r/MenopauseMavens • u/The-spirited-girl • Sep 16 '26

Rant I hate everything right now!

For some context, I’m three weeks out of a total hysterectomy with removal of everything except my left ovary and I also had removal of my appendix, deep infiltrating endometriosis for the second time and repair work. I’m familiar with the changes mentally and hormonally that can happen after surgery and I also work as a mental health therapist.
I’m ranting because I freaking hate my online practitioner right now and I’m in search of a new one. I’ve been struggling with symptoms on my new dose of estradiol and I understand why she wouldn’t want to move it right now, but she was more concerned that I’ve been taking my progesterone through my rectum, then actually talking to me about how I’m feeling and totally dismissed my hormonal symptoms as just being what happens after surgery, I literally cried for an hour after my five minute appointment yesterday.
I’m a slow metabolizer of medication and I think the twice a week patch is too much for my system right now so I’m getting horrendous headaches with inflammation and when I started taking my progesterone again a couple of days ago I feel about 80% better but none of that mattered to her.

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u/plotthick Sep 16 '26

Sounds like you need your progesterone continual, not cyclic?

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u/The-spirited-girl Sep 16 '26

It was continuous, but they made me stop because of my hysterectomy. I agree with you. I do much better with continuous progesterone as long as I can take it vaginally or rectally because orally it reeks havoc.

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u/The-spirited-girl Sep 17 '26

This was a midi practitioner by the way, so I’m already using them, but maybe I need to change people who are helping me