Menopause and running

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Velociraptor Sep 2024 9:40am, 26 Sep 2024 71,100 posts	0 Velociraptor Your poor sister, halfpint I hope her cancer is also curable. This is a really good summary and has a section specific to women with breast cancer. thebms.org.uk There are prescribable non-hormonal treatments that can have some benefit for treating hot flushes in some women, though of course they all have side effects of their own. With breast cancer, the consensus is not to take the commonly available alternative or "herbal" preparations marketed for menopausal symptoms or a diet rich in phytoestrogens. There are also several non-hormonal lubricant preparations that can help with the discomfort of vaginal dryness.
LindsD Sep 2024 1:29pm, 26 Sep 2024 69,973 posts	0 LindsD I'm sorry. That must be very stressful for you all (())
EvilPixie Sep 2024 1:30pm, 26 Sep 2024 57,890 posts	0 EvilPixie Oh gosh hugs I went to surgery today and they said the app has a notes section just put in there I need 6mths and all good
Ness Sep 2024 1:37pm, 26 Sep 2024 45,005 posts	0 Ness Hugs hp Glad it was sorted, Pix.
TheScribbler Sep 2024 11:45am, 27 Sep 2024 6,356 posts	0 TheScribbler For the first time, one of my oestrogen patches came off pretty soon after I’d put it on. I found it stuck to the inside of my jeans. It was non recoverable!
LindsD Sep 2024 11:58am, 27 Sep 2024 70,001 posts	0 LindsD
Ness Sep 2024 12:03pm, 27 Sep 2024 45,026 posts	0 Ness Annoying!
halfpint Sep 2024 1:34pm, 27 Sep 2024 41,654 posts	0 halfpint Thank you so much @Velociraptor. I’ll pass it on. She’s just had it confirmed that she only needs radiotherapy in addition to the lumpectomy. There will be hormone therapy happening too - so suppressing oestrogen. Goodness knows how she’ll respond to all that.
LindsD Sep 2024 1:54pm, 27 Sep 2024 70,004 posts	0 LindsD That sounds like good news
Meglet Sep 2024 1:56pm, 27 Sep 2024 25,099 posts	0 Meglet One of my friends has just had a mastectomy in her early 40s, and is finding the side effects from oestrogen blockers quite hard, especially as she’d already started some HRT. Thankfully she doesnt need radio or chemo, partially due to deciding to have mastectomy rather than lumpectomy (there was more than one lump).