tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post4492568781217828982..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Obesity, Menstrual Cycles, and Weight LossLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-68756704036576238122010-04-07T22:03:15.558-04:002010-04-07T22:03:15.558-04:00Diane,
Sorry about the system at HC; they are havi...Diane,<br />Sorry about the system at HC; they are having problems lately. :(<br /><br />I have had cravings for many years. Craving red meat make sense though to replace the iron lost through blood.<br /><br />Funny, I never really had "PMS" until MS came. I honestly wonder if it wasn't a minor side-effect of copaxone, especially since it has eased up a bit in recently months. Hmmmm.<br /><br />Thankfully, I suppose, my cycles have been getting shorter and shorter and less involved in recent years. 2-3 days tops. In fact there enough changes going on that my internist prescribed an estrogen cream for me to try. The official dx was atrophic vaginitis. Now isn't that exciting?Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-39932436639455729802010-04-07T21:23:47.590-04:002010-04-07T21:23:47.590-04:00I wasn't able to comment over at HC...anyway, ...I wasn't able to comment over at HC...anyway, I craved red meat. No other symptoms that BIG PHARMA wants to sell pills for. I don't buy PMS. Who WOULDN'T be in a bad way when they know they are split open and about to bleed out for a week? Thankfully, I had a hysterectomy at 33.Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.com