Your choice.
Posted on 11/01/2006 4:42:24 PM PST by MadIvan
Perky Katie aside, my somewhat tired mind found this rather amusing.
Way to go! I went off hormones during the scare, my joints seized up and I took an educated guess that I should go back on the hormones. Presto. Some need them, some don't, I guess. And I decided to listen to my body.
Is there any therapy available for the husbands?
Your choice.
When it gets to the point of seeing your own breath vapors in the house, put on a jacket and gloves and just wait a few years for it to pass.
I have to disagree. I think it's more like 20% who "hardly notice at all," with another 20% having severe symptoms. The remaining 60% have symptoms between those two extremes. Consider yourself lucky.
Yes...I think you are correct.....I was in the 20% severe....but, it's all gone now.....YIPPEE!!!!!!!!
How long did you have to deal with the symptoms? Congrats on being done! It does give one a bit of hope.
I dealt with "symptoms" that were unusual for 18+ months....until I found the right docs who knew it was hormonal and related to my endocrine system (thyroid), and NOT Rheumatoid Arthritis. Before that I'd had some hot flashes for a couple of years....When I say I'm "done" I mean done with the pain (no hot flashes, either...LOL) Having been someone who power walked 15-25 miles per week for the past 15+ years, being told you can't do that is bad enough, and then to be in tremendous pain, and have to have your husband dress you, means something "weird" is going on. And, I KNEW it was NOT RA.....the timing was too perfect with the onset of menopause. BUT, most docs don't listen.....
P.S....I can walk 15-25 miles a week again, too.
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