wicked

OK, that is toooo much!
LOL
napping in the meat locker?
hmmmm
My electric bill has shown an definite increase from last year.
We had some heat last year, but I wasn't on fire!

Kindeyes

For this very reason, I think I might be a candidate for a circus sideshow. Waxing freaking HURTS and leaves me with a red goatee for three days (think of the back waxing scene in the movie 40 Year Old Virgin.) Does anyone have a good method of removing mass amounts of unwanted facial hair? lol. I might be exaggerating a wee bit but.....really? I bleed monthly for 35 years and now I'm growing facial hair? God has a wicked sense of humor.

gentle hugs
ke

wicked

I have to admit, I did laugh out loud. I remember that scene!
The chin hair is awful, just awful.
LOL

I know God has a sense of humor, I just gotta laugh and go along.

How in the world did Steve Carrell do it? He said (on an interview? not sure)
that it really did hurt like hell!

AnvilheadII

oh yeah, that's another really awesome benefit...facial hair. I figure my ever thinning eyebrow hairs GPS got confused!

amazing...yesterday right about 2pm when it's really heating up, first J and tamby, hey we're ON OUR WAY, can we bring anything? you mean besides peace and quiet? never mind they were here Friday nite? sigh.

we had a lovely pork shoulder that had been brining, and truly the thing was huge, and i'd made up a spice rub, to go on the rotisserie and I was at about step 4 on the America's Test Kitchen potato salad recipe. I WAS doing much better yesterday and the thought of "people" didn't drive me to madness.....

phone rings again, JP and his gf just HAPPEN to be in the neighborhood, thought they'd stop by, can they bring anything? where we live isn't really near anything or on the way to anything.....but hey, so it's a party of six on the back patio. as long as I stayed in the shade, I did ok. I was even pleasant. did ok thru dinner (tess, OMG, this is the best potato salad EVER!) cheerfully rinsed dishes, couple people said oh you have French vanilla ice cream???

then hank wanted to build fire in Stonehenge (our firepit) and that's when I fizzled and just left them to do whatever.

woke up this morning and my throat is really sore and my sinuses are all stingy and and my ears hurt/itch. I asked hank did we have like a cayenne pepper snort off or something??? he says it was all the talking, yelling over each other. I don't think I talked THAT much??? so just not feeling sharp...passed on grocery shopping, which I will kick myself for later. officially 83 at 2pm. think we topped out yesterday at 87. humidity is holding at about 49%. there is some breeze, it's just a matter of strategically opening doors and windows on the shaded side and at just the right gap. really it doesn't help much.

I told hank this morning, we don't have friends just because we live on a lake, but we sure have a lot of friends that visit as soon as it hits 80! no sooner did I say that and the phone rang...JP trying to invite himself and gal over...they'd bring stuff, we'd grill. it's western Washington, surely there is ONE other body of water near you? or you could I dunno, buy your own damn grill? I don't mind sharing..in fact I did that YESTERDAY.

holding it together here....I think. might go inventory ice cubes or something. LOL

AnvilheadII

where are my manners? great news Beth about your pancreas! healthy organs are happy organs!

kindeyes, you guys gotta be in full roast down south. I thought about a niche business for our area....air conditioner RENTALS. you can order one like pizza! we only need em for a few days a year, maybe. well WEATHER wise anyways. I told hank that for the past few months I've almost obsessively checked the HEAT just to make sure it's not ON. cuz it's sure dang WARM! isn't odd we women of the pause can be so HOT but not have a temperature?

legna

First of all, I am so sorry that you are going through it at this time. And the above... yeah, I do get it. Thirteen years old and I was on the US Junior Olympic Team in hockey. Hospitalized with pneumonia prior to our game with Russia. Jumped out the second story window of the hospital to hitchhike to the game that we won 3-2 behind my hat trick. I really, really get it. It's been that way my whole life. In 2008 I had a heart attack at work but my shift wasn't over yet...only an hour and a half to go...they needed me. Ninety minutes passed and someone called in - they'd be late. I stayed and had another heart attack. Only after they came did I drive myself the seventy miles to the hospital. Did I say that I get it?

I'm in my forties now and I'm permanently disabled. Walking up the stairs to the bedroom takes my pulse rate from 80 to 180. I can't throw the ball to the dog more than three times before I'm completely exhausted. I've been admitted to the hospital twice this month and another two ER visits. I'm not complaining, my emotional and spiritual health are peaking and my spirits are good - but you don't deserve this and you still have choices to make that can prevent it.

Take it easy. Dare to love yourself as much as you love others. You are important to so many people on this board and I can only imagine how many in 'real life' - if not for yourself, take care of you for them. It's only a little codie and I'm sure your higher power will understand.

