Thanks for input, ladies. Taz, thanks for the link. Trey, yes will PM for name of med.
PurpleNanny - I've been on Higher Nature D3 for quite a few months now - it's quite low dose though. Will go back on the fish oil too, took it for ages then stopped as I was taking Higher Nature 3-6-9 instead.
Have had blood tests confirming RA - awaiting next consultant appt. Think it's been around for years as my fingers have always been crooked but the pain has really kicked in, now in neck, knees and feet. Mother and grandmother both had/have it bad - so I was destined.
On top of all this, am waiting to see an Endocrinologist as the meno clinic don't know what to do with me anymore as I can't cope with any HRT regime - or without it. I am now "untreatable". Tried so many different regimes and still I get ill, migraines, sweats etc etc. Hair loss marches on too.
There's a possibility I may have developed PoTS too - just great. The Endo will investigate further.
Still on ultra low dose HRT and the vile prog (I'm prog intolerant) - have had a scare as even on low dose my endo thickened rapidly to 7mm (after being off for 3 months) - have had to take monthly high dose prog and having second endo scan 1 Oct. If it doesn't reduce then may need ablation. Body seems to have gone into meltdown, immune system shot to bits, all triggered by meno, loss of hormones.
Just too much going on at once. In total despair as to how I've lost my health, I'm 50 now - 6 years into the meno now and I just get worse and develop more illness, no adjustment whatsoever. Just feel ill every day, achey, hung over and about 90 years old.
Thanks for listening. Sorry for the rant.
Night_Owl
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