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now what?

by Tammy Donaldson

Okay - I've finally stumbled, quite accidentally, into the realization that my unusual periods, my 50 lb. weight gain, my inabilty to sleep through the night, my sweaty spells, my itchy privates, my insane mood swings, my depression, anxiety, headaches, incredible fatigue, thinning hair, terrible nails, sore muscles, increased problems with allergies, and my non-existant sex drive, are probably all symptoms of a hormonal imbalance. Perhaps caused by my tubal ligation that was performed almost three years ago.
If these symptoms are a result of my tubal, I must say, I'm pretty disappointed in my OBGYN for not telling me that this simple operation could just possibly destroy my life. As I said, I found this information myself, just this morning, by following a link on a site about depression (which I thought might be at the root of my problems).
At the very least, my doctor could have told me what might happen - I might still have had the operation - but at least I would have recognized what was going on when the symptoms began to appear and could have sought treatment 2 years ago.
So what now? See a doctor? Try over the counter progesterone creams? Herbal teas? File a lawsuit?

This message has been edited by sjb on Mar 7, 2001 11:28 PM

Posted on Feb 26, 2001, 11:37 AM

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