ENDO Messages for June, 2007: Re: New here, Anyone near menopause? symptom reduction

Re: New here, Anyone near menopause? symptom reduction

From: Lynn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jun 22 13:53:22 2007

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Sara: My history is different than yours however dealing with endo over the past 14 years i have learned and researched a lot. I believe the reason that they state the endo is less painful when and after menapause is because the endo (which is actually the endomterium lining of the uterus that has leaked out) reacts the the estrogen in the body. When we ovulate we release the estrogen and during our period we also experience lots of pain and cramping (again all hormonal). When entering a menapausal state we are decreasing the estrogen and that means the endo is not reacting as it would to our normal level of hormones which would cause the pain. Adhesions are a different story as they actually adhere organs and the pulling causes pain.

For me personally, the endo pain, constant endometromas, heavy heavy bleeding and many scopes later, I opted for a hysterectomy 9 years ago- the removed my utures, cervix and right ovary - i kept the left for the hormones - doing this I thought i may get comfort for 2 years - slowly the pain did come back - but the heavy periods pain and cramping were totally gone so it made it so much more barable. Last month I had my left ovary removed and adhesions of the sigmoid colon removed. The menapause was a nightmare to deal with (hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats ect) - the surgeon did a thourough cleaning inside (I also had a bladder sling and rectocele repair at the same time).

Last week I started estrogen replacement therapy - MY personal feeling was that menapause symptoms were if not worse than my endo pain. If I have any endo that was NOT visable this time and the pain comes back i would just do another scope when I cross that bridge.

I would have thought that endo research and treatment would have come much further than it has. I know many here are still of child bearing years or without children and want kids ( I have 3) Once my uterus was gone and no more periods life was a breeze. Of course when I ovulated I knew exactly and had pain.

If however you have any adhesions, menapause or not that will not go away without surgical removal - being without estrogen will make the endo less responsive but living the symptoms of menapause is horrid.

At Fri, 22 Jun 2007, SaraM wrote: >
>Hello
>
>I am new to the forum, I have had endo all my life, had a few surgeries,
>but did not really know forums like this were out here so I went through
>all this alone for the most part. I did meet several lady friends
>through the community, work and hospitals who had endo too that I have
>spoken to for yrs about how it has affected them but I really have not
>discussed my own. This is the first time I have used a forum like this
>one.
>
>I have read this forum for awhile now, getting some information from the
>posts, I have not seen anyone post much about the menopausal side of
>things, maybe that is because most are new to this here, or not at that
>stage yet. I am now going into menopause and though I still have great
>pain, it has decreased allot in the past year. Nothing I have done
>through the years has made much of a difference to my endo pain, so when
>I was doing nothing at all, and it started to get allot better, I was
>shocked and concerned, even though it was better. I went to my Dr and
>thats how we found out I was entering menopause. Is anyone else on the
>forum there yet? What have been your experience since learning of your
>menopausal state? Has your pain reduced too?
>My specialist told me entering natural menopause helps endo pain better
>than a younger person who has had a hysterectomy and is put into an un
>natural state of menopause. I realize those who have had hysterectomy's
>may not have my experience, but I am interested in those who have had a
>pain reduction.
>
>Sara

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