So I'm not new here, having in fact lurked on/off since 2007 or earlier, quite a few of you will remember my moanings
Anyway I'm back as it's all full on once again
My story started when I was 30 dx with cancer & had Hysterectomy, by 35 had gone into early Meno! I hit 40 & the symptoms were starting to subside & I felt alive'ish again... bang diagnosed with Breast cancer... doh, so off I went again
Chemotherapy put me back into full Meno mode, luckily this subsided somewhat once chemo finished. Then very kindly the Oncs put me on Arimidex to stop recurrence of the ca & guess what? Yes, off I went again... every symptom possible, flushes occurring 1/4 hourly during the day & night sweats 1/2 hourly
, I couldn't move as my joints were so sore so eventually the tablets were stopped
After about 6 months I returned to a normal human being & was so happy
So 'shuffle' forward to the last year or so (am now 48) and the flushes started again, but to be honest they were bearable at just 5 or 6 a day.... then suddenly about 6 months ago 'BANG' I am back to 30+ flushes a day, night sweats, anxiety, joint aches and so on.....
I'm fed up to the teeth of the Meno now, only been practising at it for 13 years you'd think I'd be an expert at coping..... no way
Anyway the rest of my life is spent on our croft with our 40 working Sleddogs, 2 cats & 14 Herdwick sheep. I'm also a retired (not by choice tho.... blame the cancer) staff nurse/ward sister
