Peri
Question:
Hi, Sharon and Marilee, Here’s the peri thread you requested. I guess I’d ask this — How has peri most changed your life so far? In my case, it’s the opening up of possibilities. How about you? Linda (Linda Scheimann)
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>From: "Linda Scheimann" uscho…@yahoo.com >Date: 3/21/03 5:59 PM Pacific Standard Time >Here’s the peri thread you requested. I guess I’d ask this —
**Well,I didn’t exactly request it,but Marilee and Eva mentioned groups still being *on* topic,so I thought maybe they’d like to have a peri thread. >How has peri most changed your life so far?
**Haven’t been in peri for about 8 years,but as to life after periods,I have few complaints. As 60 is getting closer and closer,I find myself not minding the approach. After all,it’s a nice,round number. I have a number of older role models I admire. As I age,I find myself not caring so much about things like a flat stomach,hair color,possessions. It’s a very comfortable feeling. I worry little about what people think of me and concentrate on developing the inner me,as well as seeing how I can help others along their paths. Sharon…………Cats, Coffee, Chocolate…vices to live by
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"Linda Scheimann" <uscho…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b5gg2d$292id8$1@ID-131262.news.dfncis.de… > Hi, Sharon and Marilee, > Here’s the peri thread you requested. I guess I’d ask this — > How has peri most changed your life so far?
Hmmmmm. Occasional and sporadic freedom from periods. This, of course, after years of more frequent and heavier bleeds. Still getting used to hot flashes. Or is this possible? > In my case, it’s the opening up of possibilities. > How about you?
I don’t know if this is a peri thing, or a ‘hitting 50′ thing, but I think about my mortality much more than I used to. Even if I live to be a ripe old age (and my mother is a very healthy 84, and many of my great-aunts, as well as my maternal grandmother lived to be very nearly 90), I find myself, every great while, figuring that I have less time left than I’ve lived so far. I’ve also given myself permission to spend my free time the way I want to, rather than see to everyone else’s needs first. Most of the time. Unless all the kids come home on the weekend. Marilee – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Linda > (Linda Scheimann)
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fauve <fauv…@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9345C4A302680v8789@216.166.71.239… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> franken…@aol.comnospam (Frankenmel) wrote in > news:20030321210602.24617.00000343@mb-md.aol.com: > >>From: "Linda Scheimann" uscho…@yahoo.com > >>Date: 3/21/03 5:59 PM Pacific Standard Time > >>How has peri most changed your life so far? > Perimenopause has been a bittersweet journey to date though far more > light than darkness as I reflect. I am more in sync with the woman > within, family/friends, and the universe. I embrace a much simpler > lifestyle these days. > I have no clue how menopause will change my life. Is this thread for > those of us still cycling in peri or those in menopause? veronica
I’m not sure. What do you think is best? Linda – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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Linda Scheimann <uscho…@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, Sharon and Marilee, > Here’s the peri thread you requested. I guess I’d ask this — > How has peri most changed your life so far? > In my case, it’s the opening up of possibilities. > How about you?
I think the possibilities would have been there, anyway. I’m 42 and also a student of astrology. At age 42, a transit called the Uranus opposition occurs. It shakes things up, gives you an "itch" you desperately need to scratch, makes you re-evaluate yourself. So I have an astrological reason the changes I’ve wanted to make and have made. However, one change I made – requesting every 2nd Wednesday off from work (with no pay) – I made partially because I wanted to reduce stress and spend my time doing something besides my stressful job. That became even more important with peri. Stress is definitely my biggest enemy in peri. The symptoms always worsen because of it. — ****** Keera in Norway ****** * Think big. Shrink to fit. * http://home.online.no/~kafox
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"fauve" <fauv…@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns93461EB103D00v8789@216.166.71.239… > "Linda Scheimann" <uscho…@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:b5h0rt$28j090$1@ID- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >> I have no clue how menopause will change my life. Is this thread for > >> those of us still cycling in peri or those in menopause? veronica > > I’m not sure. What do you think is best? > > Linda > Well both hold me captive since I’m present in peri and will hopefully > one day enter the meno zone. I don’t think one is best; the peri > experiences speak my language and the meno related issues are of equal > interest. And I feel one with both camps. I’m mostly clueless as to > who is still cycling and who is menopausal so this is helping me sort > out the cast of players here. veronica
