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Post by cherry on Nov 18, 2006 18:00:28 GMT -5
I had a little breakdown not so long ago, because I literally felt like I was losing my mind... my brain had gone on holiday! I think it was a culmination of a lot of things though, as in general my whold life has changed this year, really and truly. But anyway, now that my mini-menopause treatment is wearing off, yeah my endo pain is increasing but I feel better every day in myself! I have been on the bc pill since my second ever period, so i have always been on hormone treatments, and recently started chugging painkillers like they were sweets. Enough is enough! When I see my gynaecologist in December I am going to opt out of any other hormone therapy, and I have already stopped taking my painkillers, using a TeNs instead, except for on very bad days. My appetite is back with a vengeance, so I'm eating very well and having lots of fruit and veg. I just feel so much better mentally and physically, like I've woken up a bit! My body just needs to be itself for a while... I may leaving myself open to the endo developing further but I don't want any hormonal crap in my body... I don't know what my own hormones are anymore! I don't feel it's healthy to be on the pill from early on for 9 years on the trot, so I want at least a year to myself, see how it goes... So here's to taking control of my body again! Yay I feel sane for once!
NB I may well be back in a few weeks crying that it's too much, but it's worth a try! ;D
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Post by ouchy on Nov 19, 2006 1:30:22 GMT -5
Yayyyy! I know how you feel about going off hormones!!! It's like a new awakening!!! I hope that you will keep feeling better and better! I noticed that my skin became more supple. The continuous b.c. pills all those years made me age sooooooo fast!! Cheers on your healthy decision!!!
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Post by jp on Nov 20, 2006 19:04:48 GMT -5
due to reading this board and all the other good stuff out there, I gave up on my pill for good last month. I am excited to start a normal cycle and see how my body reacts.
i like being a woman...
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Post by cherry on Nov 23, 2006 21:34:24 GMT -5
Well so far so good... yes there's a lot of pain but in a way I'm comforted by it cos I recognise this now. The last 6 months have been hell, the side effects from the GnRH making the personal stuff harder to cope with. But I feel so clean and healthy eating a lot of raw fruit and vegetables and I'm seeing a positive impact on my skin etc Lots of water and supplementary vits are working too. Just ordinary multivits and gingko for my sleepy brain. My mind is a little better every day but I am still having to think aloud at home, just to prompt myself to remember simple things like what I went into the room for. But as I said it's getting better. A few weeks ago I came the closest I could come to being suicidal. I had no right to feel like that but everything just seemed to be unravelling. I think I am just very sensitive to what goes in my body, sugars, caffeine, opiate painkillers, anaesthetic. So I finally understand my body a little better! Best of luck to others who want to 'wait and see' I feel I was pushed into something as a knee jerk reaction. But at least I know what doesn't work
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Post by cherry on Dec 13, 2006 18:13:46 GMT -5
Things are getting worse now but I have my appointment on Monday. Does anyone have any advice on how to get exactly what I want out of this appointment. I want some control, to get a little respect from the doctor instead of being treated like a stupid idiot. I want to be able to ask for a new lap and nothing else. But I'm so worried I'll just freak out cos I'm so frustrated, and probably shout at him! I really really hope that I don't, won't get anywhere screaming at the only doctor who can do what I want! Btw, does anyone have an idea when your periods should start again when you've finished your hormone therapy... mine should have worn off a month ago!
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Post by cherry on Dec 13, 2006 18:15:36 GMT -5
PS Ouchy... thanks for the heads up on the skin getting better. My face is slowly clearing up but the flare ups of eczema I had have all gone and my skin doesn't feel as tight anymore. Thank god cos I was spending a fortune on moisturiser!
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