44 here and waiting for the golden years. The menopause thing stinks! LOL
I know just how you feel. I'm 28 but last year I had to have a full hysterectomy and so I'm in full menopause. :? It's been quite a journey and my body never had the chance to build up to it. I'd like it to hurry up and get over. Doc says it can last 5-13 years but a sweet woman at our church is still flashing in her 70's. :?
Just so you don't get too bummed. I also had a hysterectomy in my 20's and have had no issues. I did hormone therapy for about 6 months, but none after that. I get my bone density checked to make sure I'm ok there and that's about it. I do have weight issues, but I think they are hereditary, plus I really like food :D :D ! Take care!
It's been 18 months for me and my doctor still has me on hormone therapy. :? I get a density check in February when he'll discuss changing the therapy. Since the surgery I've developed arthritis and heartburn but nothing major. I had advanced endometriosis, which led to the surgery, so I really can't complain. Little aches are better than excruciating pain. I went in for an appendectomy and they discovered the endometriosis I'd been suffering with since I was 12. I just thought I was a wimp. So, 6 weeks after that surgery, I had my hyst. That left 12 weeks of bed rest so that's when I picked up my first quilting how-to book and I've been quilting since my bed rest time was up. Menopause may be a pain but it led to one of the greatest joys of my life, after my family.
44 here and waiting for the golden years. The menopause thing stinks! LOL
I know just how you feel. I'm 28 but last year I had to have a full hysterectomy and so I'm in full menopause. :? It's been quite a journey and my body never had the chance to build up to it. I'd like it to hurry up and get over. Doc says it can last 5-13 years but a sweet woman at our church is still flashing in her 70's. :?
Just so you don't get too bummed. I also had a hysterectomy in my 20's and have had no issues. I did hormone therapy for about 6 months, but none after that. I get my bone density checked to make sure I'm ok there and that's about it. I do have weight issues, but I think they are hereditary, plus I really like food :D :D ! Take care!
It's been 18 months for me and my doctor still has me on hormone therapy. :? I get a density check in February when he'll discuss changing the therapy. Since the surgery I've developed arthritis and heartburn but nothing major. I had advanced endometriosis, which led to the surgery, so I really can't complain. Little aches are better than excruciating pain. I went in for an appendectomy and they discovered the endometriosis I'd been suffering with since I was 12. I just thought I was a wimp. So, 6 weeks after that surgery, I had my hyst. That left 12 weeks of bed rest so that's when I picked up my first quilting how-to book and I've been quilting since my bed rest time was up. Menopause may be a pain but it led to one of the greatest joys of my life, after my family.