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[Spadger]

Thanks for that dazned - I will have a think about it :-)

[CLKD]

That's good that you had a good conversation with the Nurse.  Did the wine help  ………

I had breast disease in the 1990s but would still ask for HRT if necessary.  My VA is eased by vaginally applied HRT twice weekly.

[Spadger]

Yes CLKD the wine helped a great deal  so did a very understanding (& long-suffering) husband who said not to bother cooking and fetched a Chinese takeaway.  Sorry to hear that you had breast disease and I hope you are ok now.  I'm still teetering on the edge of going to the doctors about HRT for dreadful flushes/night sweats etc, but something just stops me each time I feel I can't cope.  I'm quite pig-headed about being able to get through this without intervention as I have been through puberty/pregnancy and feel that my body should be able to do this... poor dear sad old body
Love Spadger x

[dazned]

Spadger just remember no one gets a  for suffering unnecessarily !   

We all sometimes need a helping hand !

[CLKD]

Spadger - 
 

You have to think of your family too in all this - it isn't called 'the change' for nowt.  I was in a similar frame of mind about ADs. - I lost 3 years of my Life  by refusing to accept that my brain needed support ……..

[Spadger]

Thank you CLKD and dazned, I'm just so anxious about the side effects of HRT and ADs. A friend of mine was given ADs before Xmas for flushes as well as mood - she does seem to be a bit better emotionally - still stressy though, her flushes are gone but she's put so much weight on (something which would really bother me). I also worry about the health risks with HRT as well as the weight gain 

[CLKD]

It is unlikely to be ADs that put on weight in your friend's case.  I have been on various types since 1988 and haven't put on an ounce .......... when I stopped walking regularly I gained weight, almost 2 stone! and it took 14 months of walking to get it off!

[oldsheep]

I had one today too. I was anxious too. V fierce looking nurse but when I spoke to her, she was quite gentle.
However, I'm spotting afterwards. I'm on HRT with no periods. Is this local trauma to the cervix or anything I should worry about?
sorry for mini thread hijack, didn't want to start another one so similar.

[CLKD]

Probably a small blood vessel 'nicked' inside?  Is it when you wipe only?  If it continues for more than a couple of days give the Nurse a ring.

[Claireylou]

Hi Oldsheep,

I have spotted following my last couple of smears. My nurse told me it's because she had been pretty thorough. It calmed down after a day or two. I think it depends where along in your cycle you are too. The cervix sits lower at certain points.

[oldsheep]

no, it's all the time. I have a panty pad on. That horrible 'leaking' feeling. Wasn't there prior to the test though. I don't have cycles as I'm on continuous HRT and in my mid 50s.
Can I use vagifem tonight?

I'd not go back to that battleaxe nurse too readily!

[CLKD]

Yep.  Keep the Vagifem regime going 

[dahliagirl]

The little bottle brushes they use now do seem to induce spotting.  More so than the old wooden spatulas.

[oldsheep]

The little bottle brushes they use now do seem to induce spotting.  More so than the old wooden spatulas.

brilliantly put    If it was anything like my bottle brush just coming into flower, I'm not surprised it's spotting!

Still a little bit of spotting going on. I swam yesterday (thought b****r it, I'm just going to - it's not much, touch wood) and used vagifem at 5am today as I forgot to use it at midnight last night.
If it's still spotting by tuesday I'll call the GPs. Everything has shut down until then.