Re: GENERAL: REPOST: Water retention, ovulation, breast pain.. PMS, ovarian cyst, perimeno?
From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Aug 2008 10:47:55 -0500 (CDT)
Symptoms sound like either hormone changes maybe even perimenopausal
symptoms.
I know going through this I used Evening Primrose for the hot flashes.
My sister used a menopausal vitamin to get through the body changes.
There are some herbs that control water retention - some health stores
have an expert you can talk to for advice - research them and BEFORE
using anything ask your doctor for his/her opinion (drug medication -
herb reactions).
Perimenopause can go on for a lot of years. Watch what is causing your
symptoms -- hot fluids, alcohol, spicy foods, too many clothes on (use
layers), room temp to warm, stress, lack of sleep (my dr recommended
tylenol pm 1 tablet 8 hours before bedtime), etc.
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At Fri, 1 Aug 2008, prez wrote:
>
>Have you received any responses? My situation is similar to yours
>although most of the body changes I am experiencing have been in the
>last six months. I saw by Gyn yesterday for an annual exam (the first
>in several years) and a discussion on perimenopause. During the exam,
>my normally conservative Gyn who doesn't worry too much over things that
>cause me to lose sleep, indicated my left ovary and cervix both looked
>great. The right side, however, could not be checked because of
>thickening in the pelvic area and she recommended an ultrasound - out of
>the ordinary for her. She said that it could be nothing, just scar
>tissue from four c-sections, but she wants to explore it further. Now I
>am scared to death. I have many of the same symptoms you described
>below (weird period changes, hot flashes, extreme water retention, heart
>flutter, emotional basket case, can't sleep-which has never been a
>problem and pain all over my body). Now I am wondering if my seemingly
>out of control hormone problem is stemming from something with my ovary.
>I'm 38 and would appreciate any input.
>
>At Mon, 28 Jul 2008, Jazzylady wrote:
>>
>>I am having what I think is a hormonal problem. I have talked to my GP
>>about it, and he recommeded going to the OBGYN. Here are my symptoms:
>>They have majorly occurred over the last 2-3 cycles:
>>
>>1. I get major water retention around the time of ovulation... My
>>breasts swell, fingers, somewhat around waistline, and sometimes puffy
>>in the face. This will sometime abate about 1.5wk later, only to return
>>with a vengance a few days before my period is due. I end up with only
>>about 1.5wk of feeling normal.
>>
>>2. During this time, my breast hurt tremendously, and I feel achy, and
>>I get heart palpitations.
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