Have you had the blood test genes that be conclusive if family..so many different types of cancer some breast cancers take few years before showing up.Maybe with family history biopsy that happens in uk with two youngish women having cancer so closely related.If I was you I push for it
Perimenopause
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Seagull,
I don't have medical insurance and the test is probably expensive. But, thank you. I get a little nervous every time I have a mammogram, but so far so good. I did have a scare last year, though, where something showed up on the mammogram. But, an ultrasound showed that it was not a tumor and nothing to be concerned about. There were no abnormalities this year.
I don't have medical insurance and the test is probably expensive. But, thank you. I get a little nervous every time I have a mammogram, but so far so good. I did have a scare last year, though, where something showed up on the mammogram. But, an ultrasound showed that it was not a tumor and nothing to be concerned about. There were no abnormalities this year.
I always thought American health care stinks and you just confirmed it.I been told time and again on different forums no insurence no treatment some people so sad others condemned to the inevertable long before there time.I am so lucky have NHS and that on its knees but be civil war if went over to your system.
I have read sweet potato contains female hormones and tribes Brazil still use it for this sort of thing
I have read sweet potato contains female hormones and tribes Brazil still use it for this sort of thing
Actually, it depends which state you live in. I could be on free insurance called Medicaid if I lived in a more liberal state. I live in a conservative state. You only qualify for Medicaid in the state I live in if you are pregnant, on disability, over 65, a child, or a parent of a child and you have to qualify financially. Parent of a child is a fairly new one in my state. My daughter is grown so my health doesn't matter to the government in my state. I had great health insurance when I worked, but it comes out of your paycheck. Also, you have to pay copayments with insurance. We can't compare the U.S. to England. The U.S. has a much larger population. Even when people have good health insurance in the U.S., insurance companies don't always agree to pay for things. Health insurance for retired people sucks. It won't cover a lot of things. So, they have to pay for supplemental insurance, in addition, which still won't cover everything and not everybody can afford it.
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Back to treating the perimenopause symptoms...Music36, I asked my sister-in-law (who's a doctor) about non-hormonal, non-estrogenic treatments for hot flashes and sleep problems and she says the only things that have shown significant efficacy are SSRIs (which I know you want to avoid). But she said you might consider taking a sleep aid (like an herbal teas or supplements) which might help you sleep through the hot flashes. And another thing that helps some people manage hot flashes is deep breathing. This means breathing from the diaphragm (not filling up the lungs with a lot of air), with exhales that are slower than inhales.
Good luck!
Back to treating the perimenopause symptoms...Music36, I asked my sister-in-law (who's a doctor) about non-hormonal, non-estrogenic treatments for hot flashes and sleep problems and she says the only things that have shown significant efficacy are SSRIs (which I know you want to avoid). But she said you might consider taking a sleep aid (like an herbal teas or supplements) which might help you sleep through the hot flashes. And another thing that helps some people manage hot flashes is deep breathing. This means breathing from the diaphragm (not filling up the lungs with a lot of air), with exhales that are slower than inhales.
Good luck!
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The deep breathing is more of a preventative technique. In a preliminary study (see http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120925/Paced-breathing-may-reduce-hot-flashes-in-women.aspx), participants do the breathing twice a day for fifteen minutes at a time. The reported result was fewer hot flashes overall. See http://www.menopause.org/docs/professional/tfppaced0712.pdf?sfvrsn=2 for additonal information. (BTW, if you do yoga, this kind of breathing is called Pranayama.)
In general, diaphragmatic breathing is a good way to relax the central nervous system, so it's possible that it might also shorten the duration of a hot flash when one is imminent.
In addition, some people have reported anecdotal experiences of using diaphragmatic breathing to ward off, shorten or delay seizures. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDEokkthsCw
In general, diaphragmatic breathing is a good way to relax the central nervous system, so it's possible that it might also shorten the duration of a hot flash when one is imminent.
In addition, some people have reported anecdotal experiences of using diaphragmatic breathing to ward off, shorten or delay seizures. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDEokkthsCw
Seagull,
Sleeping is not the only issue. I have hot flashes throughout the day and evening and they are quite unpleasant. I feel like jumping into a pool all the time. I stand by air condition vents or under ceiling fans all the time or crank the AC in the car. I've got my boyfriend freezing to death, but he's really understanding and supportive. I'm looking forward to Fall which will be here soon.
Sleeping is not the only issue. I have hot flashes throughout the day and evening and they are quite unpleasant. I feel like jumping into a pool all the time. I stand by air condition vents or under ceiling fans all the time or crank the AC in the car. I've got my boyfriend freezing to death, but he's really understanding and supportive. I'm looking forward to Fall which will be here soon.
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