https://www.mefoggydog.org/2017/09/26/the-m-word-menopause/ Raising awareness of M.E. with every paw-step Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:15:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mefoggydog.org/2017/09/26/the-m-word-menopause/#comment-87 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:57:57 +0000 https://foggy.asra.co.uk/the-m-word-menopause/#comment-87 This is certainly a situation that warrants caution. I had a full hysterectomy at age 31 (endometreosys). I developed CRPS at 45. I was already in the process of weaning myself off the hormone replacements and dealing with crazy debilitating hot flashes (no exaggeration). My doctor strongly recommended that I get fully back on the HRT medication as she had other chronic pain patients who's pain got worse with menopause. It certainly makes sense that ME patients would be impacted as well. I'm 56 now and plan on staying on the HRT medication for as long as I can and pray that I don't develop breast cancer. It was one of those "quality of life" decisions and deemed it worth the risk.
All that to say that I suspect your ME symptoms will be impacted. If so, you may want to talk to your doctor about hormone replacement therapy.
PS – I can't believe your birthday is in two weeks! How did this past year go by so quickly?!? 😱

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