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Argentopal -> RE: Early menopause (1/19/2007 7:40:26 AM)
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HI,
Lots of valid opinions here, based on experiences. I didn't have my radical hysterectomy until I was 51 (cancer) and I had already done menopause. I did some HRT for the menopause and the menopause symptoms were not as bad as the HRT side effects for me!!!! However, my daughter had cervical cancer at the age of 25 and they did small removal and she even had another baby after that. Then at 32 her doc talked her into total hysterectomy - he said that for her the cancer was not a question of IF it would return, it was WHEN would it return. She also had a tipped uterous which got worse woth age and made her periods painful to the point of illness and difficult to even have. SO she agreed to the hysterectomy and guess what ... when they got inside there was the cancer back, just too early for pap smear to detect. (Pap smears do not even detect all cancers "down there", I could have been dead before a pap would ahve found mine!) She had a small amount of HRT and didnt like the side effectrs, so she stopped and other than some bad mood swings that evened out after about a year, she has been very happy. I agree that more than 1 opinion is a good thing, but it is totally possible to remove it all and end your problems and have a less stressful life.
Go here and register and you can get many questions and concerns answered by other women in your position but also medical personel.
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/forumdisplay.php?f=44
I loved this site when I had my surgery, it was a "godsend", and my daughter is still part of it. The information there is very honest and useful.
Whatever you decide, good luck to you.
MsOpal
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