HRT continued

Starting this topic in a new thread, as much interesting discussion is being buried on page 90 of the Welcome thread...


A couple questions:

1. Before all this HRT stuff, did our mothers' and grandmothers' bodies eventually adjust, or did they suffer in silence for the rest of their lives?

2. Have they found hormone positive BCs to be triggered by high levels of hormones, or an imbalance of hormones relative to one another, or a sudden change in hormone levels (as traditionally, bc hits post-menopausal)?


And a couple comments:

1. I was pretty much against HRT until I saw the Oprah/Suzanne Summers shows, for the following reasons: 1) Reports on Premerin and just intuitively not liking the unnatural-ness of it; 2) I didn't realize they can now personalize the regimen with bio-identicals; no longer a "one size fits all."

2. I have an appointment this week to check into it. Basically, I have worked VERY hard on diet, Chinese herbs, exercise, alternative healers, and they have helped a ton. But I am more than a year out of treatment and still don't feel GOOD. When the women on Oprah were talking about losing joy, energy and inspiration, it made me wonder if it wasn't the chemo/rads that I was struggling with, but the sudden menopause?

Just thinking out loud, and would love for anyone else to comment on their experiences...

My mom and sister went through 10 years of fire-breathing he** with menopause!

Mom pulled a Suzanne Sommers and experimented on herself. Chinese herbs and some special yeast concoction finally helped her. She finally had a hysterectomy, which she said saved her life.

I think it may hit some families harder than others. Couldn't help but wonder if all of these crazy hormone problems were tied in with our BRCA+ status as well?