So...for those women out there who have yet to experience the joys of menopause let me give you a little glimpse of what you are in for!!! Since being diagnosed in June with a clotting disorder, I have been advised by my Doctors that I can no longer use the hormone replacement therapy that has kept me so young and vibrant for the past 20 years! (maybe a little exaggeration on the young and vibrant part). I was told that to continue use of the hormones would increase the chances that I would develop another pulmonary embolism. So..... of course I have taken their advice since I really dont want to die anytime soon! However, I am wondering if the symptoms I am experiencing may just be a glimpse of what it would feel like to be in HELL!!! In preparation for my ensuing doom, I of course read all of the literature available and researched every web based article on the subject. None of this information was helpful in preparing me for what was going to happen to my body, mind, and spirit. As of today I have experienced yet another wonderful side affect of having absolutely no hormones in my body....I will call it....HOT FLASHES FROM THE PITS OF HELL!!! As I sat in my office consulting with a client today I began to feel as if the heat had been turned up to 150 degrees!! I was burning from the inside out!! I tried to study my clients face and body language to decide if he too was experiencing this awful heat (I didnt want to draw attention to the fact that I was sweating like a pig and my skin was sticking to everything I touched!) Of course he showed no signs of being too hot..... actually he looked pretty comfortable. As I began to discuss the issue at hand, I felt as though my face were lighting up like a Christmas tree (kind of like if you walked into a room full of people in your underwear), this realization made me begin to wonder if my client could tell that my face was turning red. Would he think there was something wrong with me? I had to reach deep within my mind at that moment to calm myself before the rush of emotions began to take over. I felt myself feeling as if I was going to cry...what in the world would I be crying about ???? I swallowed the knot in my throat, took a deep breath, and continued to finish with the issues. I have never been so thankful to have a client meeting end as I was in that moment!!!! It seems that menopause has taken control of my emotions, my ability to sleep, and now my body temperature. I feel completely out of control. One minute I am happy and the next I feel as though a huge black cloud is over my head following me around just waiting to rain sweat on me! I simply cannot wait to see what else it has to bring. I say BRING IT ON menopause...you may aggravate the crap out of me and make me feel like a weeping child but you wont kill me!!! This is my declaration!! So, for those of you who are dealing with menopause or have conquered it already you know what I am talking about. For those women who havent and are in your mid 40s.....get ready for the ride of your life I promise it is coming. Disclaimer: No dogs, children, husbands or other human or animal lifeforms were injured during the drafting of this post...however...I make no future promises..lol
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:14:23 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015