ADVICE NEEDED

[elaine74]

I had a total hysterectomy 6 months ago though endo ..im due to go for hrt can anyone give me some advice on which is the best to take i.e tablets gel or patches cheers guys xxx

[Pepper1]

I am the same, but I have gone for patches it will depend on your age age and health , I have DVT in the family, so have gone for a low dose combined patch as I'm only 40 , this is what my gyne said was best.Hope this helps

[elaine74]

yeh im 38 ..does the patches itch you or anything hun xxx

[figgy]

Hi i tried a number of the tablets and they didn't work

For me but i seem to be getting along well with the gel

It was a long process getting it right as i had my total hysterectomy in September 2012, i am now 46. I have also just had another laporoscapy to remove more endo. Good luck xx

[figgy]

Sorry September 2010 x

[elaine74]

i had mine sept 2011 so has the endo come back even after a full hyster ..where have you got it now figgy x

[figgy]

Hi Elaine, yes it came back or was left behind i wasn't right after hysterectomy. I had it removed from left and right pelvis area in December and was told it was very sticky inside, i know when had hysterectomy tubes and overies were stuck solid to pelvis. I Dont go back to consultant until august as the ward forgot to add me to the list for 6 month appontment so wont know more until then x

[elaine74]

So even tho you had hysterectomy it still came back ..they told me that if i didnt have hrt 4 6 months it would die and wouldnt come back ..so i may have gone 6 month for nothing if it comes back ...and more surgery and more pain so wot was the point in a way x

[figgy]

Hi it seems like it does but since i have had this last laporoscapy and got my hrt sorted i haven't felt better. I suffered for about 20 years and for the first time in my life i feel i am in control. I like the gel as i get more control of dose when i think i need more or less. All in all the hysterectomy was the best decision i ever made. Dont lose heart it is worth it. X

[elaine74]

Oh good to hear its working 4 you is the gel any good with the hot sweats ..my mood is not bad but i really suffer with hot sweats and bad night sweat im like someone has turned a tap on lol what the gel called xx

[figgy]

Yes works wonders with the hot flushes, i dont get any at all. I didn't get any night sweats before so can't help on that one. It helps the mood swings i am not laughing one minute and crying the next but that had a lot to do with the surgery and the feeling of inadequecy as a women more than anything else. It is called oestrodose xx