Positive stories please

JinglingSpringbells · 05/04/2024 14:31

I'm really sorry to hear this. It might be better to ask in the cancer forum, or even talk to some of the specialist nurses because it is very specialised.

Could your drs refer you to a menopause specialist who also deals with women post-cancer?

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emeraldsapphire · 05/04/2024 19:40

Thanks for your reply @JinglingSpringbells I do plan on asking to be referred at some point. I was just looking for some stories of women who have been through menopause without HRT- doesn't need to be cancer related and to be honest I'd quite like to focus on just the menopause side of it as I have cancer on my mind enough at the moment. Oncologist hasn't said anything about it being a specialist treatment, just that I'll be on induced menopause and would recommend a hysterectomy in a couple of years, no HRT allowed!

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emeraldsapphire · 06/04/2024 14:58

Anyone?

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Christine0708 · 06/04/2024 18:22

@emeraldsapphire have you looked into supplements? I’m currently using Dr vegan memo friend x

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emeraldsapphire · 07/04/2024 07:54

Christine0708 · 06/04/2024 18:22

@emeraldsapphire have you looked into supplements? I’m currently using Dr vegan memo friend x

Thank you I'll look it up

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Bakersdozens · 07/04/2024 08:02

all I can say is it has been the best time of my life.

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emeraldsapphire · 09/04/2024 13:46

Bakersdozens · 07/04/2024 08:02

all I can say is it has been the best time of my life.

Okay, thank you.

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AngelusBell · 22/07/2024 18:20

emeraldsapphire · 05/04/2024 14:05

Hi everyone.
Long and short of it, I'm 35 years old with early stage ++- breast cancer and am starting my ovarian suppression injections in the next couple of weeks. Can't recall their names as I'm struggling with technical terms (in the middle of chemo so trying to focus on getting through that, I think my brain is just deciding to block a lot of it out!)
It's going well and my oncologist has told me that apart from bone problems (which I'll be getting injections to contract) I shouldn't expect any long term health problems as I'm active and eat healthily. She's also said because my mum did well through her menopause and that I'm already in a chemo-induced menopause and had no problems I should be fine.
But I'd really like to hear from any stories women of a similar age. Luckily I've completed my family and obviously I'm happy not to take any HRT but I've read a lot of scary stories and it would be nice to know that I can have some semblance of a normal life moving forward, once my cancer treatment has finished. I'm also considering a hysterectomy in the future so I can avoid regular injections. But please no recommendations for any kind of HRT, it's a total no go for me.
Thank you! 😊

I was 36 when diagnosed and went into menopause at 47, it’s been 5 years and of course there’s no way I would risk HRT - just had to tough it out.

AngelusBell · 22/07/2024 18:44

emeraldsapphire · 05/04/2024 14:05

Hi everyone.
Long and short of it, I'm 35 years old with early stage ++- breast cancer and am starting my ovarian suppression injections in the next couple of weeks. Can't recall their names as I'm struggling with technical terms (in the middle of chemo so trying to focus on getting through that, I think my brain is just deciding to block a lot of it out!)
It's going well and my oncologist has told me that apart from bone problems (which I'll be getting injections to contract) I shouldn't expect any long term health problems as I'm active and eat healthily. She's also said because my mum did well through her menopause and that I'm already in a chemo-induced menopause and had no problems I should be fine.
But I'd really like to hear from any stories women of a similar age. Luckily I've completed my family and obviously I'm happy not to take any HRT but I've read a lot of scary stories and it would be nice to know that I can have some semblance of a normal life moving forward, once my cancer treatment has finished. I'm also considering a hysterectomy in the future so I can avoid regular injections. But please no recommendations for any kind of HRT, it's a total no go for me.
Thank you! 😊

I should add that a friend I made at diagnosis was younger than me when she was diagnosed and had her ovaries removed a couple of years later, She doesn’t live in the same area as me but we are Facebook friends and she is travelling and enjoying life. Breast Cancer Now have a great forum for people at all stages and it was a great help to me when I was newly diagnosed. I didn’t have the ovarian suppressant drugs because my bones were weak and I couldn’t tolerate the alendronic acid medication but I believe it is now given by injection a few times a year rather than by pill once a week. Apart from a frozen shoulder which anyone can get, I haven’t found menopause so bad - still working and travelling.