Surgical Menopause Struggle

TwentyTen
TwentyTen Posts: 585
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
Four months after surgery and struggling. First day here, ready to take control, battling the slam into menopause and determined to regain strength and stamina , my health, and my figure back! Anyone have a miracle cure for the hot flashes ? Please fill me in, I have tried everything. Now committing to exercise and calorie counting and at the moment i have the hungry's BAD. Would really help to stuff my face with carbs right now.. hellllp!




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  • melissalynnlarue
    melissalynnlarue Posts: 47 Member
    Oh, I'm so sorry you're struggling!! While I haven't been where you are, I have a good friend who was put into surgical menopause a few months ago as well; she is around 33 years old.

    I don't have a miracle cure for the hot flashes. I'm sure you've already talked to your doctor about the variety of therapies available for your situation - natural remedies (i.e. not pill form), pills, and....? I don't know.

    As for the hungries... drink water, and lots of it!!!! :) Brush your teeth... and if all of that doesn't work, it's not the end of the world to find a nice light snack like an apple with a tsp or so of peanut butter spread on the slices (very thin - not 1 tsp per slice, but for the whole apple!).

    Best of luck to you!
    M.
  • TwentyTen
    TwentyTen Posts: 585
    Thanks melly

    Docs only answer is estrogen and after 6 hours on a patch I felt quite ill, headache, stomach ache and uncontrollable sobbing, very uncharacteristic for me. Better to sweat than go through that! Estrogen is NOT my friend.. Just after i was beginning to feel better, so I peeled that thing OFF. Vitamins and supplements of all kinds, some days are better than others , who knows.

    And yes, I am chugging the water, and resisting the urge to munch. MORE waterrrrrr.

    Thanks for the apple suggestion, I will have one if I find a hungry tummy keeping me awake.

    :)
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