His and Her Health

Hi,
I have been feeling like I am going crazy and was so glad when I found this site.
I am 56 years of age and three weeks ago I had a full hysterectomy because of endometrial cancer. Although the incision is healing nicely I still am fatiqued from surgery. I have only managed a 10 minute walk so far.
I have been suffering from brain fog for the past 5 years. Each year it gets worse. It has been three years since my last period and was hoping that all my menapause systems would start to subside. Wasn't sure how I was going to feel after the full hysterectomy. Im on my 3rd week of recovery now and the brain fog and dizziness is worse than ever and really hard to handle. I get very frustrated and despresssed at continually being in a feeling that I have bad drugs in me or the feeling like I wish I could vaccum out my head so it would feel clear and bright. I feel like I'm living in a clould and I'm not really here and that's a scary feeling.
I'm not comfortable going anywhere by myself as I worry that something worse is going to happen like my brain will just give up and I'll keel over or faint or something. It just doesn't feel normal and I keep thinking something more is wrong but maybe it is just a bad case of brain fog.
I don't want to feel like this anymore. It is effecting my marriage, friendships and work. There must be some kind of relief for this. I am very sensitive to drugs right now as well so am nervous about taking any medications. In the past I have tried accupuncture, naturpathic remedies, yoga and meditation. Right now because of the surgery I listen to my meditation CD's and try and walk when I have someone to walk with.

Well that's my story for now,
Thanks for listening
Patti

Patricia, brain fog is a common complaint of menopause. I am putting up a link to two of our best menopause websites where you can get lots of information.
www.redhotmamas.org and www.menopausewise.com