Ohmy goodness. This is exactly what happened to me. I had a hystorectomy at 32 and have been in pain every since of course it has gotten worse with age had weight gain. But I. Often wondered if the two. Were connected Bc my doctors would not treatnne for menapause even those I had a complete hystorectomy. Finally after about 10 years a nurse practioner told me. That I should have been treated for menspause and by the sound of how I feel she would say that I had the body of an unhealthy 80 year old. Heedkess to say I broke down in her office and have never gotten over that statement. I am going to research this web site. Thanks for the info. Excuse the venting. Peace and blessings.

Wow - You've been treated HORRIBLY by the medical profession!! I don't understand why doctors wouldn't give you hormones. That's cruel and unusual punishment and should be malpractice! I was suicidally depressed (along with the many classic menopausal symptoms) after my hyst and can't imagine where I'd be if I wasn't taking estrogen. And I was much older than you at the time - 49 instead of 32.

I typically prefer nurse practitioners over doctors. They usually listen better and show more compassion. Makes sense since the foundation of their medical training is totally different (or used to be anyway) - it's much more patient and compassion based versus doctors who're trained to distance themselves from the patient.

A friend whose daughter is in medical school (I think 2nd year) said they've already told them that estrogen is bad. Since most women wouldn't need estrogen if they didn't remove organs, I asked if they said anything about female organ removal. She said they didn't. The studies don't show that estrogen is bad anyway so not sure why they're teaching that. But they keep doing hysterectomies too and they've been shown to be damaging for a long time.

Are you on hormones now? Have they helped your symptoms? No need to apologize for venting! You can vent all you want here.

My experience doesn't validate this. Got fibro while in grad school.

For some there may be a correlation, for those of us whom seem predisposed to developing fibro an awful lot of different major life stresses could flip the switch. Hormonal issues way be some of them. But hey, guys get fibro to, so do some teenagers, even children.

Am worried when I read 'change of life' hypotheses, because medical establishment for so long liked to discount women's symptoms using that sort of rationale... i.e. origin of word hysteria comes from a medical association of mental illness w/ being female. Women are less fit, women are less intelligent, women are less stable... you get the picture.

Life is a rocky road, lots of things can create conditions right for illness to occur.

I have had symptoms before my hysterectomy and ovary removal at age 31. I also had endometriosis which caused the surgery. My fibro didn't get officially diagnosed until age 42 and now at 50 my symptoms are so much worse, and my flare ups use to be 1-7 days, now I am in month 5 of a flare up. So, did my hysterectomy add to my conditions, it could have played a part however, it appears that as we age and the longer we deal with fibro the more intense our symptoms become and flare ups last longer.

I had a hysterectomy in 2005 and was put on HRT. My GYN then slowly weaned me off my HRT. My Rhuemy said that my going completely off my HRT was my trigger for my FM/CFS. He said hormones are a major reason my older women get FM/CFS.

I had a complete hysterectomy when I was 25 (1980) and my Firbomyalgia was diagnosed in about 1996. There are so many things that could have contributed to my Fibro, or has made it worse. I had 7 surgeries in a very short period of time, all female problems.

I trulely believe hormones are the key to this "mystery" disease. My bet is on the thyroid hormone. Test results are varied, but I believe if some of us got on HRT supplement it coul change our lives. I think it should be offered in tiover the counter supplement.

I'm 47, have had FM symptoms since I was 15, and still have all my body parts. As a matter of fact, I'm enjoying the process of menopause now. :-)

Perhaps it's just another one of those possible "triggers" they talk about. A physical trauma that sets off the disease?

I know I've had two major physical events in my life - one pregnancy, and one serious year long illness. Each made my FM 10 times worse. So the trigger/trauma theory holds for me even after the syndrome manifests.

My fibro did worsen after my hyster in 2003. Since I had ovarian cancer at that time, I did not take any HRT. I did notice that I became even worse after my brain surgery in 2008. Fibro is linked to trauma, so it makes sense that any surgery is traumatic to the body.

I had a partial hysterectomyin 2006 and I believe it made everything worse, including my migraines. I went from having them once a year to 2-3 times a month. I still have pelvic pain and my joint pain is out of this world. I wish I could go back and do it over again. There was a good reason to do it because I have endometriosis and adnomyosis, but sometimes the "cure" is worse than the problem.

I had a partial hysterectomyin 2006 and I believe it made everything worse, including my migraines. I went from having them once a year to 2-3 times a month. I still have pelvic pain and my joint pain is out of this world. I wish I could go back and do it over again. There was a good reason to do it because I have endometriosis and adnomyosis, but sometimes the "cure" is worse than the problem.

I had a partial hysterectomyin 2006 and I believe it made everything worse, including my migraines. I went from having them once a year to 2-3 times a month. I still have pelvic pain and my joint pain is out of this world. I wish I could go back and do it over again. There was a good reason to do it because I have endometriosis and adnomyosis, but sometimes the "cure" is worse than the problem.

It's interesting how experiences vary. When I had a hysterectomy due to fibroids and being in midst of an evil early menopause, I felt reborn afterwords.

Surgeon discovered I had fibro-cystic ovarian disease, and so when I got those little suckers out it was like a successful exorcism. Was able to go onto un-opposed estrogen therapy at fairly high dose and hope I remain on it forever.

Getting a hysterectomy made me feel better than I had since I'd gone through puberty! (Fibro was there before surgery and remains still, of course.)

I've heard both sides of this issue many times, so I know it must be very individual, but I think too many Drs. nowadays, are too quick to jump to surgery, and sometimes without the best results. So my advice is second and sometimes third opinions, and not within the same group.

I have not had a hysterectomy, and went through menopause at age 47. I got fibro almost immediately after.

While I have never seen a link before, this does make me curious about a link between hormones and fibro