Okay, when you mentioned the heavy periods, IMO, that's your problem with the anemia and lack of energy. I had that back in '04, and I was put on iron, then given shots to make the blasted bleeding stop. It would stop then start again. I remember just walking from one room to another I'd have to sit down and catch my breath. One day the bleeding got so bad I went to the ER, was given two transfusions then had the hysterectomy a few days later. They kept me on iron for three months afterwards. I remember the heart palpitations which is NOT good. I later read that I came THIS close to having a stroke! Get your Ablation done ASAP. I was such an idiot I didn't know how much danger I put myself in. I guess I didn't tell the doctor just how much I was bleeding. lol. BTW, to this day I've never gotten all my energy back even though I'm not anemic anymore. My anemia lasted a year before I had surgery. Stupid stupid me. lol

To any of you suffering from heavy bleeding, I long ago figured out the culprits and cures - yes, cures. First - here's my YES list, then later, see what to avoid. My YES list: Loads of good-quality Bing cherries, and/or Juice of black cherry concentrate. NOT from toxic plastic containers, rather glass. And the more Viscous it is, the better (i.e. more sticky, slow-to-flow. Also: lots of probiotic yogurt such as Vanilla or Peach Stonyfield. Or Raspberry Lifeway-Kefir. Also: Lysine/smooth type of foods, such as Eggs, yams, yellow oils, veggies, Unsalted soda crackers, sweet/sticky fruits/melons. Also: see my tips on this "flu" site, because alot of those tips may resonate with you and help toward the bleeding issues as well. https://lysine4flu.wordpress.com/ Also: Gabapentin might help (if you can get a doctor to prescribe it). It helps to relax my nerves toward computer(EMF) use, and relieves headaches, so I suspect it can relieve bleeding. My NO list: Heavy exposure to bright lights & EMFs & WIFI & so forth. Hi sodium, citric-acid, citrus, sodium-nitrite, sodium-citrate. Some of these can be hidden inside foods at health stores as well. Spices, raw onion, raw garlic. Some of these can be hidden inside health foods. Stress/chemicals. See my common-sense examples in my above wordpress blog, re: "Arginine vs. lesser arginine". With emphasis on the last italicized paragraph. Hope this helps.

Sugar and carbs are really bad for fatigue. Unfortunately, if we eat a few of them, they take over our bodies and minds and convince us we need LOTS more of them! The exercise thing is true too......but it's soooo hard to exercise, when you feel like lying down on the floor! Connie.....are you sure nothing else is going on with you? Make sure all your general labs are okay. You haven't been bit by a tick recently have you? I always like to remind people about how bad Lyme disease can be! So........more exercise, less sugar and carbs! I can so empathize with you! I thought I had chronic fatigue with my fibromyalgia. The fatigue was overwhelming for a long time. I could hardly make it through a grocery store. I didn't know about carbs and sugar then.....wish I had. Hang in there Connie, and try to behave yourself with eating...... It may take a few days to a week to feel the benefits of not eating sugar, but hang in there! Also.....try to remember that this will eventually pass! About the hair......I'm not getting hairs on my chin.....but I'm getting that fine baby hair all over my face!! You gotta laugh, right????!!!??

I get ovarian cysts too. It's very common for women in their 40's and 50's because of the fluctuating hormones- primarily high levels of estrogen. Estrogen feeds the cysts- same way it does Endometriosis and some breast cancers. The cysts usually pop or dissipate on their own. There's a couple things your Dr. could do. You could be put on birth control pills and that way your hormones are controlled. They could also give you Progesterone pills to counteract the estrogen that leads to the cysts. I know Dr's won't do anything until you go 3 cycles or 3 months of bad ovulation pain. Lucky for me- my cysts always go away within that time:) And Ibuprofin is the only thing that stops the pain for me when I get them. Good luck!!