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| Rose, many MS meds, like methotrexate and IVIG, cause temporary or premature
menopause. You OB/GYN should make allowances for whatever meds you may be
taking.
CW
PS: After Cara went off of IVIG, her periods came back. I then told her
that she had been pre-menstrual for five years.
"rose" <rosedawn_scott@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Joyce wrote:
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> hi Joyce,
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> thanks. :-> it is great to be able to unload sometimes!
>
> what the doc said was that the BOTTOM number was the worrisome one -- i
> forget which is which, but the 110 number on the bottom, when that one
> has never been higher than 70 before, was what the gyn said was the big
> problem, he said it's very unusual to have a bottom number in the
> triple digits. maybe it WAS just 'white coat syndrome' that high BP in
> the doc's office only thing...well, i imagine it will be checked and
> re-checked, along with all the other tests!
>
> i'll be 42 in November. the gyn said any menopausal condition before
> age 45 was considered "premature ovarian failure." THAT'S a
> scary-sounding term, but i'm trying not to get too scared by it.
>
> he said it was possible i was just going through a normal menopause
> with unusual results, although he said it's not common for women to get
> all the way to no periods at all at 42, and my family history, with ma
> and 5 sisters, we all get the mencarche very early (I was 10 when i had
> my first period), and we all get peri-menopausal very LATE. my mom was
> 2 years older than i am now, when I was BORN! she had a hysterectomy
> when she was 55, had been having regular periods up to that point. my
> oldest sis had a hysterectomy at 53, she'd been having them regularly
> up to that point too. my two sisters closest to me in age are still
> having regular periods at ages 53 and 55. so...i dunno!
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> i have a decent amount of 'experience with M.S.' under my belt -- 15
> years worth. however, being OVER 40 is brand new, LOL!
>
> even though it's a big giant hassle, i'll do the smart thing, and see
> the doc, take the tests, and hope we can figure it all out. if it is
> just an earlier than expected menopause, that's ok with me! he's ruled
> out ectopic pregnancy, thyroid, and pituitary problems...the only scary
> thing left is cancer, and i've had gyn cancer before. (I'm a "DES
> Daughter," Tam is a 'DES Grand-daughter," we've both had cervical
> cancer and both tested negative for HPV, so the "cervicl cancer
> vaccine" would not have helped either of us. i've also had endometrial
> cancer, treated with an ablation. i worry a lot more about her life
> potentially being disrupted because of the DES-related problems, than i
> do about her possibly developing M.S., to tell you the truth.)
>
> have a great afternoon, Joyce! :->
> rose
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