Karen Kaplan wrote:
> Karla B:
> Where did you hear that Premarin makes endometriosis worse? Why doesn't
> vegetable estrogen like soy act the same?
> I am still confused as to whether you can still have endometriosis after
> natural menopause.
>
> And, for those of you who live near a Trader Joe's (West Coast, Northeast,
> now in the D.C. area - http://www.traderjoe.com),
> they have a really good chocolate soy drink at $1.49/litre. It's helping
> me get 6 hours of sleep/night for the first time in almost 5 years.
>
> Menopause as an alternative lifestyle....Brookstone has a really handy
> hand-held fan, and it's really hard to find 100% cotton slips...
> karen
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Kb1707tiamet@aol.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: laxatives, bowel movements, etc.
>
> > Jessica: If you're thinking re having both ovaries out, what about having
> a
> > hysterectomy? I couldn't do anything when I had my period. It just made
> > everything 100 times worse. I'm 36, w/no children living, have had a full
> > hysterectomy & don't miss my period at all...& no, you don't grow facial
> > hairs or lose your feminimity or your sexuality (although it doen';t make
> sex
> > any less painful). It's been almost 6 years now. I take Ricola WOmen's
> > Health formula w/Soy, Calcium & Black Cohosh (for well-being) as
> replacement
> > hormones (new herbal line in tablet form). Drugs like premarin, if you
> have
> > endomitriosis, can make that condition worse. It was out of the question
> for
> > me, the endomitriosis is inside my adhesions. I aso drink Soy as a milk
> > substitute & it's not that bad. I'm used to it. They also have a
> chocolate
> > soy drink called 'Silk' by white Wave. VERY delicious!! Just a thought..
> I
> > figure, while they're in there have it all done. They took me piece by
> piece
> > & I'd like to kick them all in the you know ehere! Blessed Be. Karla B.
> >
>