Hysterectomy

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I have had a hysterectomy three months ago now and developed all the menopause symptoms which have hit me quite hard. I constantly ache all over my body and feel like an old woman at 53. I am constantly feeling tired and a person who enjoyed sex has now totally disinterested. I cannot take HRT due to a heriditory condition has anyone any tips and is anyone feeling the same

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    Dear Michelle

    I had my ovaries out due to family history at 51 (I am 53 now too) I also cannot take hrt due to family history (I lost my sister to breast cancer at 31) . After six months from the op I suffered terrible panic attacks and seemed to have every menopause symptom going. My joints were so painful after getting out of bed in the morning. All I can say is that I started to take a good multi vit tailoured for our age and after a few weeks the stiff joints and anxiety subsided. There are days where I still get abit anxious but I just try to get as much sleep as possible and swim when I can. I cant say im totally out the woods yet, as there is always something that comes along. I'm getting aura migraines without the migraine which did happen in peri but seems to have come back x

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    Sorry this is happening to you!  The same thing happened to me after mine, which was over a year ago.  I can't take HRT, either.  I did start to investigate the traditional herbal remedies, etc., but I found that I couldn't take those,  because some of them are plant estrogens or mimic plant estrogens.  That's why they are formulated and how they're used.  If you decide to try one, please research it thoroughly.  It's distressing. Just wanted to write to let you know you're not alone. xx 

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      Hi Lynda, I'm interested in why you can't take plant estrogens, because they occur naturally in lots of foods and I can point you on studies about their safety but I guess you mean the supplements? 

       

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    Feeling the same, almost 53. Unfortunately I don’t have any advice but I understand completely. It doesn’t seem to make a difference what supplements I take or what food I eat. I think it just has to run its course and eventually things will calm down in our bodies. I sure hope so anyway. 

    Guess now I can understand why husbands get midlife crisis and leave their wives for younger women. 

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      Suzanne, many wives go through their husbands' low testosterone and other problems that occur with aging and don't head for the hills.  Men who have mid life crises are self centered people without character, who need to see their "wonderfulness" reflected in the eyes of a much younger woman, who hasn't experienced life, or been privy to their foibles and outright cruelties over the years.  Their wives know it all--just how "wonderful" they really are. They think that they are "starting fresh," but really, they're just going to muck it up again.  It's just a matter of time.

      When men like that leave a marriage, the best advice is to change the locks and get a lawyer.  xx 

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      Perfectly stated Lynda!!!

      I was just kidding about the mid life crisis comment. Oh, I see plenty of those men who leave their wives for younger women and those women just want to start families, so many of them here in Florida. Those guys look exhausted and ridiculous. But they must think they look amazing with that young woman on their arm. 

      So far I've been very fortunate to have a husband that tries to understand. I know it can't be easy for him, he wonders what happened to the woman he used to be married to. But so far he's sticking around and being strong for me. I'm very lucky.

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      I'm glad that you have a good one; I do, too!  xx

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    Hi Michelle, I'm just wondering have you had your ovaries removed, because that would explain why you are feeling this way. Just having the womb removed should be ok in terms of hormones. Plus had you already menopaused when you had your hysterectomy?

     

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