A fifth operation and permanent menopause

Number of days since surgery: 13Pain level: manageableMood: relieved!It's been quite a while since I last wrote but, as usual, plenty has happened! I've been put into chemical menopause, taken out of chemical menopause, put back into chemical menopause again and now I'm recovering from yet more major surgery. And I'm finally in permanent menopause.Last April, as an attempt to control the high level of pain I was having, my oncology surgeon put me on a course of Prostap injections (you can read more about this in my previous blog post). His thinking was that by temporarily shutting down my remaining ovary he could see whether or not it was that causing all the pain. I had a course of six injections, which were given one every 28 days, and boy did they come with some hideous side effects. I was all prepared for the hot flushes (although let me say that night sweats in the middle of summer are particularly grim) but I wasn't as prepared for the migraines, exhaustion and flu symptoms that also came with it. Fortunately, these improved massively after three months, which is a good job because I'd really had enough and was practically at the point of stopping the injections by then. The really good part though was that by the fourth injection my pain levels started to hugely improve. I started feeling human again and got my energy levels back, running around with my gorgeous girls and feeling, well, normal.At the end of the six months I went back to see my oncol...
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