Gosh, I read my last post and almost jumped out the window. You'll be happy to know that the doctor prescribed me an extra dose of estrogen and that half-pill every night turned my outlook on life around in 48 hours. I think what's amazed me most over this course of treatment is how much I'm really controlled by hormones.
Men think we're nuts and just using hormones as an excuse to be cranky. But I'm here to tell you, and I think my husband would agree, when I was estrogen-deficient, my whole persona changed. I was a different person. Weepy, depressive, angry, impatient, exhausted, ravenously hungry, etc. I'm sure I was hell to live with.
I was talking to a friend of mine who went through Lupron treatment, too, although hers was to get her ready for invitro. She told me she had to have her head checked every week and that she thought she was losing her mind. Glad to know I'm not alone. She couldn't have estrogen due to the upcoming invitro, so I am really glad that a little pill can help me "normalize."
For an update, I did lose 2.8 pounds my first week on WW. Last week, I lost another 0.8 pounds. It's slow going but I am feeling optimistic. Frankly, just feeling optimistic is nice for a change. My pants are fitting a tiny bit looser, so I'm putting my muffin-top on notice.
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Go Holly! And thank God for estrogen! I've been pretty frustrated waiting on "real" results but healthy progress is the best kind - it's real and tends to stick.
Are you going to run a 5K race at the end? What is the target date for this feat?
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