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[LJB12]

With the 100mcg patch I certainly felt I was getting way too much, felt terrible. With the 50mcg patch I definitely felt I was not getting enough. If the 75mcg proves alright I'll stick with that.

[LJB12]

Well, I had my 4 month review with the specialist menopause nurse. She recognised that the 100mcg hadn't suited me, and that the 75mcg was better. She said that it sounded like I was struggling with stability - ie. the patch wearing out and then getting a bit hit when I got a new one one. Sooo she's recommended to change it 3 times a week which should reduce the variation in the amount I'm getting.

Estrogen levels were 317 (down from 352 last time I had a test) so she said I'm absorbing well.

Funny enough, the 75mcg patch made me feel amazing on Saturday, but by now I'm feeling a little jaded again - so hopefully this more regular changing will help.

She is also writing to my GP to say that I can have the gel if this changing more frequently doesn't help. Brilliant, I feel like I have options now.

Question is - how do you change a patch 3 times a week when there are 7 days in a week?!?!

[abbyH]

HI there.. Have to jump in as I'm also seeing Dr Panay's team (although didnt see him last November just Claire the nurse specialist) Also have had TVH and BSO last June.

Couldn't do the 75 patch they prescribed, dropped to 50, still struggled with anxiety and feeling really down plus sore big boobs
Tried Tibolone but felt even worse..

Now on 25, but struggling there too as now my symptoms are of low oestrogen (big belly)
I have been adding a tiny blob of testogel (obtained illegally) but not sure that is really helping either..

I'm going back in April but fear I'm back at square one and just can't tolerate hormones. Perhaps sticking with the patch at the higher dose for a month no matter what is the answer.. I just can't go on like this, so I totally sympathise..

As Annie said yesterday, I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place as my symptoms are also of low testosterone

The one bit of good news is my hair is no longer falling out and looks much better - taking EPO in high doses for a few months migh have helped as using coconut oil stuff on hair.. it's still very fine, but nothing like it was and  looks much healthier

I am really worried I will just be told to go go away again for six months to get oesterogen levels up again and come back and then try Testosterone.. I had my op in June last year and have not been right at all since...

Abby x

[LJB12]

Abby, bless you. Just sending hugs.

Why hasn't he let you try testosterone? He prescribed me testim on my first visit - or the consultant I saw did.

I've found it difficult to have a 4 month review with nowhere to turn in between times. It is beyond me that just because we have hit menopause in a slightly unusual way that our GPs can't help ... there must be loads of women struggling to find the right HRT and that's all we're doing really. How do they get on?

Can you get an earlier appt?

What I've taken from this is that I'm not alone and there ARE others who understand. Keep talking if nothing else, we understand xxx

[abbyH]

I wasn't offered Testim at all! and was more or less told to get on with taking the high level patch and then come back and be prescribed Testim!

and I haven't been able to get on with just oestrogen at all. I didn't see Nick P, just Claire on the first visit and that's what she prescribed

Nothing no follow up ..

I was under the impression that I couldn't have T without my E levels being of a certain value?

Really upset now - as have felt so awful over the past few months
Abby

[abbyH]

Thanks for the hugss

APril 12 is my appointment, doubt I could get an earlier one! They saw me in november last year (and I had the BSO in June) and packed me off with a 75mg patch
that was it!

[abbyH]

I just wanted to say; I totally identify with everything you've described, being jittery, tearful, anxious etc on the 50 and 75 patch.. I had to stop in the end, sore boobs too

Abby x

[CLKD]

Well done Girls, thanks for the updates!

[LJB12]

So after sticking on a 75mcg patch on friday I felt brilliant ... until tuesday and now I'm back to feeling tired, low, demotivated etc, even though I changed the patch yesterday as now instructed.

Thing is, my son had come down with a sicky virus and I've felt queasy for two days too, can't face a meal ... So obviously that would make me feel crap but it's so easy to think it's all about the hrt/menopause.

I just wanna feel normal!!!