Guest guest Posted June 19, 2001 Report Share Posted June 19, 2001 In a message dated 6/19/01 12:14:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ALYSPY@... writes: > Thanks to everyone, for all the suggestions. I am not sure if HRT can be > stopped immediately, or does it have to be done gradually? > Alyce > > Alyce, Slow-poke bringing up the rear here.... at age 47, in May 1999, about 3 mos post-UAE, I had hot flashes. It wasn't the hot flash itself, but the loss of sleep incurred from them that made me tired and crabby....hmm. So, I returned to my gyne for a prescription of synthetic HRT-CombiPatch 0.050/0.14mg per day produced by Rhone-Poulenc, they're big chemical conglomerate producing corn herbicides and biotech....uhoh. I got relief from the hot flashes but blew up with water weight gain. My breasts.....remember throwing water balloons as kids?...became so sore and swollen, I could barely remove my bra at the end of the day. So, I immediately ditched CombiPatch...went on remifemin, vitamin E, exercised cut down on caffeine/alcohol...but not entirely I also got a saliva test through College Pharmacy, 3505 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 phone: /or and got a compounded prescription of NHRT Biest 2.5 mg and Progest SL 200 mg with Pete Hausman. They are very helpful if you want to give them a call for a possible alternative to synthetic HRT. But in the end, I didn't take the NHRT--figuring that menopause is still maybe a couple of years away, since I've had normal periods, post UAE, I'm sticking with the herbs, exercise, and dietary stuff and no long-term HRT. But....this is just my opinion---others may very well be responding well to synthetic or natural HRT I believe there are women on embo groups who are also taking HRT or NHRT post-UAE. I don't know that the research is in yet on growth of new fibroids, post-UAE with HRT, either. Also, try Jeannah McElroy's HRT-NHRT@... ..... Also, a new development, I drove myself to the Ob-Gyn today in Palm Harbor FL that my IR said was referring for UAE's--- He performed an in-office LEEP procedure to get a cervical polyp from my cervix. There is no relationship between UAE and cervical polyps...but just to remind everyone to be diligent about your post-procedure annual paps/check-ups---- I may have a pro-active hysteroscopy to check out my lining since I had all that heavy bleeding for so many years later this summer. If we could just get the 50,000 mile overhaul nearing menopause.... look forward to... " menopausal zest " as good ole Margaret Mead, the anthropologist, talked about long ago...I'm getting all revved up, just thinking about it..... I'm offline after tomorrow night for a few weeks. Checking the posts on my return home. Take good care, Alyce--don't let the hot flashes... err " power surges " get you down...Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2001 Report Share Posted June 19, 2001 In a message dated 6/19/01 12:14:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ALYSPY@... writes: > Thanks to everyone, for all the suggestions. I am not sure if HRT can be > stopped immediately, or does it have to be done gradually? > Alyce > > Alyce, Slow-poke bringing up the rear here.... at age 47, in May 1999, about 3 mos post-UAE, I had hot flashes. It wasn't the hot flash itself, but the loss of sleep incurred from them that made me tired and crabby....hmm. So, I returned to my gyne for a prescription of synthetic HRT-CombiPatch 0.050/0.14mg per day produced by Rhone-Poulenc, they're big chemical conglomerate producing corn herbicides and biotech....uhoh. I got relief from the hot flashes but blew up with water weight gain. My breasts.....remember throwing water balloons as kids?...became so sore and swollen, I could barely remove my bra at the end of the day. So, I immediately ditched CombiPatch...went on remifemin, vitamin E, exercised cut down on caffeine/alcohol...but not entirely I also got a saliva test through College Pharmacy, 3505 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 phone: /or and got a compounded prescription of NHRT Biest 2.5 mg and Progest SL 200 mg with Pete Hausman. They are very helpful if you want to give them a call for a possible alternative to synthetic HRT. But in the end, I didn't take the NHRT--figuring that menopause is still maybe a couple of years away, since I've had normal periods, post UAE, I'm sticking with the herbs, exercise, and dietary stuff and no long-term HRT. But....this is just my opinion---others may very well be responding well to synthetic or natural HRT I believe there are women on embo groups who are also taking HRT or NHRT post-UAE. I don't know that the research is in yet on growth of new fibroids, post-UAE with HRT, either. Also, try Jeannah McElroy's HRT-NHRT@... ..... Also, a new development, I drove myself to the Ob-Gyn today in Palm Harbor FL that my IR said was referring for UAE's--- He performed an in-office LEEP procedure to get a cervical polyp from my cervix. There is no relationship between UAE and cervical polyps...but just to remind everyone to be diligent about your post-procedure annual paps/check-ups---- I may have a pro-active hysteroscopy to check out my lining since I had all that heavy bleeding for so many years later this summer. If we could just get the 50,000 mile overhaul nearing menopause.... look forward to... " menopausal zest " as good ole Margaret Mead, the anthropologist, talked about long ago...I'm getting all revved up, just thinking about it..... I'm offline after tomorrow night for a few weeks. Checking the posts on my return home. Take good care, Alyce--don't let the hot flashes... err " power surges " get you down...Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2001 Report Share Posted June 19, 2001 In a message dated 6/19/01 12:14:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ALYSPY@... writes: > Thanks to everyone, for all the suggestions. I am not sure if HRT can be > stopped immediately, or does it have to be done gradually? > Alyce > > Alyce, Slow-poke bringing up the rear here.... at age 47, in May 1999, about 3 mos post-UAE, I had hot flashes. It wasn't the hot flash itself, but the loss of sleep incurred from them that made me tired and crabby....hmm. So, I returned to my gyne for a prescription of synthetic HRT-CombiPatch 0.050/0.14mg per day produced by Rhone-Poulenc, they're big chemical conglomerate producing corn herbicides and biotech....uhoh. I got relief from the hot flashes but blew up with water weight gain. My breasts.....remember throwing water balloons as kids?...became so sore and swollen, I could barely remove my bra at the end of the day. So, I immediately ditched CombiPatch...went on remifemin, vitamin E, exercised cut down on caffeine/alcohol...but not entirely I also got a saliva test through College Pharmacy, 3505 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 phone: /or and got a compounded prescription of NHRT Biest 2.5 mg and Progest SL 200 mg with Pete Hausman. They are very helpful if you want to give them a call for a possible alternative to synthetic HRT. But in the end, I didn't take the NHRT--figuring that menopause is still maybe a couple of years away, since I've had normal periods, post UAE, I'm sticking with the herbs, exercise, and dietary stuff and no long-term HRT. But....this is just my opinion---others may very well be responding well to synthetic or natural HRT I believe there are women on embo groups who are also taking HRT or NHRT post-UAE. I don't know that the research is in yet on growth of new fibroids, post-UAE with HRT, either. Also, try Jeannah McElroy's HRT-NHRT@... ..... Also, a new development, I drove myself to the Ob-Gyn today in Palm Harbor FL that my IR said was referring for UAE's--- He performed an in-office LEEP procedure to get a cervical polyp from my cervix. There is no relationship between UAE and cervical polyps...but just to remind everyone to be diligent about your post-procedure annual paps/check-ups---- I may have a pro-active hysteroscopy to check out my lining since I had all that heavy bleeding for so many years later this summer. If we could just get the 50,000 mile overhaul nearing menopause.... look forward to... " menopausal zest " as good ole Margaret Mead, the anthropologist, talked about long ago...I'm getting all revved up, just thinking about it..... I'm offline after tomorrow night for a few weeks. Checking the posts on my return home. Take good care, Alyce--don't let the hot flashes... err " power surges " get you down...Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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