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I'm a human puzzle looking for answers
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jul 28 5:09pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
@loriesco Thank you so much! I too had my hormones checked about 3 yrs ago and I was POST menopause! I had a partial hysterectomy in 2008 but still have my ovaries..so assumed I would go thru menopause normally! HA nothing goes "normally" for me! What ever normal is? And yes I agree I have learned to keep a diary of how I feel each day and possible triggers. If I don't I can't remember what to tell the Docs bc if I'm not experiencing said pain at time of visit it's hard for me to think of mentioning it. I have had to be my own advocate and I read and research everything that I deal with to be better educated. At times I feel i know more than a few of these I've seen who have a degree. I keep the faith that I will find the right doctor, eventually. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. It means a lot.
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@fedupintexas i’m so glad you find all this helpful but you will get a gazillion opinions and that could be overwhelming as well. I wanted to mention that I went on bioidentical hormone replacement for 10 years and at that time you had to stop. My bones are now fragile and I don’t know if it’s genetics or if it was the fact I went into menopause so early but before warned. Getting on bioidentical hormone replacement might help in a whole array of the symptoms. You’re having all the skin things possibly. My skin went wacko. I took a 10 year break from the BHRT and then I went back to it a couple years ago. The research has changed. I have to remember sometimes that the medical stuff can be all consuming and that it pins on my otherwise decent quality of life at 69 years old. Balance is the answer. Keeping an open mind having goals and faith readjusting as you go along.💗