I recently had bloodwork done to determine if I was post-menopausal. And, yup, I am.
The reason I had the tests done is due to the night sweats. Waking up 3 or 4 times a night feeling like I was laying in a puddle was wearing me down. It had been going on long enough that I finally decided to talk to my endocrinologist about it.
I also made some changes to my sleeping environment - I got a wicking mattress pad from cool-jams and pajamas from cool-jams and Amazon. And a friend of mine made me some cooling packs out of rice.
It was amazing to be able to only have to wake up to pee! It made a huge difference in my demeanor at work as well.
Today I saw my GP in the morning and my endo in the afternoon.
My endo explained to me that if I’ve been post-menopausal for 10+ years, that’s 10+ years my body has not had these hormones. And giving them back to my body can be a bit of a shock. Even in the lowest dose. It also would increase my chances of stroke, breast cancer, brittle bones, and a list of other stuff.
And hormone replacement isn’t meant to be for life.
I asked her flat out if the only real benefit would be to relieve the night sweats. She said yes. So I risk all that other stuff, just to relieve something that I’ve already pretty much taken care of?
Yeah, negative on the hormone replacement.
Had I found out earlier - like years earlier - that I was post-menopausal, I would have probably opted for the hormones. And had I had a full hysterectomy it would have been a huge benefit to get the hormone replacement immediately.
But my situation it would be more negatives than positives to do it now.
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