Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Karen max on May 01, 2019, 06:41:17 PM
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Hi ladies
I start my gel tonight as this is when my patch is due to be changed ,I've been told 2pumps in morning 2 pumps at night so tonight I just use 2 pumps ? ?
Can I apply it to top of arms of has it to be fore arms only ?
Kaz x
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Hi I use 4 pumps and put 2 pumps on each shoulder outer arm in the mornings x
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Inner thighs or outer arms and shoulders. I find it works best for me on shoulders and arms x
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Thanks folks yes il use inner thoughts in morning and outer shoulders at night
Yes I'm starting on 4 pumps as they have just took me of 100mg patch
Kaz x
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Thighs not thoughts silly phone
Kaz x
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Hi Kaz
Just wondering why you are changing from the patches?x
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Why did you change from patch ? I tried gel but went back to patch just couldent get on with gel hope you have better luck.
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Hi
Patches seem fine first day I put new one on then they go hard and wrinkly fine after 2 baths then 3rd bath it comes of . I suffered fibromyalgia and arthritis so I need to soak in bath it eases my pains ..
I'm also starting provera tabs for 12 days to give me a bleed so I hope it all goes well for me .. don't start the tabs until 12 th of May so will keep yous all up to date how things are going
Not looking forward to a bleed again as I'm Piet menop5 yrs but waiting on hysterectomy so hopefully won't be much longer until I'm only needing the gel on its own
Kaz x
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Bloody phone spells words I've never even heard of 😂🙈
My posts are fun trying to understand what the hell im saying 😂😂
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Hope you don't have to wait long I had my hysterectomy 6 years ago periods were so bad I could not leave the house best thing I did.
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Hi anjia
I've already been waiting almost 4 years so hopefully not much longer for me
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Yes I waited three years it's such a pain hope you won't be waiting much longer xx
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Thank you
Just want it over me now it's been dragging on just too long
Kaz xx
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Goodness me I didnt realise ladies were having to wait that long. That's awful.
Hope you dont have to wait much longer Karen and your new regime helps.
With the best will in the world the patches do come off. My doc didnt understand how I'd got through so many!! Sometimes they dont come off and you can see where the water has got underneath. So the gel should be less of a worry for you and you can "soak away".
And no more black plaster marks!! My tummy is red raw from trying to get them off!!
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Try baby oil on some cotton wool pads I used it the last day when I removed my last patch and it did help remove the black mark as I was beginning to look like a dart board 😂 worth a try
Kaz xx
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Thanks caz. I tried rubbing them off and actually broke the skin!! Abrasions all over tummy. An even worse look than black Mark's!!
How are you getting on with the gel?
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Hi Tc
Them awful black marks are horrible to get of I looked like a bloody dart board 😂
Gel seems to be working great I dropped to 3 pumps 2 days last week and I felt crap so back up to my 2 pumps twice a day and feeling much better
I start the Provera tablet today so I use that for 12 days in which the bleed should arrive (not looking forward to hat ) but if it hells me feel more normal then it's all good
Kaz x
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Fingers crossed Karen. I think you e done the right thing in finding the comfortable eastrogen level for you first before introducing the provera. Onwards and upwards xxx
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Tc
Started provera today and 8 hours later I feel awful 🙈
Don't know if it's a flare up of anxiety which I haven't had for months or is the provera making me feel ill ?
My skin feels on fire my mouth is burning heart us racing surly 1 10 mg wouldn't cause me to feel so bad this fast or would it ?
Kaz x