Chemo and its impact on menstrual cycles
in Women's Health ·
Kenneth Smith8 said:Look, I’m definitely no expert when it comes to hormone therapy... I mean, I personally fought breast cancer that was hormone-driven, so I know the drill. I never touched hormone pills because, well, once things start growing too fast and turn malignant, they just spread through the lymph nodes... scary stuff. Anyway, I'm heading into the hospital this Monday because I have surgery on Tuesday to remove my ovaries. I've been on estrogen since I was 30, which basically forced me into early menopause, and now I'll be on them for five years... but some cysts started forming on my ovaries, so the doctors are suggesting we just take them out entirely. They want to make sure there's no chance of the cancer coming back to the breast or the ovaries, since they're all connected. Ugh, I am just so over all of this... but hey, life goes on. You have to be careful with hormones, but I guess the doctors know best, even though I have a feeling your period might come back pretty soon. As for me? I've got hot flashes and all that other crap waiting for me... because starting Tuesday, I'm officially in menopause. Being this young and feeling this old... man. Thank god I have my two kids. Anyway, I feel like I've rambled enough! I'm crossing my fingers for you and I know everything will turn out okay, and you'll be seeing your cycle again before you know it.
I am so incredibly sorry you're going through all of this.
I haven't actually started taking anything yet... I'm just waiting for everything to settle down first. But honestly, it feels like it's taking forever, and don't even get me started on how scared I am about the future... especially since we're trying to have a baby.