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Suzanne Somer's book "The Sexy Years"
Coming from a clinical research background, I was extremely skeptical about this book & quite honestly, the author's credibility - let's be honest, Suzanne Sommers will always famous for Crissy from "Three's Company" & The Thigh Master! Well, you really can't judge a book by it's cover!
To my great surprise, this book has been really helpful to me! I was dx'd @33yo, pre-menopausal, ER-/PR-, & inspite of 81 weeks of chemo over the past 4 1/2 years, my period has returned each time. Each time I've come off chemo, my hormones have kicked back into full gear, fluctuating much like menopause, but eventually leveling out, Thank God. In the meantime IT IS NO FUN - the Hot flashes, the weight gain, the fatigue & lethargy & not to mention the cranky, b****yness too!
"The Sexy Years" was a great resource for me, helping me understand the role of the different hormones, validating what I was experiencing is REAL, as well as provides a list of resources - Endocrinologists, Women's Health MD's, etc- around the US that are well versed in bioidentical hormones.
(Suzanne Somers wad dx'd Stage II in 2001).
I suspect most oncologists would be reluctant to discuss bioidentical hormones. Maybe a better source of info would be an Endocrinologist or Women's Health specialist. As for me, no bioidentical hormones - since my body's still producing hormones & leveling off, I just have to suck it up in the meantime & let Mother Nature take care of me.
Last edited by jessica; 10-19-2006 at 06:09 PM..
Reason: punctuation & grammar!
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Hybrid Mode
