.
The symptoms have calmed down alot but
they are still aggrevating. I'm going to
check around and see if any of the gyn's
around here offer what you're talking
about. I'll you know!!!
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 03-24-08 15:20pm
That is not uncommon at all. Everyone is
different in the sense of the leangth of
time. I had a partial hyst at the age of
31 and my GYN did not take my overies due
to the fact he did not want me to go into
early menapause. I finally started around
the age of 40 and it lasted about 10 years
or so. I remember having such hot flashes
I had to go into the deep freezer at work
to cool down. NO LIE.......I had no night
sweats though. I was very lucky, I really
did'nt have to many bad mood swings. But,
yes I did have many of them. You have to
realize your hormones are changing now and
your body and mind are going to feel it. I
did not take any meds myself. I felt I
wanted to go through it for the same
reasons. I did'nt have it that bad. It
was the hot flashes that I could not
handle.
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