My menopause happened on a Friday afternoon..Day before Valentines day.Having as hysterectomy and ooperectomy meant BANG... that was that.
As well as the pain the flushes drained me.People said give yourself a year..and yes it was a year till I felt together.Then overactive thyroid hit seemingly this can happen after hysterectomy.I had radio active iodine treatment and things went too low (thyroid) I was relived to have hrt and become balanced on thyroxine.This was a rotten time but with help from family and good friends things settled.My Doctor at the time was a superb lady who held meclose with all the changes.
I think too many things happening at the same tiime was a problem for me..thankfully all things pass.
The outcome for me was a deep understanding of middle years.Reclaiming one's power is a wonderful sense of womanhood.People who have an easy time can brush the reality of the experience away for those who experience issues.
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