menopause

mAlice

mAlice

professional daydreamer
robbie said:
I love my Dr. but he's a man so how much can they know what your going through.
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It's not just 'cuz he's a man. I had a female doc tell me, after doing the labs, that I wasn't going through menopause. That was two years ago. I guess she, and the lab, were wrong.
 
CableChick

CableChick

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Yeah, how the hell can you tell you're done? Do you really get "done"?? My mother is in her 60's and hasn't had a uterus for at least 15 years ..... she's still going through this crap. I feel so sorry for her on days!
 
mAlice

mAlice

professional daydreamer
CableChick said:
Yeah, how the hell can you tell you're done? Do you really get "done"?? My mother is in her 60's and hasn't had a uterus for at least 15 years ..... she's still going through this crap. I feel so sorry for her on days!
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I know I'm done because I'm not dealing with any of that crap anymore. No cycle, no hot flashes or night sweats, no mood swings.
 
baileydog

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
CableChick said:
Yeah, how the hell can you tell you're done? Do you really get "done"?? My mother is in her 60's and hasn't had a uterus for at least 15 years ..... she's still going through this crap. I feel so sorry for her on days!
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Im 5 yrs into it, after 15, I would put a bullet in my head. I suppose someday the hot flashes and stuff will go away and just not come back. But like I said, my symptoms come in cycles of about 3 months. Tell your mother I am so sorry for her. Id need a straight jacket.
 
Dye Tied

Dye Tied

Garden Variety Gnome
robbie said:
soo sorry, very busy today. I am 42 and this started a couple yrs. ago but Drs. said no. Now they are coming around to think it is too. I have the dryness, hot flashes in the morning horrible! One thing I get now is a little incontinence. Aggravating. Mood swing isn't bad until period. Had uterine abblation years ago so thats not bad but feel down for a couple days. I just hate the shaky nerves when I have the flashes.
Will talk more later and thanks so much for the support, it really helps talking to others who are going through the same thing. I love my Dr. but he's a man so how much can they know what your going through.
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The bladder thing happens to quite a few women whether they have kids vaginally, C-section, no kids, uterus, no uterus. Gravity sure likes to suck our bladders toward the ground. Easy fix is the bladder hammock. :huggy:
 
Dye Tied

Dye Tied

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elaine said:
What's a bladder hammock?
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http://www.ocurology.com/bladdersuspension.html

State of the Art procedures:

The latest advance in the tension-free vaginal slings is the Monarc Transobturator Sling (also called Monarc Subfascial Hammock (TM) or ObTape(TM) trans-obturator tape or TOT). It is less invasive than the other tension free tapes because the transobturator approach eliminates potential complications that stem from blindly passing a large needle carrier through the retropubic space

If I had a window in my stomach I would show you :lmao:
 
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Kain99

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Dye Tied said:
http://www.ocurology.com/bladdersuspension.html

State of the Art procedures:

The latest advance in the tension-free vaginal slings is the Monarc Transobturator Sling (also called Monarc Subfascial Hammock (TM) or ObTape(TM) trans-obturator tape or TOT). It is less invasive than the other tension free tapes because the transobturator approach eliminates potential complications that stem from blindly passing a large needle carrier through the retropubic space

If I had a window in my stomach I would show you :lmao:
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I've been needing to fully address this issue for more than a year now. I'm just so scared of surgery. Guess it'll be better than this crummy alternative.
 
Dye Tied

Dye Tied

Garden Variety Gnome
Kain99 said:
I've been needing to fully address this issue for more than a year now. I'm just so scared of surgery. Guess it'll be better than this crummy alternative.
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It takes 20 minutes and you are back in the recovery room. No stiches, just two small holes where your thigh top crease is. Piece of cake. :flowers:
 
baileydog

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
Kain99 said:
I've been needing to fully address this issue for more than a year now. I'm just so scared of surgery. Guess it'll be better than this crummy alternative.
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A little squirt here and there isnt worth an operation. Pantie liners.
 
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robbie

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I've heard some ladies say they got through it but I have heard some say its been quite a while. Boy do I hope I get through it. My dr. told me to do the Kegal exercises like when you are prego. but that hasn't worked too good and forget to use them.
I think I'll go to GNC and check into some of the multivitamin stuff for menopause. I have a friend who didn't have a period for a long time then one day out of the blue, wham. NOw every month. Boy was she pissed.
I quit the coffie in the mornings this week and it seems to have helped a little bit.
Thanks guys. Funny how years ago you were too embarrased to even bring it up. Now if you mention it, theres a crowd. :howdy:
 
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