Perhaps the subject line is not technically true but who knows anymore? All I know is that I never went through any of the symptoms of menopause. Now I will get to find out when I start taking Arimidex: http://www.arimidex.com/ tomorrow.
Dr. Schaffer gave me a reprieve of two weeks after finishing radiation to start taking this estrogen suppressant pill. I've browsed the Arimidex discussion board ... doing my usual to prepare myself. I've decided I'm up to the challenge ... I can do this. The thing to do to combat a lot of the side effects is to keep exercising. This shouldn't be a problem since I do this almost everyday anyway. I do have to add weight bearing exercises so I am slowly adding yoga back into my regimen and hope to do at least two days a week of yoga. Last week I started working with hand weights again.
There was discussion on the boards about the body's production of estrogen. That after menopause the ovaries stop producing estrogen, making the main sources of estrogen the adrenal glands, breasts and fatty tissues which use the enzyme aromatase to produce estrogen. I suppose I will have to see about reducing fat from my body ... sigh ... sigh.
I will do my part and the rest is up to God. I will give this hormone therapy at least six months and if my body hasn't adjusted, I will stop it. I do not intend to spend five years of my life in misery.
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