[hannah]

Hey girls,

I've been out for a while, too much work and I was also sick. Thanks for your kind words, as always. I'm going to update about the last cycles.

First, to answer Hahnnah, the last before/after pic was taken on my best cycle, and yes, I always lose the swelling when my period comes

But let me tell you what I was doing then, when I got that swelling, before, and now.

At a certain time, as I'm super low in progesterone, I've decided to start taking pregnenolone along with PM and internal progesterone..no swelling and boobs were very tight.

Stopped and went back on vitex, and boobs were alive again! But then I got sick and had to stop everything, so I was just massaging and pumping a little, and BAMM!! that swelling!! When the period came, the swelling disappeared. And never had a great swelling again and was with a severe acne condition since a long time ago, and growing new body hair.

So I've decided to go to a good endocrinologist. She prescribed me an antibiotic for 40 days because of the severe acne, and 100mg/day of spironolactone to help with the acne and new body hair. And also a very complete hormonal blood test. She's wondering if I will need to be supplemented with E. When I got the results I will post them here.

So, for now I'm just taking the antibiotic and the spironolactone, and thinking in adding a bit of white peony to help with the aromatase. I'm trying to insist on massage, as I always felt that is the key for me (but I'm always so short on time. grrr.). And I have to confess that I've discouraged in recent cycles. And start thinking in considering surgery Well, I will wait for the blood results and see what comes next.

Ah noo im sorry for you about the acne...thats real bad..I hope you find the cause of it asap. Or maybe your hormonal panel shows high dht...Im curious what the results will be anyhow. But if so you are going to kind off going to do the HRT route? I can understand how you feel discouraged somehow....I expected it to be easier sometimes too...though with some gainings i cant really complain...im also very unfaithfull with the massages..its so unhandy sometimes..tired arms..lol.
Anyhow let me talk you out of surgery...its not worth it... and if I remember it right you were against it too earlier!