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[panda123]

You sound so much more optimistic now Mandz, I m so pleased.  Ups and downs will still be the order of the day I m sure but that's just life!  Keep going and you ll win most battles and eventually the war  .
Panda xx

[Mandz]

Hi ladies xx

Thanks hurdity but don't know if I've the concentration to study: I work at a secondary school in support for learning in mainstream school

Feeling a bit stronger today:went for lunch with my friend and I was fine, still couldn't face going locally though, but hey enjoyed the run, think I could get use to being chauffeured around 🙂

Picked up my extended sick line and that's me off till after Easter::::: surely, surely I will be up to work then 🙏🏻

Hugs m xx

[CLKD]

Little steps 

[Mandz]

Thank u CLKD

I'm just sooooo desperate to be sorted out, isn't it just so unfair that we have so much to go through, as if life can't be hard enough without the added stress of menopause....
There again if you think about the amount of members there is on this site, how many more women out there that are struggling

[BrightLight]

Hi Mandz - have faith that you will turn a corner, because you will and sounds as if you are managing to do a few more things that you want to do with less anxiety.  Sometimes it seems that hindsight can tell us how bad we have been feeling and coping and also it can tell us when we have got a bit better. It isn't always easy to see either when we are in it!

I was a learning support tutor until 5 years ago and also thought about teacher training and decided against it because I wanted to pursue other things, but if more of me had been sure, I would have done it and I was 41 at the time.  You are in a great job to pursue this next step, either now or in a year or so.  Really, you are not old   When I called about the training they actually said they need more mature teachers xx

[CLKD]

Or pursue a teaching assistant post?  Valued without being stressed, no lesson plans etc. to have to consider!

[Dyan]

  for you Mandz. X

[Mandz]

Yeah. I enjoy my job, be better if there wasn't so much politics, but well goes with the territory

Oh well got counsellor tomorrow and evening art class 🙂

[Dyan]

Hope you get on ok with counsellor tomorrow Mandz.
How has your day been today?

[Mandz]

Thanks dyan

My days been fine: felt more like me today

My sick leaves been extended:so looking to be back to work after Easter hols...

Hopefully this is start of me getting on the right track 🙏🏻

M xx

[CLKD]

Let us know ………

[Mandz]

Hi all

Well I've had the busiest day

Got a phone call from a friend that heard through grapevine that I was off, she's off work too having had an op on her foot beginning of Feb, so I got showered and dressed and went to aldis......yes it was local, did the fastest sweep of the shop known to man, threw in stuff into basket along with flowers and a sandwich for each of us....and headed to hers

Went straight to counsellor straight from hers at 3.... Didn't feel so emotional at it today, although there was some tears!
In meantime other friend said to go straight to hers for tea then went to evening class for my art....

New meds and hrt gel must be working its magic......

I even booked to get my hair done at hairdressers on Thursday as a cheer me up.......instead of doing it myself.... So fingers crossed that I keep going in this direction

[ruthae]

Mandz, that is such good news 

What an inspiration, keep going!  Gives me hope thatvHRT can be the answer.

 

Rx

[CLKD]

Little steps.  Don't do too much as you begin to feel better or you will burn up that good energy - pace yourself!

How did you feel yesterday underneath?

[Mandz]

Hi  ruthae- love the hugs xx

Well the only things that's changed in my life .....apart from the fact that I'm not at work is my meds: even my counsellor said that.....

Ok, I'm not miracously ( is that how it's spelt?) cured, but I can function, which is more than I could barely do a few weeks ago....

I know I'm not out of the woods, but I really think maybe the hrt gel is wonder gel ☺️