Hi!
This is my first post. I have been on the forum reading over the last six months and found a lot of very useful information, links etc.
For a bit of background information - I am a 50 year old female and post menopausal (for about 2 years). My main current health issues are: not sleeping through the night/short nights, hair loss, bit underweight (lost 6kgs in the last 12 months), varicose veins... Recent blood tests showed super high cholesterol - Total cholesterol 309 & LDL cholesterol 243, TSH 0.38, Free T4 12.3.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. It was a triple negative cancer (where the cells don’t have receptors for either the hormones oestrogen and progesterone or the Her2 protein). The tumor was very large and I was very lucky that it hadn’t spread. I underwent surgery to remove the lump, then reluctantly had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I haven’t been on any medication since and all subsequent mammograms have been clear.
Apart from magnesium, I don’t take any supplements but I was thinking about trying progesterone. I have read a lot of Ray Peat’s works and think that progesterone could be beneficial but I am still hesitant. I am wondering if it is safe for me to take. The conventional advice is to stay clear off any hormone supplement after breast cancer. If someone can offer some input or point me in the right direction, I would be really thankful.
Thank you.
This is my first post. I have been on the forum reading over the last six months and found a lot of very useful information, links etc.
For a bit of background information - I am a 50 year old female and post menopausal (for about 2 years). My main current health issues are: not sleeping through the night/short nights, hair loss, bit underweight (lost 6kgs in the last 12 months), varicose veins... Recent blood tests showed super high cholesterol - Total cholesterol 309 & LDL cholesterol 243, TSH 0.38, Free T4 12.3.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. It was a triple negative cancer (where the cells don’t have receptors for either the hormones oestrogen and progesterone or the Her2 protein). The tumor was very large and I was very lucky that it hadn’t spread. I underwent surgery to remove the lump, then reluctantly had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I haven’t been on any medication since and all subsequent mammograms have been clear.
Apart from magnesium, I don’t take any supplements but I was thinking about trying progesterone. I have read a lot of Ray Peat’s works and think that progesterone could be beneficial but I am still hesitant. I am wondering if it is safe for me to take. The conventional advice is to stay clear off any hormone supplement after breast cancer. If someone can offer some input or point me in the right direction, I would be really thankful.
Thank you.