Oh Happy Day!!

This past week was initially a blessed relief of menopause symptoms, and other than one super grumpy day, was almost (dare I say it), even keeled!  I know, right!??!! LOL!

The highlight of my week was my visit to the oncologist to talk about everything.  Wonder of wonders, and holy of holies, he said I'm good to take hormone replacement!  NO MORE HOT FLASHES!!!!  NO MORE MOOD SWINGS!!!!  GLORIOUS!!!!!  FABULOUS!!! WONDROUS!!!!!  Seriously, I'm on cloud nine!!

Apparently there's been three separate university studies that have shown that there's no increased risk of returning cancer.  AND there's evidence it reduces overall risks of cancer, esp. colon cancer (which is the cancer most closely associated with uterine cancer).  Oh, and for those who haven't taken psychobiology of women, estrogen increases your energy level and decreases your appetite.  H-E-L-L-O!!!!!

So now the debate is which kind of hormones to use: synthetic plant based, or the horse urine one.  Now, biologically speaking, the horse urine one is the closest to human estrogen.  My major problem with it is how they get it.  Basically, it comes from pregnant mares and I have a REALLY hard time with how they get it.  The horses are impregnated every year, kept in a stall for the first part of the pregnancy, with collection bags, for 6 months, and then put out to pasture to foal and get pregnant again for 6 months.  Oh, and often times, the foals are sent to slaughter.  It just seems like such an awful existence.  So I'm very torn between using the med that has the highest chance of working versus the awful guilt and picture little baby horses being killed.  I talked with the head pharmacist guy, and he said the synthetic one works just as well, although the dosing tends to be a little higher.  And it's a LOT cheaper.  So I'm pretty sure I want to use the synthetic one, but the only problem is that when I brought the script for the horse med, the pharmacy called the doc to see if he would switch it, and he wouldn't.  So now I'm waiting to hear back to find out why....FML.

So for a few more days anyways, I'll be slightly cranky, with a side of sweaty hot flashes.  But soon....oh so gloriously soon my long held fantasy of an almost normal life will be realized!!!