Thank you for all this information I appreciate it. I spoke with my doc yesterday and we've decided to go the route of or I have erroring on caution and keep me of hormones. My father had four different types of cancer out the four only one does not pertain to me. The other's all help raise my risk for cancer in general higher than I am comfortable with. So, for me, and my health I am choosing to try this medication, PT, and my husband being a ex body builder who preformed and is a health nut guru, is going to help me with getting my diet where it needs to be. We measure out PH levels in the morning, and I am cutting out the sugars, milk, and meats. I am also going to look into some natural things to help with depression. This is all new to me at this level, so I am willing to listen to anyone's ideas. The doctor is also doing blood work up to check me for Lupus, my electrolytes, potassium, all sorts of stuff, my kidneys. So we'll see what happens. Thanks everyone, all of this helps a lot.
I want to apologize if I offended anyone, I did not mean too. This is all new and I am just trying to take in all I can.
I got all my blood work back and as expected they were all normal. But the pain isn't. I can't believe how much it hurts. Tried to carry two gallons of milk today with one hand which i could do before and now it felt so heavy i was afaid I would drop them so I left them in the cart to the car. My feet ( the bones in my foot) my heal tingle and hurt. When I talk to the doc she said that usually your feet dont hurt.. My step mom has fibromyalgia and she wears tennis shoes cuz her feet hurt so bad. I come home after four hours of work and all i want to do is sleep I am so tired. How do you all deal with this..
To update the post I wrote over a year ago. Happy to say that by spring I was feeling back to my normal self. He never ran the hormone panel, just assured me that I was indeed in pre-menopause. Sure I had my bad days but they must have not been all that bad because I cannot remember. About 3 weeks ago I started having adrenaline rush feelings, anxiety attacks, trouble sleeping, pain etc. Came on like a ton of bricks, out of no-where. I went to Dr. and Demanded to have a hormone panel done along with thyroid, cbc, etc. Like I suspected my hormones are way out of whack, all other tests normal. My regular gyno said that I am in peri-menopause and she referred me to a doctor that specializes in hormone therapies. I am just in one of the worst fibro flares I have had for 15 years. I could probably deal with things if it was just the pain, but the anxiety and lack of sleep are just intensifying the whole situation. My appointment is not until the 18th - 14 days away. Any suggestions or comments from those going through menopause would be greatly appreciated.