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[Machair]

Maryjane are these levels on HRT or before you started? Are you saying they were high but yet you still had atrophy so went on hrt after this?
Poor you that must be so hard to cope with.x

[Elizabethrose]

Sparkle, I'm glad you're feeling ok, the mouth is a place of quick healing usually!

We have spoken about our Morton's neuromas before. My surgery on the left foot was a massive success, had it done over 20 years ago and never had a problem since. The one on my right foot didn't go so well. I saw a different consultant at my discharge a few months after the surgery and she felt that either it hadn't all been removed or that there was another one in there too. It flares up occasionally and puts the fear of God into me as revision surgery is statistically really not very successful. I have the feet of a ninety year old. I'll have to have my comfy shoes prised off of my dead rotting corpse! (There's a lovely image to keep you going today!)  xx

nearly50, I'm very sorry I failed to comment on you feeling poorly today. My mind is all over the place as the team of builders, gardeners, shed/garden room builders next door are making enough noise to wake the dead. I do hope you feel ok. Blood sugars too low? Day 8 is usually fairly uneventful in the normal scheme of things but as we've said many times, who and what is normal? With the way our cycles are  anything could be happening on day 8! One of my daughter's pals would faint with her periods, every month, it was such a problem. Pesky hormones! Hope you feel better for the rest of the day xx

On the redhead front there was another thing I discovered but still can't put my hands on the papers. There is one pain killer that redheads react exceptionally faster and more effectively to than anyone else, however I can't remember what the heck it is now so not much use to anyone!   

[Machair]

Sending you all my love nearly50- hope you are feeling better.x

[Elizabethrose]

Do you know shoes are the very first thing that spring to mind whenever I have a dressy event to go to. It doesn't help that my feet are as narrow as a couple of twigs and that it is impossible to buy shoes in the UK. I have to buy my shoes in the States and come back with laden suitcases every trip! Thank the Lord for Compeed plasters, I think I keep them in business! x

[Elizabethrose]

How are you nearly50? Has everything calmed, are you feeling ok? x

[nearly50]

Hi ER, thanks for thinking of me. Not having a great time to be honest, felt awful yesterday and today I'm just a big emotional mess. I keep having to go to the toilets to cry and I really am the least likely person to do that! According to my copious notes I 'felt weird emotionally' at this point in the last cycle, both times have also seen a shift from stomach pain to burning face so something obviously happening. I am trying to tell myself my usual 'it won't last forever' but 'emotionally weird' person isn't believing it.

Getting a quote for my flat to be decorated later so I really hope I don't burst into tears when he tells me how much it'll be

[Machair]

nearly50 my heart goes out to you. Sending you lots of hugs.

[Elizabethrose]

Oh I'm really sorry for you nearly50, I was really hoping you were going to come back and say all was better.

With the way your cycles are now it's impossible to say why the sudden mood change, though if the warmness is suddenly felt again, it could be a drop in oestrogen. i always say to my daughter when she takes an emotional hit like this (when oestrogen dives just before her period), be kind to yourself, little treats, exercise that makes your heart glad, a lovely walk, some yoga, a feel good film, a well loved book. My go to is the BBC Pride and Prejudice series, it's seen me through many a dark day in my bed!! My daughter adopted that from me too and walks around humming the music from it regularly.

Well I just fell flat on my face in the garden, tripped over a hose that had a sprinkler attached to it. As I was laying there totally winded the sprinkler crept round to totally soak me. When I finally untangled myself, the sprinkler once again soaking me, I looked up to find a builder from next door standing on a ladder peeking over the fence from me. 'You alright luv?' Haha, hope that put a smile on your face. I am off to change, soaked through, covered in grass clippings, with a big fat slug squashed into the centre of my shirt. Lovely! Bet I'm going to ache tonight!

Hope you feel better really soon, remember the little treats. xx

[Machair]

ER whatever next? That sounds dreadful especially the slug bit! Hope you are ok. x

[Elizabethrose]

Haha, thanks Machair, laughed out loud but think I will ache later!! xx

[nearly50]

Hah, that does sound funny. Thanks ER I am going to watch tv and go to my bed early. The one benefit is that I've lost the weight I'd put on overeating hot cross buns as I find it hard to eat when I'm emotional.

Thanks for listening, been trying not to tell anyone in real life which probably isn't too healthy in itself.

[Elizabethrose]

You off load girl, we're all listening!! xx

[Elizabethrose]

Thank God for the Vagifem because at least I didn't wet myself when I fell! There's always something to be glad about!  Get back to work!! x

[nearly50]

Well, sorry about all that - I feel ok again today so hopefully that's me ok for the next few weeks. If I am in a pattern of being well for 3 weeks, and unwell for 1 then I can cope with that, and accept I'll have 2 days when I'm an emotional wreck. Luckily I'm not angry and it isn't affecting any of my relationships with people, apart from people being a bit worried about me.

Onwards and upwards again Thanks for your support

[Elizabethrose]

I'm so glad, I was thinking of you this morning.

Add it to your diary, be aware when it's due next cycle, maybe knowing when it's due to hit will reduce the impact.

Never apologise here nearly50, moaning and groaning is how we offload, shed the weight, and the weight is heavy at times in this hormonal maelstrom! This is what we're here for.

Be kind to yourself over the next few days. xx