tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post5577550580567778280..comments2024-02-10T16:16:31.499+08:00Comments on menopausal mumma: Hot, Hot, Hot Then Not, Not, Not (Or Hot Flushes Here We Come)Kakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post-35563657272751669692009-03-22T22:07:00.000+09:002009-03-22T22:07:00.000+09:00Gotta love the sisterhood.Gotta love the sisterhood.Kakkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post-33199267210839017042009-03-21T18:12:00.000+09:002009-03-21T18:12:00.000+09:00Dear Anonymous Blogger,I am one of those who will ...Dear Anonymous Blogger,<BR/>I am one of those who will eventually 'come out the other side and lead a full and productive life'. I am guessing this comment is supposed to give me hope.... I am an intelligent woman and know that I will survive as did my foremothers. I do not go looking for symptoms to imagine, as I have enough of my own to deal with. Having said this there was a moment when I understood how a woman could murder another human being. I believe now we as women talk about what is going on for us instead of pretending that all is ok. I hope by talking that I have played a part in helping my mother understand what her journey has been about. I hope my daughter finds permission in my talking so she too will speak up when there is something happening for her so she can understand. I do wonder about the stressors that each generation faces and how they might impact on our physical bodies, emotional selves and our spiritual beings. I truly welcome this phase of my life. I don't mourn any losses as I understand some women do. I thank my sisters for their sharing.. I feel bonded with them. Please know that being menopausal and on occasions feeling like I might spontaneously com bust,I lead a full and productive life NOW. I don't need to wait till after the symptoms have stopped cos I have my sisters to share with and we encourage each other through (mostly with a good old fashioned laugh).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post-4035370550186482322009-03-20T11:16:00.000+09:002009-03-20T11:16:00.000+09:00It never fails to amaze me how much information wo...It never fails to amaze me how much information women have in these modern times about what can happen to their bodies. Is it a good or bad thing???<BR/>Way back in my mother's day (she was born in 1897) (you, dear blogger will know who this is)there was none of this knowledge whatsoever so these things happened to them and the got on with their lives.<BR/>When I was young (I was born in 1932) there was perhaps a little more knowledge available but we had never heard of PMT although some of us would put on pounds in weight, perhaps get irritable (we weren't really allowed to do that then) and I guess we knew why this was happening to us but didn't dwell on it. Just used to say "it's that time of the month!"<BR/>I am not saying it is not good for women to know more about their bodies (especially to have regular pap smears and the like which were not available years ago) but I sometimes wonder if we begin to look for these things happening. <BR/>I remember a wise old GP that was my doctor many years once giving me a prescription for antibiotics (they used to hand them out willy nilly back then!!) and said he hoped I wouldn't have any side effects. I asked him what side effects were likely to happen and he said "If I tell you that then you may imagine you have them." I think that helps support what I am saying. <BR/>I know a little knowledge is a dangerous thing but perhaps too much knowledge can be a darned nuisance.<BR/>Whatever any of you are suffering right now I hope it won't go on and on as it did for a friend of mine who had to remain on HRT well into her 70s (or did she imagine her hot flushes which could perhaps have been associated with her bad heart which can cause strange events too?).<BR/>I was fortunate when on HRT for a few years as I didn't have to have progesterone having had a hysterectomy some years before. If they are not dangerous perhaps some of the more natural products may be better.<BR/>Menopause is a very natural part of womens' lives affecting each one differently. Most of us get through it successfully and come out the other side leading full and productive lives for many years afterwards. My best wishes to everyone of that certain age...you will survive especially if you are surrounded by people who love and care for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com