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[CLKD]

Early hours of this morning I found:

Red Hot Mamas
Menopause support group and discussion community - U may find Canadians there to chat with.


which symptom would you like to ease first? 

[Ms_london76]

Thank you CLKD

So when i started this journey i had occasional dryness issues caused my excessive sweating with working out each day, hot summer, teaching hot yoga. I was not complaining of bladder issues. All started with talks with other ppl at my studio who suggested hrt.

I started with vagifem which all of the sudden constant burning, weak bladder, becoming sensitive to things like coffee wine, electroylotes. Half the time i thought i had a uti. Dr moved me to the cream. Burning got worse and did not sleep on the nights of using that. Bladder was bad.

I understand what the dr is doing, after all these treatments she wants me to get to a baseline. To let the body calm down especially since i got a period after 5 months on Sept 10. Since my period i have been constantly stressed trying to self diagnosis reading, posting stressing myself out even more. So i see her point now cuz i do this to myself.

I am not even sure what my baseline is.

[CLKD]

There is a condition of embedded bladder infection but symptoms would be constant.  Has your Medic arranged for a fresh urine sample to be sent to a Lab to see if it grows a 'bug'?

[Ms_london76]

Yes on Sept 9 she tested my blood work for diabetes my liver and kidneys were in normal range. I also did a urine test.

The morning of the appointment I was peeing so much I didn’t think I would make it to her office.  I had taken d manose earlier that morning and the burning and peeing was off the hook all day. The next day I didn’t take d mannose and I was totally fine and got my period.

I never heard back so I think it’s fine.

Since stopping the cream my bladder is holding up way better than when on the cream. Sometimes estrogen can effect the bladder and I was one of those lucky ones were it did. She did say it happens to people.

I am managing for now with yes gel when needed. I am just taking it day by day.

Switching toilet paper to something softer was my mission today. Cuz I read all sorts of chemicals can irritate that area. Especially if they bleach it etc…

My honest guess is my body is just super sensitive to things. And estrogen was making things worse and not better. I am not giving up on hrt or options but want the area to not feel so inflamed first.

[Ms_london76]

This is where I pulled that information about the bladder irriation

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/medications/estrogens-cream-vaginal

It happens to some ppl not everyone but some. I thought I was going crazy cray with all the bathroom stops and thinking I did have a uti or yeast infection. But turns out it’s just the estrogen.

[Ms_london76]

This has been so hard to process.

It’s only been a couple of months dealing with this and I am losing hope. And losing my mind basically.

When your whole life has been based on fitness and stay in shape and helping others to be their best self. Now all the things that brought me joy, relief, therapy even. I can’t do or do with pain. It’s like someone took the wind from my sails and I am falling…

[Minusminnie]

This has been so hard to process.

But you are processing it by everything you are trying & thinking through.
Adapting can be hard but you will  even if you can’t see it now.

[CLKD]

Anxiety can cause huge urine ouputs.

Did U read the red-hot mammas website?

[Ms_london76]

Anxiety can cause huge urine ouputs.

Did U read the red-hot mammas website?

Yes i did the layout was different though.

Oh yes i know when i am nervous sure i pee more.

But there were times were i would be uber relaxed and could hot hold the bladder. I often teach two classes on wed back to back, with some time in between. The last time i taught the second class, i had emptied my bladder pre class. And at the end i was desperate to pee again and i had to leave the class. That is not really normal behaviour for me. Actually never did that before. That was when using premarin.

My profession relies on me being in the hot room, I am at the peak of my career and never ever had an issue in the hot room until July. Now do I need to quit my studios? The job I trained hundreds of hours for? I do need to hydrate more. I always slacked off cuz I didn’t want to pee all the time lol.

The last time I was teaching here I was only using vagifem I think. And the dryness was so bad past my first class.

Today slight burning from yes gel but was manageable almost pain free.

Stings when I clean the area with water for some reason

Because I am a yoga teacher I am very in tune to my body. So all of the sudden reaching for toes is painful, cat cow, down dog etc. makes me so incredible sad and I had took for granted how well my body moved before. Now I can barely sit for periods of time.

[CLKD]

It's probably ageing process.  As oestrogen levels drop the body may become dry: inside and out as well as muscles becoming lax = aches and pains. Plus dribbling of urine.

MayB seek the advice of a physiotherapy interested in womens' health.

[Ms_london76]

Physio!? How will that help? I honestly don’t know what you mean?

[CLKD]

In the UK physiotherapists are trained in womens health, i.e. the correct way to preform pelvic floor/Kegel exercises to improve the muscles and ligaments around the pelvic area.

A good practitioner will be able to advice on bladder re-training too.  Although U have been able to hold urine for a long while, this may not have been good for bladder health as you age.

[Ms_london76]

I see.

For now I try to stay postive but it’s hard when I am battling this. Can’t even sit on a hard service without extreme discomfort.

Only a few months ago I was normal and fine and now I feel like my life ended and struggling mentally.

Unlike an injury that takes time to heal but eventually does will this ever get better.

I have read all the stories of ppl suffering with this thing for years. Trying different medications, reactions back and forth doctor visits.

As mentioned before I have two seniors parents that rely on me to be healthy. Now they are both worried about me and I don’t know how to fix me. So I cry over and over.

Now I can’t go to a movie or a date never mind sex. Yoga has been my outlet for so long now going into a hot room actually scares me. But I love what I do and I soldier on and cry later.

 I consider myself to be so healthy and physically fit and now all this has taken a toll on me

[Ms_london76]

Post second class I did a self exam.

I didn’t see anything concerning (didn’t stick any fingers anywhere. I did see a lot of lubrication (which may have been yes gel last night) I was expecting to see it dry so that surprised me a little.

I was already ready to insert yes gel post two classes and sweating but choose not too. I will do it tonight.

Also I am not a doctor and not really sure what to look for when looking down there.

And because I have been so stressed about this I dropped weight. Which happens when I am stressed. Go figure lol

On a side bar, I seem to have more good moments than bad ones since stopping the estrogen.