Please tell me the end is near.
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Chakolate wrote: > BTW, sue will probably come along and try to frighten you by telling you > she’s been in peri since before there were computers, but don’t listen. > (It’s true, but don’t listen anyway.)
Now would I do something like that?? I try not to frighten people(grin). I have been in peri since before there were computers. Oh, I mean before there were computers in "my life"(grin). sue
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"Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net: > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, > erratic. Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I > am cycling twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me > that right before they stopped having periods they did the same > thing….so I can have something to look forward to.
Hi, Perry, welcome back. (Or did you never leave?) I wish I could tell you what you want to hear, but there’s just no telling when you’ll be fully menopausal. More frequent, less frequent, heavier, lighter, whatever, it’s all part of the game, and you won’t know it’s over until it’s over. Fortunately, you’re pretty much guaranteed to win this game. :-) BTW, sue will probably come along and try to frighten you by telling you she’s been in peri since before there were computers, but don’t listen. (It’s true, but don’t listen anyway.) Chakolate — Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. –Bertrand Russell
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"Cathy Friedmann" <c…@adelphia.net> wrote in news:c2o0g4$1un0pd$1@ID- 103542.news.uni-berlin.de: > I used to call it simply "brown gunk".
I call it Brown Flowers. Defined as what comes into your panties uninvited. :-) Chakolate — Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. –Bertrand Russell
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History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, erratic. Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right before they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have something to look forward to. Perry
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"Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, erratic. > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right before > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > something to look forward to. > Perry
Hi, Perry, and welcome to a.s.m. You -could- be near the end. You also may not be. There’s really no way to predict when you’ll actually stop. I went through a brief period of periods 20 days apart a couple of years ago, and that was probably the beginning of my easiest stretch. I still have ‘periods’, but they happen far less regularly, and consist only of a couple of days (or less) of minor spotting. Is irregular bleeding the worst of what you’re dealing with? Are you having other perimenopausal signs to deal with–hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, etc? A google usenet search for "sludge" on a.s.m. yields quite a few posts: http://www.google.com/groups?as_oq=sludge&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF… or http://tinyurl.com/38h2k For further reading: http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/ http://menopause.tripod.com/ If you have other specific questions, or want to talk about the ways this is affecting your life (work, home, leisur), don’t hesitate to post about them. Marilee, age 51, not quite done yet
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Well, it might be. 
Actually, it *probably* is, IMO. :-) I had longer than normal cycles mixed in w/ normal ones for 5 years, then shorter ones – often twice/month for the last several months, & those were very light. If your body wraps the whole winding-down-of-periods procedure up for you in one year, you are lucky! Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, erratic. > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right before > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > something to look forward to. > Perry
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>From: "Perry" >History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, erratic. >Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling >twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right before >they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have >something to look forward to.
Yep. That’s what happened to me,near the end. Welcome to asm!!! Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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>From: "Cathy Friedmann" >If your body wraps the whole winding-down-of-periods procedure up for you in >one year, you are lucky!
IIRC,mine was about a year. And I was lucky enough to have my last period at age 50. Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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Frankenmel wrote:
And I was lucky enough to have my last period at age 50. Very lucky!! sue – 61 and not there yet
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Hehehe. I’ve only been reading asm for a little while, but I’m acquainted with the sludge! I never thought to call it that though. "Marilee" <marilee_…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2n8i6$1v299b$1@ID-76373.news.uni-berlin.de… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message > news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… > > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, erratic. > > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling > > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right > before > > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > > something to look forward to. > > Perry > Hi, Perry, and welcome to a.s.m. > You -could- be near the end. You also may not be. There’s really no way to > predict when you’ll actually stop. > I went through a brief period of periods 20 days apart a couple of years > ago, and that was probably the beginning of my easiest stretch. I still > have ‘periods’, but they happen far less regularly, and consist only of a > couple of days (or less) of minor spotting. > Is irregular bleeding the worst of what you’re dealing with? Are you having > other perimenopausal signs to deal with–hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, > etc? > A google usenet search for "sludge" on a.s.m. yields quite a few posts:
http://www.google.com/groups?as_oq=sludge&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF… group=alt.support.menopause&lr=&hl=en – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> or > http://tinyurl.com/38h2k > For further reading: > http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/ > http://menopause.tripod.com/ > If you have other specific questions, or want to talk about the ways this is > affecting your life (work, home, leisur), don’t hesitate to post about them. > Marilee, age 51, not quite done yet
