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Re: HRT, Pelvic Pain and High Blood Pressure.
From: anni (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:03:34 -0800 (PST)
Dear Karen,
I am 26 and have had both of my ovaries removed. I am on
Premarin 1.25 mg a day ... my hot flashes are alomst nonexistent.. I
think your dose is very low.. see if your DR will increase it..:-)
Good luck..
Anni
---Karen <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>
> I am 31 years old. A bried run down on my history is as follows:
> May 1996 - C-section delivery followed by six 'severe' post partum
> hemorrhages over the next four weeks (total of 18 units of blood
> transfused over this month).
>
> June 1996- Abdominal hysterectomy
> March 1997 - Right Oopherectomy due to prolapsed ovary. Endometriosis
> also found and started on six months of Lupron.
> September 1997 - Exploratroy surgery for pain ending up with a left
> Oopherectomy due to severe adhesions.
>
> Now I have been left unable to find the right Estrogen replacement.I
> have been on Premarin 0.3 mg for three months now and am awake all
night
> with hot flashes and vaginal dryness I have nights where I cry
myself to
> sleep in dicsomfort. All this along with Chronic Pelvic Pain which
I am
> told is from all the adhesions.
> I had a doctors appointment last week and was basically told that I
had
> to learn to live with the pain, and all they would prescribe me is
> Clondine 0.1 mg every day for the hot flashes. I asked if I should be
> on a higher dose of Estrogen to get the benefits for osteoporosis and
> was told that 0.3 mg is plenty. Is all this info correct??
> One other problem is that my blood pressure for the past two months
has
> been around 149/88. It had always been about 120/60. I was also told
> that there was nothing to worry about.
>
> Does that sound right?
> We are in the military and stationed overseas so my choices for health
> care are very limited.
> Sorry to make this a long one but I really am in search of some
answers.
> Thanks
> Karen
>
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