I just read your 2010 article The Estrogen Dilemma. Thank God for you I do. I just started the bio identical hormone patch two weeks ago. I'm a 13 year breast cancer survivor, a famous one here in Vegas. I ran with the patch! Risks and all.
I was getting so sick a year ago. My husband and I thought I either had breast cancer again (I lost both of them in a double mastectomy on January 17, 2001) or developing a mental illness. We were both scared.
Finally this March 2014 I ended up I the hospital with the doctors thinking I had a TIA mini stroke. It was not. It was a horrible hormone imbalance. It has been hell. But I am happy that I ended up in emergency babbling gibberish like a stroke victim. All the MRIs, CT scan, ultrasound on my chest and EEG to my brain and every other test they could think of for stroke and cancer came back clean. Thank God!
I ran to my own primary care doctor a week later and ordered her to test me for my hormones. I passed with flying colors. My FSH was high and my estrogen was low. I had been body-snatched by the menomonster. It was horror moan time for me. It was hell. Until I ran to my OBGYN the same one who had done my hysterectomy (but left my ovaries) just a month before my chest was whacked off. I had lost track with him due to insurance change and now once again found myself in his office because my insurance included him. He was thrilled to see me. Even letting me cry on him in his arms to release the monster within. I was not crazy or cancer cell consumed. I cried and laughed through my tears of relief.
And yes I begged for the Bio patch. After all he left my ovaries in for 13 some years and they were making more estrogen than the highest patch dose offered. I got the mid-grade 89 octane dose after one week of being on the 87 regular which wasn't enough.
I'm only two weeks on the patch but OMG do I feel like me again until the end of the 3rd day before I change the patch out. The roller coaster ride is a bitch I just can't say it nice but I'm not scared of breast cancer being on it.
We discussed the risk of BC and will worry about if it ever arrives again. I doubt it. I eat healthy. He put me on for only 2 years. You can study me if you like. I also take Schizandra (I've been on it for 13 years for chemo fatigue which it removed and I never went off it then found out last week in Asia that this adaptogen is giving to menopause women all over Asia), Ashawagandha, Maca Root and a few others. They help tremendously alongside the Bios.
Please feel free to contact me. My full story is at www(dot)AREALLIVEPINKBAT(dot)COM it's about my breast cancer and baseball career with the men. You'll love it.
YOU ROCK WOMAN FOR WRITING THAT ESTROGEN ARTICLE. THAT IS ME TOO!
I HATE THE MENOMONSTER AND I WANT IT TO MOVE OUT NOW!
I'm also in culinary school and my mantra right now is NOT THROWING KNIVES and maybe I should write a book that title about this menomonster journey. I have a blog www(dot)AuntWeeniesKitchenKoup(dot)WordPress(dot)com I am working on my professional certification so I can help other cancer survivors to make healthy food choices. We don't learn about good nutrition after cancer. I've lost five dragon boat racing breast cancer teammates to BC again three whom ate horrible junk.
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Dear Cynthia:
I just read your 2010 article The Estrogen Dilemma. Thank God for you I do. I just started the bio identical hormone patch two weeks ago. I'm a 13 year breast cancer survivor, a famous one here in Vegas. I ran with the patch! Risks and all.
I was getting so sick a year ago. My husband and I thought I either had breast cancer again (I lost both of them in a double mastectomy on January 17, 2001) or developing a mental illness. We were both scared.
Finally this March 2014 I ended up I the hospital with the doctors thinking I had a TIA mini stroke. It was not. It was a horrible hormone imbalance. It has been hell. But I am happy that I ended up in emergency babbling gibberish like a stroke victim. All the MRIs, CT scan, ultrasound on my chest and EEG to my brain and every other test they could think of for stroke and cancer came back clean. Thank God!
I ran to my own primary care doctor a week later and ordered her to test me for my hormones. I passed with flying colors. My FSH was high and my estrogen was low. I had been body-snatched by the menomonster. It was horror moan time for me. It was hell. Until I ran to my OBGYN the same one who had done my hysterectomy (but left my ovaries) just a month before my chest was whacked off. I had lost track with him due to insurance change and now once again found myself in his office because my insurance included him. He was thrilled to see me. Even letting me cry on him in his arms to release the monster within. I was not crazy or cancer cell consumed. I cried and laughed through my tears of relief.
And yes I begged for the Bio patch. After all he left my ovaries in for 13 some years and they were making more estrogen than the highest patch dose offered. I got the mid-grade 89 octane dose after one week of being on the 87 regular which wasn't enough.
I'm only two weeks on the patch but OMG do I feel like me again until the end of the 3rd day before I change the patch out. The roller coaster ride is a bitch I just can't say it nice but I'm not scared of breast cancer being on it.
We discussed the risk of BC and will worry about if it ever arrives again. I doubt it. I eat healthy. He put me on for only 2 years. You can study me if you like. I also take Schizandra (I've been on it for 13 years for chemo fatigue which it removed and I never went off it then found out last week in Asia that this adaptogen is giving to menopause women all over Asia), Ashawagandha, Maca Root and a few others. They help tremendously alongside the Bios.
Please feel free to contact me. My full story is at www(dot)AREALLIVEPINKBAT(dot)COM it's about my breast cancer and baseball career with the men. You'll love it.
YOU ROCK WOMAN FOR WRITING THAT ESTROGEN ARTICLE. THAT IS ME TOO!
I HATE THE MENOMONSTER AND I WANT IT TO MOVE OUT NOW!
I'm also in culinary school and my mantra right now is NOT THROWING KNIVES and maybe I should write a book that title about this menomonster journey. I have a blog www(dot)AuntWeeniesKitchenKoup(dot)WordPress(dot)com I am working on my professional certification so I can help other cancer survivors to make healthy food choices. We don't learn about good nutrition after cancer. I've lost five dragon boat racing breast cancer teammates to BC again three whom ate horrible junk.
Big hugs from Norine V. aka A Real Live Pink Bat
April 15, 2014 - 3:25pmThis Comment
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