I was tried on Evorel Conti over a year ago, but stopped after 4 months due to breast pain/thickened area, urgent breast clinic referral and all was, thankfully OK. Suffered horrible, constant low back + hip pain, bloating, sweats, mood swings, irregular flooding periods, fatigue for next 6/7 months (GP’s refused to refer me anywhere, saying an Xray showed degenerative changes, so it’s ‘age’. After particularly bad bleed (tampons, pads + incontinence pants!) GP sent me to Gyn as I’m now 56!!
A hysteroscopy + scan ‘scanty’ but OK. So, got Mirena + Evorel 50 about 5 months ago. Pain levels unchanged, but sweats, bloats eased. Then the breast symptoms started again - worse than before alongside neck/shoulder pain and numbness in foot! Back to urgent breast clinic - all, thankfully, OK. I stopped taking the patches, so am bleeding again and have an appointment at Gyn in 2 months (they won’t bring it forward). Getting no-where with GP, who still says the back/neck/shoulder pain is ‘age’ and won’t refer me for imaging as I had x-ray 18 months ago!!!
Anyway, I’m guessing the new bleed is due to me binning the patches - just have Mirena, which I will speak to GP about.
Sorry re long post - I’m just fed up. Tired of constant pain, exhaustion, GP fobbing me off and generally not being listened to. Definitely will NOT take any HRT again after 2 terrifying cancer pathway breast referrals.
Does anyone have any success with herbal/natural supplements, or any suggestions to get GP to find out what the hell is going on with this back/neck pain. I truly don’t even recognise myself anymore!
Rant over LOL!