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Hello just started reading this and its brilliant. I have been told i'm pere menopausal, evidently meaning i'm gearing up for it. I've got the night sweats, mood swings, enlarging wasteline which i swear just starts appearing out of no where, terrible tiredness, painful boobs and at the grand old age of 44.

So glad there's people that understand on here.

Lynda x

Hi girls, nice to see that the thread has still got some interest...hello Jane hope you're still dangling those legs out of the bed!! Jean glad to see your name again and hope that you're keepng okay.

Lynda, hang on in there, it's not nice but you'll get through it...and as I've said I'm sure whatever you suffer this thread will have another lady who's also had the same!!

Will pop back again to check on 'newbies' and old friends too!

Pam.☺

oh dear Lizzie,still I know just what you mean,not so much a tropical moment as an inferno.xx

Hi Ladies,maybe it's the change ............in the seasons.I've been having my night sweats during the day as well.It's a total embarassment when talking to someone and theres a river running down your back into your knickers ,and then theres the make up that slides off with lovely little rivulets trickling down under your neckline! I'm now on my second brand of HRT since Christmas and if anything my symptoms are worse ,not helped of course by the broken foot and torn ligaments and being confined to four walls .Sorry for being such a moaning minnie but it's really getting me down!

Nothing wrong with being a moaning Minnie Patricia .That's what this thread is for lolol.I'm so sorry about your poor foot and ligaments.I just hope they heal asap.
I am off to Dubai on Friday for a wedding .Staying for 6 nights.They are having a mini heatwave just now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have my flappy fan ,Magicool spray and facial spritz all ready to go in the suitcase.Not sure how I will cope with the heat there plus my own furnace.I have been told at the wedding there will be people going around with cold wet towels for people to use.(it is an outdoor wedding).It is just by the beach, so I can see me taking a little wander into the sea lol.

Hi Jane,have a great holiday ,The sun will be a real treat after all the snow we've had.And DL is so right,everyone will be overheated so no-one will think any differently of your flushes. Have a ball !!x

Do you reckon I could be starting hot flushes again at 75? Have never had much trouble, but have suddenly started to feel too hot. Only a week ago there was no way I could keep warm, I was cold to the marrow.

Hi Ladies ,thought you might appreciate this.My bad luck continues with a horrible bout of thrush.So,off to the 24/7 chemist today for a remedy.The assistant wanted to know "IF I WAS PREGNANT" before she would give me the medication.Now either I look really young for my age or I'm just FAT .But she was very embarassed when I told her it would be a minor miracle at 56!So whats the verdict should I be flattered or insulted lol

Have found out the reason for my hot flushes. I have been running a temperature! Dr says my blood test he took on Tuesday, shows I have an infection somewhere as my White blood cells are not right, but cannot pinpoint the problem. I will have to go for a scan, due to my past history, and if that is no help and I still have infection I may have to go into hospital. Rather now than when the weather gets better. I could do with the rest, I am so sleepy.

oh dear Jean,I do hope you can get it sorted quickly xxxx

Hope you get sorted out really soon Jean.

Lynda xx

Thanks Ladies. It will be some time before I get sorted I expect. It takes ages to get a hospital appointment.

Hi Jean ,sorry to hear of your problem,hopefully whatever it is can be fixed quickly and that will be the end of your hot flushes.Early nights in the meantime to help you get back some energy .Take care

Happy Easter ladies,forget the diets ,head for the chocolate and enjoy the longer days ,soon be summer..x

Good Evening Ladies
I posted a while back saying how my hair had gone really oily since going through the change well i seem to have solved the problem and just wanted to share with you what i use on my hair
I went to the health shop and bought Australian Tea Tree shampoo and its worked or seems to be
i no longer seem to have the oily look its soft and dry again
and you can use the shampoo everyday not damaging your hair
hope this helps someone who is suffering the same as i was x :)

Hello Ladies ,doctor changed my HRT again today,now I have a patch/pill combination .She was very off hand with me though ,not my usual doctor, and she told me that the menopause is an "absolutely natural part of life and I should probably just accept the symptoms as they wont last for ever" Easy for her to say she is only about 30 and has no idea how this has disrupted my life.I used to be a very sociable person ,now I'm hardly out the door because of the sweats ,and my mood is very low as a consequence.I would love to be able to say I sailed through the change but that is not the case and if there is help out there I dont see why I shouldn't ask for it.Or am I wrong.?Would it be better just to give up?

just popped in to see how Jean is doing but no news.Hope she is feeling better

Have been feeling better since the antibiotic, which is just as well as the scan is not until the 4th May. Will have to starve that morning, and take my insulin and a sandwich with me to have when it is finished. My blood test results should be back on Wednesday. Still feel vaguely sick after I have eaten, which suggests some digestive problem to me. Fancied a biscuit this afternoon, and gave in, only to find my evening blood sugar had gone up to 10.5. Doesnt pay!

pleased you are feeling slightly better Jean xx

Evening All, just popping in and out as I am recovering from the Peterborough Meet yesterday lol.It was a good one ,but boy am I pooped.I don't seem to be getting too many horrendous hot flushes.Definitely less than they were.So that is good.
Catch you all again soon.I'm off to bed .x