Hello 👋 From Indiana · Hormone Secrets

Hello 👋 From Indiana

I’m 45yrs old. Married for almost 24yrs. I have 2 college boys. I’m a Nurse. And I enjoy playing pickle ball with my family.

About 3 years ago out of no where I started having pain in my feet. Went to pcp and was diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis. Did all kinds of physical therapy, hot and cold treatments, compression socks, new shoes, new inserts, NSAIDs etc. Nothing took the pain away. My family and I start playing pickle ball that summer, which made the plantar fasciitis worse. 😢

I had a few other symptoms that I thought maybe were related to peri menopause. One night I came across several videos from elevate MD that discussed perimenopause symptoms. I was blown away at how many I actually had and that plantar fasciitis was hormone related. This all made sense as why nothing was helping my feet.

I’ve had hormone levels drawn and everything explained to me that I am normal. Primary care only addressed vaginal dryness with estrogen cream. I was amazed after starting the cream, that it actually helped with my foot pain; no joke! :-) My feet are much better but not cured. More symptoms…..Seen new provider this week who specializes in hormones. Waiting to see what my labs show and what the next step looks like.

Here for all the perimenopause topics/tips/ and tricks!

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