AnvilheadII

thanks Legna...you raise such an important point, I DO have options. things yet to be tried. for which i truly AM grateful. at this point I just have to survive til Tuesday at 12:45 to meet with the naturopath. this is my next option to explore. and more immediately staying OUT of the sun....oh my gosh, just took the recycle to the bin...mistake. hot, very hot. hank's out in the kayak paddling around...I would LOVE to be out paddling around on the lake, but I just can't take the blazing sun....i'm damp and sweaty just from that short jaunt.

I saw this video the other day I think on the Whiner's Thread....I tried to tell hank that when I state (not complain or bitch) about being hot and uncomfortable and feeling like CRAP I don't need him to start asking, well are you taking your estroven? are you doing this? maybe you should try that? I said I am not ASKING you for advice, I just want you to HEAR me and sympathize for god's sake! you wouldn't last one full day in this body!! he said well it ain't no picnic in mine either. oh right, mr perfect, mr 48 going on 38, mr 140, mr six pack abs without working out, mr 30-32 levis.....YOU DON'T GET IT. it's not about the nail!

It's Not About The Nail - YouTube

legna

Oh hey...and one more thought. My wife had a hysterectomy about six months ago and we did a little spin on the whole 'hot flashes' thing...we decided to refer to them as power surges. It just sounds so much more positive and she at least gets a chuckle when she's having them.

Oddly enough, my physical condition started going downhill about the same time and I get moments (about 8-12/day) where my blood pressure shoots up to 200/140 or thereabouts and so we regularly throw all our clothes off (or the blankets off if we are in bed) at the same time. Well...only in the house.

AnvilheadII

see? not even a hysterectomy HELPS. ack!

we have now officially hit 90. what was it the wicked witch of west said? I'M MELTING! and with the "wind chill" and the non existent cloud cover they say it FEELs like 90. no sh*t.

AnvilheadII

91, 6pm.

cece1960

Ugh Anvil. I used to love the heat of summer, but I can't do it anymore.
I can tell you what works real well to cool off the bedroom ( besides menopause lol). They sell these cheap window fans that take slide in under or beside the window. For some reason, if you close the door and let it run, your whole room cools down. We call them hoopie AC untis.

And I had to laugh at the facial hair comments. How IS it that something can sprout overnight like that? Thank heavens I have blonde ( ish) hair because I would be sporting a soul patch most days.

Kindeyes

This just caused the spewing of coffee.........too funny.

Anvil......I hear ya on the heat......wow. We're just not used to this in our part of the world. Um....lake? Food? What's your address? lol. Today is suppose to make yesterday look cool. Hang in there.....hope your office is air conditioned. I slept on ice packs last night.....it helped......a lot.

It's not about the nail was hilarious......lol.....should be submitted to Nar-Anon to see if can get "conference approved".

gentle hugs
ke

AnvilheadII

i now have a full blown miserable ass cold. during a coughing fit in the middle of the night i hit that "oh no" spot and there i am heaving my guts out. thinking, oh this is just getting better by the minute! i came to work wanting to impress my boss with my dedication and because it's AIR CONDITIONED i'm just not sure how long i can last.
but about the last place i wanna be is at my house while it's set to Broil. wah. wah wah wah. Hank says i complained a lot yesterday...no dear i was SHARING. LOL

he tried to talk me into a kayak. i did wade in the water and then made a dash back to the safety of shade. he said i don't seem much interested in the things he's interested in these days, like sitting outside in the blazing sun and paddling around in the blazing sun and crap like that. mood that i am in i told him he's free to trade me in or go find some FUN person cuz at THIS moment in time there is not a GD thing i can do about my physical state and there is NO ONE who would like to see me change more than ME. i have an appointment tomorrow to see about getting the nail removed from my head. so shut up.......or die. i'm flat out of nice, i want to be left along AND catered to and i expect you to figure out how to do that. no go away i have chin hairs to pluck.

AnvilheadII

update...had my appt. on Tuesday, went very well...nice office, nice staff, nice doctor....she explained their process, stated clearly that I was in charge of where we went with things, had reviewed the 17 page health history AHEAD of time, asked more in depth questions, LISTENED, and HEARD me....was realistic and sympathetic. I go in next weds for full blood work including thyroid and a "nutritional/hormonal physical exam" (not sure what that entails, but we'll know soon enough!). this isn't an Inexpensive proposition but a modest portion is covered by my insurance.

she said she couldn't fix me in one day....I said, ok, how about two? she smiled. but she said she recommended a homeopathic supplement for the hot flashes/night sweats, headache/fatigue and irritability. not that I AM irritable, ahem. sublingual tab can take upon rising, with B, L and D and before rest OR as needed. as soon as I got to my car I ripped the bottle open and took one. hot flash junkie can't wait to get home with the dope!!! within minutes as it dissolved and entered my system, my symptoms stopped. I mean STOPPED. it was really quite unnerving! confusing! I felt almost high....I quickly re-read the ingredients, ok nope no speed. then it hit me....this is more what NORMAL feels like.

