Menopause + triple negative
What treatment is there for menopause symptoms after triple negative bc? I’m struggling with weight, Joint pain, sweats, lack of sleep, dry painful vagina. Help please?
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I have all those menopause symptoms. I had ER+ cancer so I'm not allowed to take HRT, or any of the complementary supplements. It's logical that you could, but I would definitely contact your oncologist to ask.
For the joint pain I think I'm having some success with acupuncture. I'm four weeks in (twice a week) and this week I'm noticing a difference. It drops to once a week next week. Eventually it will be once a month.
As for the rest of that list, I got nothing... Sorry. Menopause f*****g sucks. Quite frankly, this is the worst I've ever felt outside of acute illness/treatment.
I sat in a seminar last year where a non-menopausal, non-cancer diagnosed woman told her menopausal cancerous audience that there were good things about menopause and that it could be a wonderful time of life. I know some people breeze through it, but medically induced menopause symptoms can be 60% -70% worse than natural menopause. I was furious with this woman, furious. I wanted to throw something at her and her jolly condescension. The only good thing is not having the irritation of your period. But I'd gladly swap a visit from Aunt Flo for the physical purgatory I find myself in now.
It's an interesting question. If none of the triple neg folk know the answer, do come back and let us know what your docs say. K xox
For the joint pain I think I'm having some success with acupuncture. I'm four weeks in (twice a week) and this week I'm noticing a difference. It drops to once a week next week. Eventually it will be once a month.
As for the rest of that list, I got nothing... Sorry. Menopause f*****g sucks. Quite frankly, this is the worst I've ever felt outside of acute illness/treatment.
I sat in a seminar last year where a non-menopausal, non-cancer diagnosed woman told her menopausal cancerous audience that there were good things about menopause and that it could be a wonderful time of life. I know some people breeze through it, but medically induced menopause symptoms can be 60% -70% worse than natural menopause. I was furious with this woman, furious. I wanted to throw something at her and her jolly condescension. The only good thing is not having the irritation of your period. But I'd gladly swap a visit from Aunt Flo for the physical purgatory I find myself in now.
It's an interesting question. If none of the triple neg folk know the answer, do come back and let us know what your docs say. K xox