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I used to call it simply "brown gunk". Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "dejablues" <dejabl…@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:c2nuok$1vm1t4$1@ID-172312.news.uni-berlin.de… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hehehe. I’ve only been reading asm for a little while, but I’m acquainted > with the sludge! I never thought to call it that though. > "Marilee" <marilee_…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:c2n8i6$1v299b$1@ID-76373.news.uni-berlin.de… > > "Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message > > news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… > > > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, > erratic. > > > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am cycling > > > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right > > before > > > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > > > something to look forward to. > > > Perry > > Hi, Perry, and welcome to a.s.m. > > You -could- be near the end. You also may not be. There’s really no way > to > > predict when you’ll actually stop. > > I went through a brief period of periods 20 days apart a couple of years > > ago, and that was probably the beginning of my easiest stretch. I still > > have ‘periods’, but they happen far less regularly, and consist only of a > > couple of days (or less) of minor spotting. > > Is irregular bleeding the worst of what you’re dealing with? Are you > having > > other perimenopausal signs to deal with–hot flashes, insomnia, mood > swings, > > etc? > > A google usenet search for "sludge" on a.s.m. yields quite a few posts:
http://www.google.com/groups?as_oq=sludge&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> group=alt.support.menopause&lr=&hl=en > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/38h2k > > For further reading: > > http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/ > > http://menopause.tripod.com/ > > If you have other specific questions, or want to talk about the ways this > is > > affecting your life (work, home, leisur), don’t hesitate to post about > them. > > Marilee, age 51, not quite done yet
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"Cathy Friedmann" <c…@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:c2o0g4$1un0pd$1@ID-103542.news.uni-berlin.de… > I used to call it simply "brown gunk". > Cathy
And a google of a.s.m. for "brown gunk" results in this: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=brown%20gunk&safe=images&ie=UT… UTF-8&as_ugroup=alt.support.menopause&lr=&num=30&hl=en or http://tinyurl.com/2l7f5 . I love usenet. :) And google. :D Marilee – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> — > "Staccato signals of constant information…" > ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > "dejablues" <dejabl…@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:c2nuok$1vm1t4$1@ID-172312.news.uni-berlin.de… > > Hehehe. I’ve only been reading asm for a little while, but I’m acquainted > > with the sludge! I never thought to call it that though. > > "Marilee" <marilee_…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:c2n8i6$1v299b$1@ID-76373.news.uni-berlin.de… > > > "Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message > > > news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… > > > > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, > > erratic. > > > > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am > cycling > > > > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that right > > > before > > > > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > > > > something to look forward to. > > > > Perry > > > Hi, Perry, and welcome to a.s.m. > > > You -could- be near the end. You also may not be. There’s really no > way > > to > > > predict when you’ll actually stop. > > > I went through a brief period of periods 20 days apart a couple of years > > > ago, and that was probably the beginning of my easiest stretch. I still > > > have ‘periods’, but they happen far less regularly, and consist only of > a > > > couple of days (or less) of minor spotting. > > > Is irregular bleeding the worst of what you’re dealing with? Are you > > having > > > other perimenopausal signs to deal with–hot flashes, insomnia, mood > > swings, > > > etc? > > > A google usenet search for "sludge" on a.s.m. yields quite a few posts:
http://www.google.com/groups?as_oq=sludge&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > group=alt.support.menopause&lr=&hl=en > > > or > > > http://tinyurl.com/38h2k > > > For further reading: > > > http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/ > > > http://menopause.tripod.com/ > > > If you have other specific questions, or want to talk about the ways > this > > is > > > affecting your life (work, home, leisur), don’t hesitate to post about > > them. > > > Marilee, age 51, not quite done yet
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"Marilee" <marilee_…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2o0mn$1v1m04$1@ID-76373.news.uni-berlin.de… > "Cathy Friedmann" <c…@adelphia.net> wrote in message > news:c2o0g4$1un0pd$1@ID-103542.news.uni-berlin.de… > > I used to call it simply "brown gunk". > > Cathy > And a google of a.s.m. for "brown gunk" results in this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=brown%20gunk&safe=images&ie=UT… > UTF-8&as_ugroup=alt.support.menopause&lr=&num=30&hl=en > or http://tinyurl.com/2l7f5 . > I love usenet. :) And google. :D
Heh – at least my memory’s crystal-clear on that terminology. Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Marilee > > — > > "Staccato signals of constant information…" > > ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > > "dejablues" <dejabl…@comcast.net> wrote in message > > news:c2nuok$1vm1t4$1@ID-172312.news.uni-berlin.de… > > > Hehehe. I’ve only been reading asm for a little while, but I’m > acquainted > > > with the sludge! I never thought to call it that though. > > > "Marilee" <marilee_…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > news:c2n8i6$1v299b$1@ID-76373.news.uni-berlin.de… > > > > "Perry" <perry…@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message > > > > news:hqE3c.63998$rB4.18278@bignews6.bellsouth.net… > > > > > History of most regular cycles. I am 49. Then in the last year, > > > erratic. > > > > > Mostly going longer than my usual 28 days. Lately, though, I am > > cycling > > > > > twice a month. Sludge for the most part. Someone tell me that > right > > > > before > > > > > they stopped having periods they did the same thing….so I can have > > > > > something to look forward to. > > > > > Perry > > > > Hi, Perry, and welcome to a.s.m. > > > > You -could- be near the end. You also may not be. There’s really no > > way > > > to > > > > predict when you’ll actually stop. > > > > I went through a brief period of periods 20 days apart a couple of > years > > > > ago, and that was probably the beginning of my easiest stretch. I > still > > > > have ‘periods’, but they happen far less regularly, and consist only > of > > a > > > > couple of days (or less) of minor spotting. > > > > Is irregular bleeding the worst of what you’re dealing with? Are you > > > having > > > > other perimenopausal signs to deal with–hot flashes, insomnia, mood > > > swings, > > > > etc? > > > > A google usenet search for "sludge" on a.s.m. yields quite a few > posts:
http://www.google.com/groups?as_oq=sludge&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > > group=alt.support.menopause&lr=&hl=en > > > > or > > > > http://tinyurl.com/38h2k > > > > For further reading: > > > > http://www.geocities.com/menobeyond/ > > > > http://menopause.tripod.com/ > > > > If you have other specific questions, or want to talk about the ways > > this > > > is > > > > affecting your life (work, home, leisur), don’t hesitate to post about > > > them. > > > > Marilee, age 51, not quite done yet