the rest of the afternoon/evening was some of the best hours I've had in a while, even the cold symptoms were subdued (not due to the pills tho). it wasn't nearly so HOT outside, I was no longer hot from the INSIDE, and I wasn't completely exhausted and eyeing the couch by 6. I helped with dinner, cheerfully. we enjoyed dinner. I didn't collapse during or immediately after!

slept ok, til about 2 am. coughing. cold flared up. fumbled for the robutussin, YUCK, got hank up and out the door, went back to bed, checking work email which started to blow up and hauled myself up and out the door. cough was really bad, chest sounded horrid, everybody was like wow you sound awful, so about this THING I need??? many fires to put out, had to talk way too much, more coughing.

then came the kicker.....bit TMI but what the hell...my period started. complete WITH cramps. I do not get cramps. EVER . but I got em yesterday....OMG, first like OUCH and second, WTF? who did I **** off ??? so this means that during this past week with the heat wave and all that other crap I was also in PMS. and nobody died. come on, gold star. now what sux is that at the dr appt she was saying well, now that your periods have stopped...and I wanted to tell her, oh no, no they haven't....and that here I am FINALLY hot flash free but hardly able to notice or enjoy it much cuz of all this other crap going on!

I never use this term, til now....NOT FAIR. this miserable cold is still living large, and now Skippy who was flitting around and entertaining folks and wondering why I wasn't just racing outside is succumbing. cough, sore throat. aha, shoe moving to the other foot huh? ain't so fun is it? since it's cooled way down from the 90's and the house is tolerable again, let me just crank this HEAT and take her back up to about 88 inside, is that better, snookums?

gosh this has been a rough week! we both are taking tomorrow off, R&R and nursing colds which was not in the plan. I made a dash to the store...ok, it was a very slow moving dash...got some wings, ground beef, eggs, white corn on the cob and more robitussin. hank whipped up a marinade for the wings..from the BBQ Bible...buffa-que sauce. I have no appetite, pretty much chew out of necessity. so far no calls for anybody just happenin' to be in the neighborhood. no hot flashes, that's like 2 full days now? that's good. that's a start. ok, wait, no, that's HUGE. I can't believe I've suffered with this crap for 12 years, done tons of research and the stuff she prescribed NEVER came up? I guess it's been used in Germany for years....

Shining~Again

I can relate to so many things you wrote - hot flashes, trying not to kill anyone, PAIN, and lastly flu. Now I don't actually have the big bug that is going around...YET...but my house worker had it, passed it onto his wife and kids and relatives and a couple of them have actually been in the ER. The germs bred in a marriage ceremony and a funeral.
I can barely function in this heat. I sweat like someone put a hose on me. No big deal at the house, but when I have to be in public???? Dehydration is a serious daily threat to me...I've been in very bad shape from that before and I can't hardly drink enough to replace the sweat. Dizzy and an airhead .... very loopy when doing my yard-work.
cheers from another one n the Camp Menopause. GAH!
PS - I would love to know the meds given to you - please send thru PM if you can. Cheers!

eggdogg1234

crazybabie

I would love to know the name of that med as well please I will ask my doctor about it. Freaking shame mother nature had to show they claim a year free and menopause is here surely it gets better sometime after that I Pray because I am in the same boat as the rest of you and every time I almost make that year nope I get a visitor lol anvil, what your experiencing is far from funny but I can't help but laugh at the way you word your post so thanks for the laughs I need them...

stacir

I don't understand why so many doctors won't believe and treat women who are peri-menopausal. I am 48 and started having hot flashes, mood swings, uncontrollable rages and depression. My OB/BYN said there was no way I could be having hot flashes because I was on the pill and that should be controlling my symptoms. She suggested massage, acupuncture, and cotton pajamas. I said, "lady, massage isn't going to help me, I am ready to kill people here!". So finally I went to a hormone specialists in Denver (I live in MN and travel to Denver for work, and someone recommended him). The first thing he told me was to get off the pill and get an IUD. He said the pill makes your body think it's pregnant so it quits producing hormones. When you are younger, you produce enough so it's OK. When you are older, though, you don't have enough. He put me on biodentical hormone cream from a compound pharmacy and on thyroid pills. It was an instant cure. No headaches, no hot flashes, no anger, no depression, energy level is better now too. Unbelievable. And i have several friends who have said their ob/gyn's say the same thing. Because they are on the pill they don't need any treatment. Not sure why so many doctors and women put up with hormonal symptoms when they really don't have to. You might want to check in with a hormone specialist in your area if you can find one. You can also do saliva tests through the mail. My doctor uses blood tests. But you really shouldn't have to suffer this way. I hope you can find some relief.