[JudifJ]

Hi Kate

I might be an exception but I had a TAH/BSO at 40 with an "instant" menopause and have had my lupie symptoms start not long after. I had APS symptoms before but joint problems and neuro symptoms didn't manifest until 2 or 3 years later. I'm 49 now and just getting over a flare which included kidneys for the first time. It's been a longhaul trying to get diagnosed as bloodwork has been mainly negative up until June last year.

Probably because I have had no treatment except for two lots of prednisilone that my disease is still active post-menopause. It is only my opinion, though.

Hope you are doing well today.

Love Judi xx

 

[JudifJ]

Hi Stephanie

I'm no gyno but I suspect it is the withdrawal of the HRT that has caused this "period". Oestrogen gets stored in fatty tissue and gradually the body uses it up when a source of oestrogen (ovaries or synthetic by way of HRT) is removed. This is how a doctor explained to me when I was still getting hot flushes one year after my ovaries were removed: as I am quite large (well, VERY) I had a lot of adipose tissue which could store oestrogen. In my case it took a year to get rid of it all. I hope that this is what it is in your case rather than the fibroids. Call your doctor just to make sure.

Let us know how you are going on.

Love Judi xx