Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Canton, Georgia
Am I Really Losing My Mind, Or Is There Help For My Symptoms Posted: 06-29-06 22:32pm
I had a partial hysterectomy in august of
2003. My ob gave me the choice of leaving
my ovaries or having them removed. I
asked him what he thought was best and in
the end, he left them in. Within the
first month, my ovaries completely shut
down and my endometerosis came back with a
vengance and I suffered for almost two
years before he decided to do a complete
hysterectomy. That was in the middle of
september 2005. I did not have any
insurance and medicaid (thank god), paid
for my surgery, but unfortunatley, it only
paid for that and not my medications.
This is june 29, 2006 and I feel like I am
seriously losing my mind some days. I am
on an anti-depressant and some anxiety
medication, but the hot flashes, night
sweats and crying are starting to take
their toll on me. I know that my
depression is being intensified by my lack
of no hormones and there are days that I
can't seem to get out of bed.
If there is anyone out there that knows
what I am going through, please write to
me and give me some guidance and advice.
I don't know how much longer I can stand
living this way.
|
jeannine_29
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 117 Location: Granite Bay, CA
Hi Posted: 08-15-06 22:30pm
Hi! I too had a hysterectomy. (almost 9
yrs ago) before I had my hysterectomy, my
body threw itself into menopause. I was
only 22! I had severe hot flashes worse
than my own mother, plus I was depressed
and irritable. I felt horrible as you
can well imagine. To top it off, I had
severe endometriosis and fibroids....After
my hysterectomy, I had to take premarin
because my right ovary would not work
properly. I immediately stopped taking
the premarin when I found out what was in
it. My suggestion to you is this...Have
your hormones checked again! If you do
not have your ovaries and the medications
arent working, checking your hormones will
tell them if something is off. Good luck
to you!
Jeannine
|
wmistress
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Oregon
Posted: 02-04-07 00:52am
Looks to me like we are all sisters with
some of the same symptoms. Some of mine
were befoe the hysto and the others are
after but they are all the same.
The depression is kicking my butt big
time. I actually think I am going to have
to have my meds changed not sure.
My boyfriend thinks I am no longer
interested in him the way I was because
the sex drive, vaginal dryness and the
fact that I am either too hot or to cold
at night so I sleep with my back to him
doesn't help the depression thing at all.
I have told him that its not him its me
and the effects of the hysto and the
weight I have put back on since the
surgery and since dropping so much of it.
Really has me depressed.
Anyway I just wanted to let you know your
not alone and no your not crazy even
though some days we feel like we are..
:d
|
uterless
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Edmonton
Posted: 05-25-07 03:20am
I also had a Full Hysterectomy at the age
of 23, I'm now 36. I started HRT right
away. So it has been 13 yrs now, and they
have finally decided to try & get me
off it.
I some days feel like I'm seriously going
CRAZY... There are days where I feel like
I'm sorta on the Normal Page, but most
times I feel like I'm lost.
I have a Fiance' that I love very much,
and he loves me just the same. But there
are days that I feel like the littlest
thing he does drives me nuts. If he chews
to loud, if he doesn't answer me in the
right tone of voice, if he forgets to take
the garbage out, if he snores to loud,
pretty much whatever he does, I find
something to health forum him out for.
There are days that I feel like I could
just check out of this world, because I
can't handle it. I have isulated myself
from people, I no longer want to hang out,
it feels like a big chore to me. And as
for meeting new people, not a chance, I
feel like everyone is wondering why I'm
childless, and some even have the nerve to
ask me why I don't have kids. And most
times I have to fight to get the words
out, "I can't have any."
I wish everyday now, that I never did this
to my body. I never was told by anyone how
much it can & will change you. The
Dr's never told me about the crazy side
effects it would have.
So my Sisters, yor not alone feeling like
your body has aged 50 yrs over nite, and
your mind also.
There are times I will get up to do
something, and totally forget what it was
I was going to do. Some days I scare
myself, wondering how I'm goin to be in 50
yrs if I'm this bad now.
Maybe I need to be on Anxiety pills, or
something. I don't know...All I can say
is, If I could turn back the hands of time
I certainly would....
And as for Sex Drive, LOL I don't even
know what that is anymore, all I know is I
miss it ....
