Hi ladies, sorry, I did not mean to go off track.
I will start a new thread.
Hurdity, there is no question that my side effects were caused by the estrogel or utrogestan. I felt it was more the estrogel as I only took utro for 7 days. The breathing issue started about 2 weeks into taking the gel ( before starting the utro) and got worse and worse. The meno lady I was seeing said to come off immediately and by doing so, we could see if it was this that was causing it. It was, because it went when I stopped it.
Thanks Shadyglade, I thought it was an interesting link too.
GRL.. I also have BC history. Re osteo... it is not a given that you will get osteo if you do not take hrt. Osteo prevention using hrt is only recommended when all other medications for osteo have failed. You would need to take hrt for ever if you are using it as an osteo prevention. Bisphosphonates are used for osteo. Have you had a bone scan. I had one and they have no concerns currently.
Mary G, I think you are right, that I probably had an allergic reaction to estrogel, which is strange as I never usually get allergic reactions to anything.
Sorry for going off track... will start another thread!
Have a good afternoon ladies. X