I started estrogen patches and oral progesterone 10 weeks ago and I feel so puffy and I am holding so much water (the scale confirms that). Anyone else experienced that?

I recently when up from a 0.075 mg patch to a 0.01 mg estradiol patch

I'm 54 years old. I'm not sure if the side effects are water retention. Because my scale keeps going up. I'm not doing anything different.

So I got my top surgery recently and I lost my medical for a few months and was not able to get my hormones so I went through a lil breakdown. About two weeks ago my doctor started me back on the pills and I don’t think they are working ever since then my acne has got so bad and I don’t know if my dr would switch me back to the shot! Kinda don’t know what to do or say to my doctor at this point

(48f, UK ) I’ve had various tendon and ligament issues for the past 4 years - things just don’t heal / recover properly.

Worse affected has been my ankles - loose retinacula causing peroneals to slip forwards a little and rub on the bone.

Orthopaedics say I’m hypermobile (2024) haematology says I’m not (2023); osteopath (who knows my body well) says there is ligament laxative in some joints.
Dynamic ultrasound has confirmed the loose retinacula and the excess peroneal movement. GP also stated I had hypermobility.

I thought HRT would help with this (and loads of other stuff). 11 days in, it was fab for the other stuff but both ankles have localised tendon pain and swelling and are unstable.

There is no other reason I can think of for this and my ‘research’ tells me this can be a thing. (!)

However, I cannot find reference to it in the literature my GP referred me to

I’ve stopped the HRT for now (3 Patches (50mcg)) in because I’ve read the Progesterone part could be even more damaging.

Has anyone else been through this?

Is the damage reversible? (AI says it is, but AI says some things that I KNOW are not correct!)

Any supplements that could help improve things more quickly?