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Jacqui D · 12-01-2008, 10:34 PM

This has been a great discussion only it comes far too late for me.
I'm in my middle 50's now but was diagnosed with endrometrios when i was 35
I had a terrible time since menstration started for me, i had my kids young and probably if hadn't i would not have any today.
I went for treatment in which i had 6 monthly injections very painful i might add in the stomach and it never helped me one bit.
I was told by my gp that it may stop my periods altogether in which it did ultimately, so from the age of 35 i went into an early menopause, this causing further problems as you can imagine.

I started having problems with my joints and have been suffering from arthiritis badly since the age of 40.
I was advised by my gp to go on a course of hrt, which i did for 18months where i gained 2 stone in this short time.
I started having hot flushes, something i hadn't had before the hrt i just couldn't believe it, in the end i decided i was going to come off all tablets etc and tried to lose the weight which took me many years.
The treatment i had to stop my periods i feel ruined my life i felt like an old lady in a young womans body.
I was depressed, lost all confidence became a different women.
I found it a debillitatiing disease with little help from the doctors and very little information at the time i felt cut off.

12-01-2008, 10:34 PM	#19
Jacqui D Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kent,England Posts: 1,267	Re: Fibroid tumors and Endomitriousis in women This has been a great discussion only it comes far too late for me. I'm in my middle 50's now but was diagnosed with endrometrios when i was 35 I had a terrible time since menstration started for me, i had my kids young and probably if hadn't i would not have any today. I went for treatment in which i had 6 monthly injections very painful i might add in the stomach and it never helped me one bit. I was told by my gp that it may stop my periods altogether in which it did ultimately, so from the age of 35 i went into an early menopause, this causing further problems as you can imagine. I started having problems with my joints and have been suffering from arthiritis badly since the age of 40. I was advised by my gp to go on a course of hrt, which i did for 18months where i gained 2 stone in this short time. I started having hot flushes, something i hadn't had before the hrt i just couldn't believe it, in the end i decided i was going to come off all tablets etc and tried to lose the weight which took me many years. The treatment i had to stop my periods i feel ruined my life i felt like an old lady in a young womans body. I was depressed, lost all confidence became a different women. I found it a debillitatiing disease with little help from the doctors and very little information at the time i felt cut off.