Uterine Cancer Support Group

I don't know what "PCOS" is, but I went into "instant menopause" after my uterine cancer hyst. The main thing I experienced were very heavy duty hot flashes that almost knocked me down. My cancer "liked" hormones, so I was unable to have the hormone treatments normally prescribed for menopause. I was under a shrink's care, however, and found that antidepressant and anti-anxiety meds helped me cope with the whole experience. Not fun. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. Best wishes.

My gynocologist was prescribing bioidentical hormones for me until my oncologist said no. The hormones were great - my skin looked youthful and I felt great. Now that I can't take them anymore, I am noticing a big difference in my facial skin tone and texture. I have had to correct this with expensive skin products. I haven't really had any other symptoms. I can tell a difference in symptoms if I don't eat red meat at least once a week - it is supposed to have estrogen from the hormones that the cows are fed - but I don't know if this is advisable or not. I can't really tell if I have hot flashes or not - I'm always hot. As the other member replied, I am on antidepressant and anti-anxiety meds and I seem to be functioning pretty well. I believe it's a good idea to see a therapist after this type of disease anyway. It's really helping me deal with everything.

I also had a hysterextomy for uterine Ca and have found the Hotflashes to be unbelievable. I started accupressure (using pressure points instead of needles) and have found it somewhat helpful. But, the center has given me plenty of very helpful advice; know what triggers your hotflashes and avoid them! I found that eating meat causes a hotflash in about 45 min. And a "loss of temper" triggers one immediately. I discovered my "triggers" by doing a daily log for a week. Hope this helps. imsb1