Before we begin, a quick note: I’m sharing my personal experience here — what happened to me and what I learned while working with my own doctors. I’m not a medical professional, and this isn’t medical advice. My hope is simply to shed light on a topic many women don’t hear much about and to share something that made a meaningful difference in my life. If any of this resonates with you, please talk with your own physician about what might be right for you.
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.
Menopause marks a major drop in estrogen, but the changes that follow don’t stop there.
At 63, I thought I was finished worrying about estrogen.
Before my robotic BSO surgery to remove my ovaries, I simply did not feel well. I went to my doctor because of that — and because we were already monitoring a persistent ovarian cyst. The cyst ultimately led to surgery.
But one of the most important things I learned during that process had nothing to do with the cyst itself.