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Originally Posted by organicmama
Some of the ole timer women actually went through those surgeries without any HRT help. Many say they did just fine, but I bet they just don't realize how hard they were to be around  |
While I've been taking care of my grandmother these last several months, I learned that she had a complete hysterectomy when she was 28 years old and NEVER took hormones! That sure explains a helluva lot.
"Hard to be around" is really too polite to describe how she was (and has been ever since I've known her.) And then how's THIS for a kick in the pants -- When she developed breast cancer at the age of 81, they called it "spontaneous age-related cancer" and testing revealed it to be "estrogen fed." So now she has to take Arimidex to REDUCE her estrogen levels. What a BUMMER.
Right now, I'm cleaning out my bookshelves to take to the used book store and I've been lost for the last few hours reading through my goddess culture books. Very cool. THOSE books are staying!