Comments on: NHS wonderland part 2 – peeing in a pot for 24 hours http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/nhs-wonderland-part-2-peeing-in-a-pot-for-24-hours/ This is a blog about me, my recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and my struggles to stay positive about it! Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pollyannapenguin http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/nhs-wonderland-part-2-peeing-in-a-pot-for-24-hours/#comment-1646 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:18:10 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1037#comment-1646 Azelaic acid topical gel at the moment … it’s not great, but she doesn’t want to use antibiotics because of the methotrexate/immunosuppression etc. (Not sure how that works but I think that’s what she said!)

]]> By: Rosacea http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/nhs-wonderland-part-2-peeing-in-a-pot-for-24-hours/#comment-1645 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:11:10 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1037#comment-1645 what treatment does your dermatologist gave you?

]]> By: Wren http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/nhs-wonderland-part-2-peeing-in-a-pot-for-24-hours/#comment-1540 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:32:16 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1037#comment-1540 We’re birds of a feather, Penguin! Ruddy-cheeked… heheheheheh… Hey, I empathize entirely with you regarding your hot flushes/flashes and night-sweats, having gone through the same day and night for … YEARS… before finally breaking down and asking my gynocologist if I might please try some low-dose estrogen. She agreed and prescribed estogen patches in the lowest dose made. I change them once a week.

Penguin, my ruddy cheeks faded within two weeks. I still have the occasional, very mild hot flash/flush, but the difference is like night and day. I don’t have night sweats at ALL any more.

There are risks involved with taking estrogen. I weighed those against feeling constantly like my brains were boiling and dealing with sweat running down the sides of my face, into my eyes and down the back of my neck and decided to try the patches. I cannot tell you how glad I am that I did. The very idea of going back to imitating a teakettle every 30 minutes or so makes me cringe…

Here’s wishing you the best of luck in learning what’s going on with your hormones. And by the by, I’ve got rosacea too. I’m lucky, though. A nice smear of Metrocream keeps it under control.

Hugs to you!

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