Tender & Swollen Breasts? after menopause
patrice214
17 years ago
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Ladies, please tell me about your peri-menopause
Comments (42)I think (hope) doctors today have the mindset of sparing what organs they can. I've read/heard arguments on both sides of the story. Here's some info from the wall street journal health journal: Cutting Less More doctors are challenging the convention of removing the cervix during a hysterectomy. Here's why: * Pap smears have sharply reduced the incidence of cervical cancer. * Sparing the cervix reduces the risk of bladder damage. * Some doctors say it may improve sexual function. Some 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the U.S. every year, making it the second-most common women's surgery after Caesarean section. It is done to remove cancers of the uterus or cervix, or more commonly to treat a painful condition called endometriosis or because of noncancerous uterine growths called fibroids. Prior to 1940, nearly all hysterectomies preserved the cervix because it was easier and safer given the lack of antibiotics and blood banks. But by the 1960s, removing the cervix, viewed as a cancer preventative at a time when Pap smears were still fairly new, became standard. Now the tide appears to be turning. In 2006, 9.7% of U.S. inpatient hysterectomies, which account for more than 90% of the procedures, preserved the cervix, compared with just 1.7% a decade earlier, according to federal data. ------- Just sharing that info, not saying they are right. It's something anyone considering a hysterectomy should think about. I'm just thankful that we have alternatives to an actual hysterectomy these days. tina...See MoreAfter 14 months bleeding again.....
Comments (1)Do you know that perimanopause starts around mid 30's? I suffered from migraines for years, since mid 20's. Now I am doing much better by using the followings, Organic yam base progesterone cream Vitamin B complex with Co Q10 Iron supplement (during and after periods) Lady's Mantle herbal tea (brewed from dried herb) Fruit smoothies (for better circulation) I hope the above suggestions will help you, especially stop your bleeding. When I had my periods for 6 weeks, Lady's mantle tea mixed with a little Shepard's Purse was my lifesaver. My ultrasound results were also normal at the time. There are many books you can find online relating to women's health and perimenopause. If you want to know more about natural progesterone, you can start with books written by Dr. John Lee and Dr. Virginia Hopkins. Good luck to you....See MoreI feel awful approaching menopause--do you??
Comments (5)I truly believe that there are some of us who are so dependent on our female hormones, that life becomes pretty bad for us, during this adjustment period. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia shortly before I began having irregular periods, at around age 46. I developed sleep problems, IBS, migraines, severe joint and muscle pains and overwhelming fatigue. I thought it was all my fibromyalgia.....but I've talked to alot of women who seem to develop these symptoms, as they enter perimenopause. I saw tons of doctors and had tons of tests, and they were all normal. Over the past 10 years, I've learned to deal with most of the problems. The fatigue has definitely gotten better, but I still have the IBS and sleep problems. I'm sorry I don't have any good advice for you, except to be sure its nothing else going on, and then read up on fibromyalgia and what things you might do to feel better. I know menopause isn't a disease........but for some of us, it sure feels like one. I learned how to budget my energy so that I could get a few things done in the morning, when I had the most energy. I definitely had to re-assess alot of things, and stop expecting myself to be able to do what I used to. Fortunately, I had a very understanding family. I tried Wellbutrin for awhile, but it made me too nervous. Drugs like Welbutrin, Provigil might help you with your severe fatigue. But then coming off of drugs like that can be a challenge in itself. About all you can do right now is try to custom-make a plan for yourself, including diet, exercise, and alot of rest. Good luck to you....See MoreWhy pain on outside of both breasts?
Comments (16)So if it's just stretching tissue/muscle/ligaments, support will help it. Especially, if you're never without support (which was the point of my "sleeping" comment. Oops! Left that out). If it's an inflamed lymph node, you'd have get well from whatever would make it inflammed. Good point joanie. Any other symptoms you hadn't necessarily as being associated with this? For example, congestion, wheezing, sore back or painful breathing, might indicate pneumonia like joanie said. Why I asked if any medications alleviate any of the problem? It's how I realize, what might be wrong. When I had a broken bone, nothing would make it stop hurting. Nothing. Not pain relievers, ice, heat. NOTHING! So off to a doctor I went. It wasn't one of those obvious, fall and it hurts. It was a hairline fracture in a non-weight bearing bone. So, really, I couldn't figure it out. Usually, whatever helps, or doesn't, clues me in to what direction I can go to feel better. Like, if I can take a handful of Advil and my back quits hurting, it wasn't nerve stuff. Does anything put a dent in your pain level? I would think hormonal issues wouldn't be affected by pain relievers either....See MoreHeathen1
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