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[Claireylou]

Thank you so much Babyjane xxx

[CLKD]

Slow transit is my botheration.  I am fine for weeks if I still to a regular diet which I keno will work in the bowel dept and not leave me nauseas.  Senna made no difference at all.  Stopping my set of medication for a whole dose can ease bowel back into working more easily .  I try to eat a good quality muesli at breakfast which is slow release to dis-encourage me to not grab sugary snacks mid-morning though a toasted tea-cake slips down well when I feel it necessary  .  I know that I need more walking.  More slow release food stuffs.  More grazing habits to re-build 

[MicheleMaBelle]

Try Fybogel- it's much gentler and it's what they give pregnant women!

[CLKD]

 .  tnx - Fybogel is removed from the packets and poured straight into the compost and mixed throughly, thereby missing the middle woman - packets go into recycling 

[Tempest]

Hi, Michelle! Fybogel for me causes too much bloating, discomfort and wind. If you've just had abdominal/pelvic surgery, the 'go to' is Lactulose. It doesn't cause any of those problems.  xxxxx

[CLKD]

Gripe water is lovely but I found it addictive 

[Tempest]

Hellooooo! How is everyone? I hope you're all doing as ok as can be expected? Sending you all massive hugs! xxxxx

[Annie0710]

Hi Tempest

How are you firstly ?

I took my last Tibolone Monday night, and started 1 pump oestrogel yesterday morning and the same today along with a tiny spread of Tostran.

I couldn't cope with the achy stiff joints and although the night sweats were increasing in intensity but manageable it just worried me  my oestrogen intake was low.  So hence why I'm starting low on oestrogel and will adapt as needed xxx

[Tempest]

Hoorah! We're twins, Annie (minus the Tostran in my case at the mo)!😊

I shall be restarted one pump tonight. I've been too fed up and angry the last few days with the sodding GP business. MIL and I are going to go and register with her old practice (she wants to go back there, liked the lady doctors).

It's a good idea to start low with the gel, as I've found to my cost before. The beauty of it is that you can micro adjust if you want to. If you get fed up with applying it, you can always swap back to the equivalent patch dose as you'll know exactly what you need! Depending on absorption, I've found the following: 1 pump - 25mcg to 37.5 (over time of course), 2 pumps tends to sit at around 50mcg and so on in increments equal to 25mcg per pump. Thighs are better for stability - arms seem to absorb and 'dump' the dose too quickly and messes with blood tests if you ever want to get your levels checked.

Hope we can get along ok with this, dear heart! I'm wishing you luck and hope you start to feel the benefits soon! I have noticed after trawling the threads that Tibolone seems to 'poop out' over time for some women. For me, it never really 'pooped in', except to do strange stuff (it seems to effect the BSO ladies particularly badly)!

Btw, where is dear Edelweiss? I hope she's ok, bless her! xxxxx

[Annie0710]

Thank you Tempest, let's hope this works for you too.  I seem to be less stiff and achy today but that I'm aware that could be me wishful thinking. 

At least one Night sweat again last night but was a smaller pool of water on my chest

Edelweiss is still about but not feeling great, I'm really hoping she picks up in no time xx

[Tempest]

Oh bless her heart! Is she still Tobleroning? I'm still not messaging as haven't got my I pad back yet. 

I find it works pretty fast! Don't worry if you have a day of feeling a bit 'body flu' and achy like in a few days. This happens every time I've started the gel and it only lasts about a day or two. It's just everything 'plumbing up' and i didn't find this on the patches. We're pretty much starting from scratch again aren't we? xxxxx

[Annie0710]

Yes Edelweiss (to my knowledge) is still Tobleroning bless her. 

Hope you continue to manage Tempest on the gel

Im sick of saying "so far so good" so I'll just say I'm ok today, and take it a day at a time.  I'm fed up with headaches too and I've just taken sudafed as I can't work out any time if it's head ache or sinus problems so I'll see in half hour as nurofen didn't work earlier

I don't feel as fat but surely that's too early to notice OR it's that I don't feel bloated xxx

[Tempest]

Oh, bless you! Yes, we'll take it one day at a time together.

It's curious, but a lot of ladies over at Hystersisters say that low estrogen causes bloat (as well as too high, of course)! No wonder they call it the 'hormone jungle' over there! I so hope your headache clears soon - do you think it could be a knock on of the ear problems, or maybe low E over time?

It's BOILING here today, btw! 28 degrees - that's unheard of in our neck of the woods. The sweats tonight are going to be a real challenge for sure! I hope yours continue to get better and better, dear heart! xxxxx

[Mbrown001]

Oh Tempest, us Scottish gals are not used to this heat. I've just come in from the garden and despite the windows  being open most of the day the house is so warm. Summer nighty for me tonight with the window wide open.
Trouble is hubby feels the cold being diabetic. He will probably wear his socks in bed.....sexy or what lol.

Mrs Brown

[Annie0710]

Tempest isn't it strange all the symptoms ?

Sudafed has helped the headache more than nurofen so I do think it's ear/sinus related.  It just doesn't seem to fully heal.  The eardrums get sore periodically throughout the day.  Not long enough to drag me down but enough to notice and the ear/sinus pressure but I see consultant on the 19th June.

An observation I have noticed today, it's the first day in months my dry mouth hasn't been as severe, I still get nocturnal dry eye but that's been going on nightly for a couple of years now and coincides roughly around the time the double vision started.  Definitely aches and stiffness not as bad but I had a deep nap this afternoon but that could be that I had a busy day yesterday and a late night/early morning

Xxx