After battling cancer, facing a second "battle"—menopause—is a truly harrowing experience.
At 40, Ms. Ellie was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer. She underwent surgery and five months of chemotherapy, and she thought she was finally on the road to recovery. Instead, she was plagued by persistent fatigue, insomnia, joint pain, and mood swings, feeling like "a 40-year-old soul trapped in a 70-year-old body."
A senior consultant oncologist at OncoCare Cancer Center recounted Ms. Ellie's experience: She began losing her temper with her family over trivial matters, and her husband and young daughter gradually distanced themselves from her. Furthermore, her memory and concentration at work declined significantly. Fearing a recurrence of her cancer, Ms. Ellie sought help from her oncologist, who then discovered she was experiencing menopause.