I’m 50, started peri (heavy bleeds, only) at about age 38. Irregular patterns (longer, unpredictable bleeds) began at around age 44-46. Last year I had one 5 month stretch with no period, followed by a series of unpredictable very light, though long, bleeds. (I spotted for about 10 days around Christmas, spotted for, I think, 23 days in January-early February. My spotting for that most recent stretch consisted of about a drop of blood every day and a half or so.) The last week of January I started experiencing my first hot flashes ever. I’ve had them ever since, but haven’t figured out any triggers. Mine are fairly mild, from what some others have described, and don’t involve my face at all. (IOW, no one would be able to tell, just looking at me, that I’m flashing. My two sisters have told me that their faces get red/blotchy, and their ears get red.) The most noticeable central location of intense heat for me is the back of my neck. My flashes last only about 2 minutes, if that. As you are, I am looking forward to being done with periods. I will not miss them at all! Marilee
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fauve wrote: > Well both hold me captive since I’m present in peri and will hopefully > one day enter the meno zone. I don’t think one is best; the peri > experiences speak my language and the meno related issues are of equal > interest. And I feel one with both camps. I’m mostly clueless as to > who is still cycling and who is menopausal so this is helping me sort > out the cast of players here. veronica
I’m 55, 3.5 years surgipausal (endometrial cancer). So I’m no longer cycling. Peri wasn’t particularly easy for me – I didn’t have much problem with bleeding (periods got light and more frequent), but I did have a lot of problems with fatigue, breast tenderness, low libido, insomnia, mood swings and hot flashes – sweat flashes, in my case. Part of this was PMS, which I’d never had and so it took a while for me to recognize. I "treated" all this with low-dose BC pills for a couple of years, then HRT for a couple of years before EC struck. I also started on Paxil and got some psychotherapy when the PMS-related depression expanded and seemed to take over my life. Post-surgery, I haven’t had a lot of problems that weren’t related to surgery, radiation, and subsequent complications. At present, my biggest problems are brain fog, lack of energy, and occasional sweat flashes. Oh, yeah, and that evasive libido. There, does that help classify me? FurPaw — To reply, unleash the dog.
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"FurPaw" <furpawnews…@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3E7CFC28.3000601@comcast.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> fauve wrote: > > Well both hold me captive since I’m present in peri and will hopefully > > one day enter the meno zone. I don’t think one is best; the peri > > experiences speak my language and the meno related issues are of equal > > interest. And I feel one with both camps. I’m mostly clueless as to > > who is still cycling and who is menopausal so this is helping me sort > > out the cast of players here. veronica > I’m 55, 3.5 years surgipausal (endometrial cancer). So I’m no > longer cycling. > Peri wasn’t particularly easy for me – I didn’t have much problem > with bleeding (periods got light and more frequent), but I did have > a lot of problems with fatigue, breast tenderness, low libido, > insomnia, mood swings and hot flashes – sweat flashes, in my case. > Part of this was PMS, which I’d never had and so it took a while for > me to recognize. I "treated" all this with low-dose BC pills for a > couple of years, then HRT for a couple of years before EC struck. I > also started on Paxil and got some psychotherapy when the > PMS-related depression expanded and seemed to take over my life. > Post-surgery, I haven’t had a lot of problems that weren’t related > to surgery, radiation, and subsequent complications. At present, my > biggest problems are brain fog, lack of energy, and occasional > sweat flashes. Oh, yeah, and that evasive libido. > There, does that help classify me? > FurPaw > — > To reply, unleash the dog.
Holy smokes, FurPaw, I sure hope you continue to do well. What you went through sounds horrible. Cori
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Thank you Furpaw for mentioning brain fog and lack of energy. I do a lot of gratitude to you because I hadn’t associated it with the menopause, and thought I’d check out this site, out of interest. So at least I know I’m not alone…I quit my job because I’d become so unreliable. thanks again, slimbrown.
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slimbrown wrote: > Thank you Furpaw for mentioning brain fog and lack of energy. I do a > lot of gratitude to you because I hadn’t associated it with the > menopause, and thought I’d check out this site, out of interest. So > at least I know I’m not alone…I quit my job because I’d become so > unreliable. > thanks again, slimbrown.
You’re welcome, slimbrown. I’m by far not the only one who has mentioned these, so I guess you just caught my message. It really helps to find what goes with the peri/menopause territory, and that lots of other women have experienced the same things as you are. And welcome to asm. There are a couple of web sites that you might find helpful. These are http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/beyond.html and http://menopause.tripod.com/ , which were put together by a couple of people who participated in this group. Feel free to ask questions, comment, join in the discussion (menopause, midlife, or whatever else is going around – we get off topic a lot), rant. We try to be a friendly bunch, and we’re always open to new blood. Um, well, maybe that isn’t exactly what I mean here. A new person, that’s it! :-) FurPaw bcc’d to your email, in case you don’t drop in to the usenet group all that often — No nationality, religion or ethnic group has a monopoly on stupidity. It’s an equal-opportunity affliction. To reply, unleash the dog.
