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[Elizabethrose]

nearly50 have you read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society? Lovely little book set on Guernsey during the Nazi occupation. Fodder for the journey?! Have fun x

I encounter few people with my dislike of the sun, often red heads though, it seems like our arch nemesis! So many people I know find the sun lifts their mood and spirits, even the wettest, darkest day doesn't bring me down at all. Isn't it weird the way we are all so different. Just got to go post a card, post box up the road, 2 mins away and I'm wondering that I should cover my bare arms. Totally daft but my skin will react without a SPF. My island hopping in Greece days are long gone Machair! x

[Machair]

Yes nearly50 have a wonderful holiday.x

[nearly50]

Thanks all, have bought that book for my kindle ER, so thanks for that 

Lots of people I know hate the sun, you should definitely move up here ER!

[Machair]

Sparkle my heart goes out to you - this is dreadful. It may be a cfs flare triggered by the extreme temperature. Have you any signs of oestrogen building again? Sometimes people seem to get two periods close together after a long gap maybe that is happening?

[Elizabethrose]

Oh Sparkle, I'm really sorry to read this, you'd been doing so well.

Has there been any evidence that the oestrogen has risen since the bleed? I'm wondering whether it super crashed with your bleed and it's taken a bit of time for that to have an impact. I know with some of my super crashes I felt ghastly for ages especially if it stayed low and didn't start the usual gradual rise. The migraines at those stages could last for weeks until my body adjusted to the new low levels as could the aches and pains, then I would gradually start to feel better.

This heat is atrocious, just commenting to hubby this morning that I've had nagging heads virtually every day recently, resulting I'm assuming from terrible sleep. I swear it's down to the heat. I feel lethargic, totally pooped really! I wake every morning really achy too. Interestingly he is a man who never gets headaches yet he has had regular headaches over the past week or so. We do also have an abundance of powerfully smelling trachelospermum crawling all over the house so the fragrance and pollen from that is probably not helping matters.

Is there any way you could persuade your girls to bunk together for a couple of nights and nip into one of their beds, it might be you'd get a better sleep that way without hubby disturbing you too? Even if just for a couple of nights.

Are you worrying it could be the Vagifem?

Are you able to just chill for a couple of days and get into your mindfulness mode. Could hubby spare you? I'm not surprised your tummy is upset, it doesn't take much does it and if you're feeling rubbish and worrying about it that would be enough to set it off.

Oh I hope you find a way to mend, don't let your brain go into overload mode, try to keep calm, practise your mental relaxation exercises. Get the yoga mat out and do some gentle stretches and meditation exercises. Be kind to yourself!

I'm going to start doing some rain dances here, I've had more than enough now. If I'm successful I'll send some your way!!

These are for you sweetie xx   

[Elizabethrose]

You're very welcome Sparkly girl, you'd be the first to jump in with support for any of us when it's needed!

Everything you described about your bleed implied it was anovulatory. The sudden loss of bloating and the copious mucus, and the sudden uncomfortable dryness just confirms you're on an oestrogen low. Your body will adjust, give it some time. This happened to me time and time again at the end. I think us 'sensitive to hormone change ladies' seem to experience late peri in the same way with every symptom amplified.

Tea and cake and feet up, this is manic Monday, get the tennis on!! Tell hubby you're far to poorly to work today, 'womens' troubles'!! 

[Tapnut45]

Hi ladies, sorry to invade your post, I've just read the last few pages and found it very interesting. Didn't understand much about the food bit though! I'm in Staffordshire and we like our oatcakes, they are like pancakes not dry chalky biscuits .
I'm perimenopausal but don't have bleeding problems, just the mood swings and irregularity. What got me interested was the mucus comments as that's been me all week, wondered what's going on. Is that common to seem to have lots of mucus? Has been a bit bloodstained on occasion. Sorry this is yucky to talk about.  Period overdue but only in day 29 so far, no idea whether it will turn up or not. Been really struggling with the heat and just want to go to sleep all the time.
Sorry to hear of all your difficult situations and especially the horrendous bleeding, the nightmare commute and people trying to talk to you when you just need to escape to the bathroom! But lovely to see how you regular posters support each other. Nice to "meet" you.

[Machair]

Hi Tapnut45 you are not invading our post at all you are most welcome. Yes mucus at random times has been my experience all through peri. Prob why this thread is called what it is!

[Elizabethrose]

Lovely to have you join us Tapnut, the more the merrier!

If you have a read through from the beginning of the thread you may see lots of parallels between what we've experienced and what you are going through. Then if you have any questions ask away, there's always someone around to respond. Otherwise just join in the conversation. Sparkle's right we do deviate regularly, but that's what real life conversation is like!! 

Again, good to have you here! x

[Elizabethrose]

How are you Sparkle, any better today? x

[Machair]

Yes Sparkle are you feeling any better? Rain is coming so you might have less heat to cope with.x

[Elizabethrose]

Rain's arrived here............... 

[Machair]

I was thinking about you ER as the rain started here, I bet you are enjoying it!
I'm glad for my veg patch as it is looking parched- a bit like me today wilting with lack of sleep. Hubby is away on business so I miss him- keep waking up in the night- mind you I don't miss the snoring!
Just waiting for a Waitrose drop then might make a bit of supper, then film he doesn't like much tonight- probably a romantic one- maybe Bridges Over Madison County- dog will love that I am sure!

[Elizabethrose]

Oh a home alone evening, absolute gift!!  Loved that little film, loved the book too. Your hubby sounds like mine, can't deal with those sorts of frippery!

Back in my Levis and Oxford shirt today, thank goodness. Think my rain dance helped yesterday!

How are you feeling Machair, what's going on with you? x

[Machair]

Well not much really ER other than no let up in mucus or high oestrogen except maybe for a couple of days over the weekend. I think there is less though so maybe that is a sign. Feel quite good. Any more ideas for films? I love "Once"  "The Straight Story" "Before Sunrise/Sunset" and anything with Joanna Lumley travelling. Many others too- all good for home alone evenings! How are you feeling ER?- hope all is ok x