Prayers Needed-Udate ! Finally some answers !!

[Tygrkat]

Oh Lady Amy! I am so glad you are FINALLY starting to get some answers!  I know I'm not on often, but you are in my thoughts and I am always sending thoughts of strength & healing whenever you come to mind.

 

[Lady Amy of York]

Thanks everyone !!

[Celtic Lady]

so happy you have some answers, Amy  . it's about time!

Amy, if I were you I'd tell my doctor I wanted an alternative to Premerin. It's a horrid drug. Not just for the side effects, but for how it is made. Do some reading about it and say no.

I wish you could find a natural health practitioner up there. One that would look to making you well.

i agree with you Anna. Premarin is unkind. for those that don't know it's made from estrogen that is collected from pregnant mares' urine. these mares are bred only for the purpose of providing estrogen/urine. what happens to their foals is sad. some are saved and find homes many do not.

[Lady Amy of York]

so happy you have some answers, Amy  . it's about time!

Amy, if I were you I'd tell my doctor I wanted an alternative to Premerin. It's a horrid drug. Not just for the side effects, but for how it is made. Do some reading about it and say no.

I wish you could find a natural health practitioner up there. One that would look to making you well.

i agree with you Anna. Premarin is unkind. for those that don't know it's made from estrogen that is collected from pregnant mares' urine. these mares are bred only for the purpose of providing estrogen/urine. what happens to their foals is sad. some are saved and find homes many do not.

I agree with you Anna  and Celtic Lady. Being a horse owner, i knew all about Premarin.  I had a friend  who would go around and adopt  the  Premarin foals.
 I told  the doctors i did not  want Premarin, if that was  the  form of estrogen they were going to use.  But what happen was that  the hospital after  the hysterectomy last year, while i was still knocked out from the anesthesia, they, without, my knowledge  had started administering   the Premarin thru  IV.  
Since  they were giving a large dosage  thru IV, i  was told I could not just stop  cold  turkey.  I had  to wean off of it.
I have been trying to get my Obgyn to switch me to something else, with not much success. so i just said " Forget this. I am not going to take the prescription ." Plus  the new family doctor I am seeing was not too keen on me being on Premarin either.

I am a  believer  of  natural health. I too wish I could  find  a natural health practitioner around here. I do have a store near by  that i love, that carries natural health products, so i  may  go there and talk to them, and see if   they have some biodentical, or natural estrogen cream. To be honest though, i'm not really crazy about using estrogen at all,  so i may  not use it all.

UPDATE :

I contacted the natural health store by me  and they have  two different estrogen products made from soy. But the more I research about the pro and cons of estrogen I'm not too sure  the beneifits  are worth the  risks. So undecided at this point.

[Auryn]

Lady Amy,
I am glad you have at least a partial answer to your problems.

Personally my body is too sensitive to any form of outside hormone, to the point that I can't eat anything soy based as it will make my hormones go nuts.

May I suggest you look into acupuncture??
it has done wonders for my mom's back problems- things they told her she could only have mitigated by back surgery which she absolutely refused.

[Anna Iram]

I stay away from soy products too, but there are other products to consider . Keep in mind I am not a medical professional nor have I had personal experince with any of these alternatives. I also don't know the specifics of why your doctors chose Premarin and why they are taking so long to get you off of it. Anyway...disclaimer having been made...

Here's a lit of possible alternatives. Some are yam based. Some are better for certain conditions. It's a good list to start from anyway.

http://members.tripod.com/p3_acres/id49.htm

It's confusing to decide what you really need and what women are being told they need. Perhaps you could sit with your new doctor and discuss some of the products off the list. I'm always reading about something or another. I'll keep an eye out for anything that might be of help Amy.

[Lady Amy of York]

Thanks Anna.

I  don't know  why my OB  doctor  decided on Premarin either. He  had told  me  before  the surgery  that since  they were taking  the  ovaries  too, that I  would  nedd estrogen.  I  told him I was not too thrilled  on the  idea, and i also recall telling him, not to put me on Premarin. 
  But that is  what  they went  and  put me on  while  in the hospital  recovering f rom the  surgery, and  I  was  told  by them (  although i  don't think it   is  rellay true, based on some  research i have  been  doing )  that you can  not just stop taking it cold  turkey.
  But I  did. I totally stopped  taking  it .  Sometimes you have  to take  matters  into  your own hands.  Only  you really  know  your  own  body.
 
Thanks  for  the info on Yams.

I am constantly reading health books  and  researching  on the internet.  Yes, you do have  to be careful what  you read  and take. I always  research  everything very carefully  first, but i have  found  some   times   doctors  do  not always  know  everything. There is  alot of info out there if  you take  the  time  to read  and  research. You just have  to be careful that you  don't start  thinking  you have   every  disease in  the  book. I  am a  firm beliver  now, of  researching  every prescription  your  doctor  hands  you  and  finding  out  all about  the  possible  side  effects.

Thanks  again.

[Anna Iram]

  You are very welcome.

[Xantrawler]

Lady Amy, this is great news. Does this mean not only do we get to send hugs all around (And keep Irish out of trouble) but perhaps we two, our loved ones, family and friends as well as others we know at Sterling can join in and do the Maypole dance together? We can call it the pole of Hope, or Survivor's Pole.
Catch my update to find out why I have been absent. I'm doing much better now.
Once more this has been great news and I'm looking forward to July to give you your hug.

[irish]

Hmmmmmmmmm........I wonder who is going to keep you two out of trouble, cause, if you are keeping me out of trouble, then you'd be in trouble...hell! let's just get in trouble all together and let SterlingFan and Tygrkat, watch us.....ummmmmm, well, they need to be in trouble too, so..........it will just be a troublesome affair at the faire....lmao! 

[Tygrkat]

I'm definitely no help when it comes to staying out of trouble....now if you need help FINDING trouble, that is another matter ENTIRELY  



*ETA* I CAN'T WAIT FOR FAIRE!!! 

[Lady Amy of York]

Hmmmmmmmmm........I wonder who is going to keep you two out of trouble, cause, if you are keeping me out of trouble, then you'd be in trouble...hell! let's just get in trouble all together and let SterlingFan and Tygrkat, watch us.....ummmmmm, well, they need to be in trouble too, so..........it will just be a troublesome affair at the faire....lmao! 

   Irish..Lets see, between, me ,Xantrawler, Tygrkat, Sterling Fan,   ..the four of us  should be  able  to keep you under  control....then again.... I  think  we need more  recruits ,  or  we  could  just take  away  your  mirrors  and  floggers !

Xantrawler, I definitely hope  to meet  you in person this  year  at faire.

[Xantrawler]

Lady Amy I'm hoping we all can meet. My wife wants to meet you all. Hmmmm I wonder if she will keep us out of trouble. All of us will come together, perhaps at the Bad Dog. Raise our mugs to each other and all those who are fighters. Then afterwards we can take Irish for a short walk to the pond, if he has misbehaved.  Lol

[irish]

Xantrawler! LOL! I am a SHE........lmao!! 

[Xantrawler]

whoops, I was wondering why I had an extra S after I got done with that post.