worse PMS symptoms after surgery

I'm at the end of my rope and not sure what to do. It's been almost 10 weeks since my TAH and for the past 2 weeks, I've been dealing with increasingly bad PMS symptoms. The moodiness has reached a point where I'm mad all the time, at the phone ringing, at missing the green light, at having to get up in the morning. My weight increased 5lbs in 2 days and won't budge. My breasts have increased by 2 inches and hurt so bad I can't bear to touch them. At night I'm either sweating or so cold I'm shaking.

Now all of these sypmtoms are normal PMS symptoms for me but not to this degree. And they always lasted about a week but now I'm heading into week 3!! And of course since there will be no period to signal the end of PMS...I have no idea how long I'm supposed to try and cope.

My surgeon said that since I kept my ovaries, I shouldn't have any difficulties hormonaly with anything being out of balance. But I KNOW these are all sypmptoms of something being out of wack.

So help sisters, help! Is this normal? Does it settle down given time? I'm going to see my regualr doctor and request he check my hormonal levels so at least I'll know if this is all in my head or if there's something really going on. I hate feeling this way. I hate not recognizing this body I now inhabit. And I hate this feeling of everything being out of control.

Was this surgery worth it? Maybe I should have just left well enough alone?

Thanks for listening.

My dr. told me that I will still have PMS because I still have my ovaries. He told me that it is very normal for the breast to get sore and the moodiness to occur. He didn't tell me how long it will last.

When I started going thru menopause 2 years ago, it felt like I had PMS that wouldn't stop. I felt like I had a case of road rage, even when I wasn't driving . My dr. put me on BCPs and it helped greatly. I don't know why a dr. would say you wouldn't have PMS if you've kept your ovaries but perhaps you should chat with him again. It sounds like the ovaries are working overtime right now.

I talked to my doctor about my PMS (MOODINESS!) because I knew that keeping my ovaries, I was still going to go through that every month. He suggested a vitamin called Optivite PMT. I had to buy it online through amazon. I have been taking it for almost 4 weeks, and I have to say, my irritability decreased DRAMATICALLY this cycle. Last month, everybody I looked at was on my very last nerve. This month I was really not edgy AT ALL. I have never really suffered much from other PMS symptoms - (cramps, tender breasts), but I really do think this vitamin is helping me overall. Besides, it is a good multivitamin which I need to take every day anyway.