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I gave up because after seeing all those different people, no one knew what it was. Even the hip replacement specialist who gave me a steroid injection (in the groin, agony) could not explain why my pain eased the more exercise I did.

If you have very loose joints then exercise will stabilise them by bulking up the surrounding muscle, then holding it firm even when you are relaxed.
Menopause can make muscles weaker, but progesterone makes muscles more lax, so less of that is good and testosterone or tibolone will give you the testosterone to keep your muscles toned.
Did you ever find your joints were worse before your period, when progesterone was loosening everything?

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Watched the next part of The Piano and now the programme about Lucy, the 1st Winner of the series last year.  I have felt all along that she may well be exploited. 

Bath time soon. 

Yes. Yes.  Yes.   

Peri-menopause are the years leading up to the final bleed = menopause.  We are advised to count 12-14 months after then to ensure that we are actually 'there', a show/bleed means that we have to count from month 1.  Again. 

Your symptoms from where I'm sitting are peri-menopausal.  Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use to chart progress. 

What has your GP given for the anemia over the years? 

In peri some find that they become sensitive to foods and alcohol.  In recent years I've had to drop as many processed foods from my diet after being fine with croissants, cakes etc. I began to feel quite ill.  For many years I began to get slow transit which can be problematic  .  We have to work round the needs of my bowels.

Hot flushes can present in many different ways, including how you felt - sweating and dizzy feelings.  As hormones rise and fall we may feel all kinds of different and surprising symptoms  .  Also periods can wax and wane = dizziness. 

As we age tests and scans are offered routinely, including the bowel screening one which is quite easy with clear instructions.  Hormone upheaval can, I believe, interfere with how fibroids may react    .  I'm sure that some1 will be along with more advice.

What colour was your poop previously?  Mine does vary especially when I've eaten beetroot    but as it's a human composting system, I expect it to look brown-ish. 

Browse round.  Make notes.

Hmm!

I must be dumb bcz none of this is adding up to mean anything lol!

I do get that using your hands to apply would mean you absorb more than with a glove, but I'm still missing the part that connects wrists apposed to thigh skewing blood test.

Lets just say I think I'm now happy in my ignorance and put this to bed

Btw Is anyone applying gel with a glove lol?

TD

Hello all,
            This year my hormones been up and down. I have heavy periods for a few years now, but didn’t go to the doctors about it. Only earlier this year, suddenly one night I was sweating, accompanied by dizziness. I decided to book to see my GP.  Told me I’m anemic and I have fibroids. I hate going for tests and scans! Anyway I  think it is the blood loss over the years and haven’t had a proper checkup because of COVID. My RBC is normal now, but still feel tired. Also my GP told me I’m Perimenopause, but still have periods.  OK, Just want to know if people share the same symptoms.
Do you experience fatigue and lack concentration? I have Tinnitus in one ear, it come and goes. Sometimes bloating. Also notice I go to the toilet quicker than before. Empty my bowels every morning now, my poop is like a tan colour. I'm 53, look young, but inside feels old.
Gracie1

Yes CLKD, I learnt that hip pain is in the groin too. I was diagnosed with: trapped femoral nerve then sciatica then prolapsed disc then in need of hip replacement then in need of hip resurfacing then trocanteric (sp) syndrome then I gave up because after seeing all those different people, no one knew what it was. Even the hip replacement specialist who gave me a steroid injection (in the groin, agony) could not explain why my pain eased the more exercise I did.

Thank you ladies. I guess I don't know what the issue is until I've seen the specialist. It's all my own speculation at the moment.  But I do appreciate your input. It gives me more understanding and so more to talk through at my appointment. I'm hoping to get some info that might help Madge as she seems to have similar issues to me.
I was on oral originally. Loved it for the convenience but I only had it for one month and then there was a shortage so I was changed to patches, when they stopped working, gel plus progest. I was warned by 2 GPs that oral HRT is very dangerous and they were glad in the end they had to change it. But I'll bet you'll tell me they were wrong ( unsurprisingly).

No, no, you are not a "looney".  I would be exactly the same, in fact would not want to talk about symptoms in mixed company.  We all have a right, male or female about what we are comfortable with concerning our bodies.

It's a coffee for your dog (so he/she doesn't feel left out  ). Well, I say coffee - it's actually a paper cup full of scooshy cream with a dog biscuit on top  . Blinking £2 

Flowerpot, first of all, I think you need to try to override your cycle either with the contraceptive pill or high doses of oestrogen.  If you type it into the search bar on here, there is a lot of information on that.

If that doesn't work and the migraines still persist, the next port of call is propranolol.  You said you tried it before but at what dose?  It needs to be high for migraine prevention and you can go as high as 320mg per day - I take 200mg.  If that doesn't work, the next step is to add in an antidepressant like amitriptyline or nortriptyline.  Next step after that is to add a calcium channel blocker.  This is the set procedure recommended by hormonal migraine specialists but hopefully you can control your migraines via hormone manipulation.  Once post menopause, you should be able to reduce your oestrogen dose and continue with a lower dose, continuous combined regime.

Unfortunately migraines are difficult to treat and you have to throw the kitchen sink at them!