I remember when people used to call it "THE CHANGE", and I always wondered change from what? Growing up, I was never exposed to my mom going through menopause, due to a hysterectomy at an early age and the popularity of HRT at that time, I guess she just didnt have it.
So, now in my early 50's I am destined to not let this retro opinion of one of lifes most normal cycles to have any effect on my attitude...Menopause be damned! I will attack you with humor and chemicals! Armed with a dose of Cymbalta, I can overcome anything! And dont you forget it!!
Clinically speaking, I am in menopause. In spite of its irritating ability to render me nearly brain dead when it comes to short term memory, I am a remembering machine when it comes to long term memory. I can remember things that would surprise a scientist! I can remember the name of the kid in 3rd grade who carried a lunch box shaped like a barn and who threw up on the floor in the classroom!! (his name was Richard Smith). I can remember events that happened when I was in my 20's with alarming detail. But I cant remember what I had for lunch yesterday. sigh I am also saving on our heating bills by keeping the thermostat in the 60's! Hey, I am doing my part here and conserving fuels, right? And I dont even want to go into my cravings for chocolate...
My metabolism is dead, and speaking of dead, so is my enthusiasm for exercise. Maybe they go hand in hand I dont know. It makes dieting living hell, and I have relieved myself of that stressor at this time, I really hope it comes back. I still have some weight to lose.
Menopause has also given me an uncanny ability to speak my mind! Something I have never done in the past, and something that gets me in trouble on a routine basis, but man is it cathartic! Almost euphoric!
I dont feel old, I am NOT old, I am 51. And I believe you are only as old as you feel, I am still in my early 30's in my mind and sometimes I am even younger. LOL I REFUSE to get old!
So, Mr Menopause, if you think you are going to win, you're not. I have chemicals on my side.... BEWARE!
I found this on youtube, and it is hysterical. Check it out.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
"The Change" a battle....
Posted by Tonjia at 9:30 AM
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I loved it, how funny! Cymbalta not only helps your mind but its been proven to help body aches. Also this is more FYI than you might want to know, but I had an IUC put in (merana) and not only does it work for 5 years, you don't have a period, but ALL my symptoms of men-o-pause from getting on my nerves, went away!
That was pretty funny. I so relate to it. Menopause has not been kind to my body either. I need to learn to embrase it, live with it. Think about how the women in the old days dealt with it...there really are probably a lot of "unmarked" graves....more than we know!!! ha ha ha
I continue to thank God for the fibroid tumors that caused me to need a hysterectomy at 33. However... they left my then healthy ovaries (cruel joke) and so without periods I still have ovulation which still sucks... and the lovely hormonal crud from time to time...
this made me giggle! Hope you have a great weekend!
tonjia...I too am 51, feel 29 and am not enjoying 'the change' one bit! Last week, when hubster came home from work.. I told him the dryer was broken...after looking at it he told me it works best when turned on. I remember to put the Bounce sheet in the dryer, I remember to move the knob for a time setting...but why is it so easy to walk away without pushing the on button? Two nights ago, I woke up ultra-warm..went down to the kitchen for a glass of ice water..but by the time I arrived in the kitchen, I poured water for the dog and headed back to bed.
I guess it is funny, right?
Hang in there!
~AM
That's really cute. I think humor is the only thing that gets us through 'the change'. I've been dealing with the in-and-out of menopause thing for 3 years already and I'm only 48. Gotta laugh. Like you, though, I am saving on heating bills!
I'm with Peach on the thank God for fibroid tumors and hysterectomies. Now without a thyroid, my immune system and metabolism have bottomed out. I'm sitting here with a fan on me. We're all in this together and I will be 55 in April.
Um. I threw a TV off the deck and threw all my husband's clothes downstairs when he wouldn't leave fast enough? I know now it was ALL FRIGGIN MENOPAUSE! Damage done now.
I didn't take hormones. Just lived with the moods, which I became a total bitch and still can be. I do love the speaking your mind thing though. That part was good.
I seriously fell in love with this hillarious lady and I am off to search for more of Chonda Pierce!!
Isn't it interesting how all the things women have to endure in their life that are miserable (menopause, menstration) all start with the prefix "men." I don't think that is a coincidence.
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