HRT after cysts and ovary removal

[Vicki909]

Hi
Hope I am posting this in the right place.  Last week I had keyhole surgery to remove a small complex (4cm) cyst from my left ovary, they took my ovary as well and also gave me the option of having my left ovary removed at the same time.  I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago, and as it was an emergency one they felt it had left lots of scar tissue and adhesions and cysts were likely to develop on the left ovary over time, so i decided to go for it.

My question is HRT, I am now on HRT as I am only 34 and really dont know how I feel about it now.  I have opted for the patches and have been given Evorol 50.  Is the patch Ok when swimming, bathing etc, i am worried now I will forget to change it on the correct days, or it will fall off, i do quite a bit of swimming and running.  Has anyone had any side effects. I really dont want to go putting weight on.  My skin 5 days after surgery is like I am 14 again, its awful and pretty embarrassing, I am hoping this is a temporary thing!

Any advice would be welcome, I decided against implants asI dont fancy having to have them done so regularly for the next 16 years but I am now wondering if they are the way forwards?

Thanks

Vicki

[Vicki909]

Many thanks Mary, I will check out your journal comments, although your comments about metabolizing it quickly due to exercising hadnt even crossed my mind, so that piece of advice regarding keeping an eye on symptoms is invaluable, thank you

Vicki

[Mary 53]

Hi Vicki,

I just have a second (off to work and no computer at work) but I wanted to say that I did a quick search and found that the patch you are on is in fact a bioidentical estradiol, which, in my opinion, is the only way to go... I know some people like the implants of which you speak, but there are some drawbacks (as far as I know it is because of the dosing and strengths and the lack of ability to adjust the doses until the time comes for the next set of implants, but I honestly don't know enough about the implants to say more). For menopausal reasons and especially at your age, I am glad to see your doctor gave you estradiol and only that (no other estrogens in the mix). As far as the patch goes, use trial and error if you have problems with it sticking. Also, sometimes if you are exercising frequently, you may be metabolizing the estradiol rather quickly, so keep a list of symptoms as they occur so that you can share this info with your doctor in case a dosing change has to be made.

You can check out my profile journal comments on 'bioidentical hormone' for information regarding resources as well as comments from others. I just posted there the other day.

Take care, Mary

[Mary 53]

Hi Vicki,

I just have a second (off to work and no computer at work) but I wanted to say that I did a quick search and found that the patch you are on is in fact a bioidentical estradiol, which, in my opinion, is the only way to go... I know some people like the implants of which you speak, but there are some drawbacks (as far as I know it is because of the dosing and strengths and the lack of ability to adjust the doses until the time comes for the next set of implants, but I honestly don't know enough about the implants to say more). For menopausal reasons and especially at your age, I am glad to see your doctor gave you estradiol and only that (no other estrogens in the mix). As far as the patch goes, use trial and error if you have problems with it sticking. Also, sometimes if you are exercising frequently, you may be metabolizing the estradiol rather quickly, so keep a list of symptoms as they occur so that you can share this info with your doctor in case a dosing change has to be made.

You can check out my profile journal comments on 'bioidentical hormone' for information regarding resources as well as comments from others. I just posted there the other day.

Take care, Mary

[Mary 53]

Hi Vicki,

I just have a second (off to work and no computer at work) but I wanted to say that I did a quick search and found that the patch you are on is in fact a bioidentical estradiol, which, in my opinion, is the only way to go... I know some people like the implants of which you speak, but there are some drawbacks (as far as I know it is because of the dosing and strengths and the lack of ability to adjust the doses until the time comes for the next set of implants, but I honestly don't know enough about the implants to say more). For menopausal reasons and especially at your age, I am glad to see your doctor gave you estradiol and only that (no other estrogens in the mix). As far as the patch goes, use trial and error if you have problems with it sticking. Also, sometimes if you are exercising frequently, you may be metabolizing the estradiol rather quickly, so keep a list of symptoms as they occur so that you can share this info with your doctor in case a dosing change has to be made.

You can check out my profile journal comments on 'bioidentical hormone' for information regarding resources as well as comments from others. I just posted there the other day.

Take care, Mary

[Mary 53]

Vicki,

I just posted a response to you and I see it did not go through. I will write tonight after work... in the meantime, check my journal comments on Bioidentical Hormones. It sounds as if you are on a very good product....  Sorry my post got 'lost.'

Mary