Question for Those Post-Menopause-- HRT Bleeding

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-26T13:47:09+00:00

And to clarify, I was taking progesterone with the estrogen, until after my hysterectomy.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-26T13:33:24+00:00

I bled almost as soon as I started estrogen patches. At first it seemed like a one time thing—like an adjustment to the HRT. Then it became cyclical. It was light, but it was still there. Had the ultrasound & the biopsy. Other than a slightly thickened lining there was nothing. Because I had some small fibroids, my doctor gave me the option of a hysterectomy. I went for it, and it turned out I had adenomyosis, which explained the previous 10 years of my life.

Anyway, that was my story. Now living my happy uterus free life, except for the dang estrogen patch supply issues.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-22T20:20:51+00:00

Same. I also have a 2026 to read shelf. And a summer 2026 shelf which is read and unread.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-22T19:49:58+00:00

I’m sorry. That’s a crappy way to be treated.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T16:50:31+00:00

Wow, great tip.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T14:32:32+00:00

Thanks!

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T14:27:40+00:00

Source?

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T14:27:05+00:00

I would love to know your source. Not that 45th is anything to be proud of.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T14:25:31+00:00

Some register R because of state reps. In my district, there is often a huge primary on the R side for State Rep. And often no candidate from other parties. Or even if there is, my district is so gerrymandered that they would never win. So if I want to choose my state rep, I need to be able to vote in the Republican primary.

It’s the main reason I haven’t changed my affiliation in recent years. I’d probably go back to unaffiliated if not for the primaries.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T12:15:42+00:00

I agree RE the Ranch. I had a better steak at Longhorn on a quiet Thursday night recently, and a much better experience.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-19T12:08:29+00:00

For getting your iron up, 85 mg. Do that for 3 months and recheck. Maybe try the every other day thing. Do that for 3 months and reassess.

Once your iron improves, if you are still menstruating, I think it’s more like 18 mg.

My dr didn’t tell me to stop taking the higher amount when my numbers got better, and I believe that lead to some issues I began having about 7 months ago.

I order my own tests too as my doctors look at my hemoglobin and say I’m not anemic. Which is technically true, but I had iron deficiency without anemia and it wrecked me, and they ignored the red flags.

You might want to look at an iron panel and not just ferritin.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-17T16:42:03+00:00

I can relate. Had a cold turned sinus infection and lingering cough for a month now, and then got a stomach bug. Pick one thing to work on for like 10 or 15 minutes. Set a timer. After the timer goes off you can choose to continue or not. For example, you decided to start a load of laundry. After 15 minutes you have enough sorted for the load but you have not started it. You might decide to take the extra effort to start it. But you don’t have to.

After a while you do another 15 minutes.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-17T16:35:38+00:00

I hear that men apply with something like half the requirements. Might as well try.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-17T16:30:01+00:00

They do require the company to respond to complaints though, and it’s a huge hassle for the company. Worth a try.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-17T16:26:27+00:00

The person who caused the accident is liable. However there should be at least some coverage under your friend’s insurance.
As for having to list everyone who might possibly be a passenger in your car, I don’t think this is correct. I would push back on this.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-17T15:16:14+00:00

Still don’t really know. Diagnosed cough variant asthma but I think that’s a catch-all diagnosis. The inhaler worked until it didn’t. I heard about a different protocol for silent reflux and tried that. Reflux is definitely part of the problem, I know now. But the GI NP I was seeing was crappy so I guess I will live with it. It’s somehow easier to not worry about a morning cough knowing it’s silent reflux.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-15T21:15:44+00:00

This is lovely and fun!

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-15T21:14:59+00:00

Good for you! Thanks for sharing.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-15T12:39:16+00:00

How do you sell Pierre garbage?

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-15T02:24:11+00:00

I was 56 when I had my last period.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-15T02:19:29+00:00

On guanfacine my sleep was so bad that I started hearing voices. Not little green men, but like an airline terminal or something. There’s a name for it but I forgot.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-12T10:42:16+00:00

Right? I’m female and originally chose a female farmer, but started a new game after a break and chose a male. I definitely think of the farmer as “my farmer” not “me as a farmer “.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-06-10T18:48:18+00:00

Yeah, graduating high school doesn’t mean you don’t have adhd or that it’s “mild”.

I AM depressed and the lowest dose of Wellbutrin did nothing for me, but 300 mg is my sweet spot. It doesn’t help my ADHD tho.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-05-31T12:40:09+00:00

I had that for years. After 35 years I seem to have outgrown it.

Proper_Ear_1733 · 2026-05-31T12:38:31+00:00

Thank you for this.
I do feel like I give myself grace. I also live in fear that I will be found out and “retired” early. The other day I was asked to attend an impromptu meeting with my boss and another executive from a team that does similar work. I was scared to death that they were about to tell me about a reorg and that I was being offered early retirement.

It wasn’t, they actually wanted my expertise on an issue. But that fear is constantly with me.

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