Showing posts with label menopause. Show all posts
Showing posts with label menopause. Show all posts

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Women's Stuff

Annual visit with my gyn. I was reminded today how much I prefer morning appointments, when I have decent odds of not waiting more than 15-20 minutes on average past my scheduled appointment time. But alas, my appointment for today was moved from the morning to after noon, and I ended up waiting over an hour to get into the exam room, then another 20 minutes once in it. Which meant I didn't leave til well into rush hour. feh.

At least, all is well, pending the annual PAP test, which all women of sexually active age should have done. The doctor and I also had our now annual discussion of bone health, now that I'm in the menopausal transition stage of my life. Despite a lifetime of drinking milk, and now years of taking calcium, my bone density sucks, because basically, I'm short and small boned. So I developed osteopenia and there's concern I'll develop osteoporosis. My doctor told me about the National Osteoporosis Foundation (I think that's the one, but it's what came up when I Googled and it has useful info, so all looks good) and that there are exercises for healthy bones on the site and other good stuff. I do exercise, but I need to add more weight bearing ones, not just walking. Of course, I need to shake this cold/cough thing first.

And that was basically my day.

Feeling:

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Lame Post

Your Life is Better Than 64% of All People

You really have things pretty good - so stop a minute and appreciate how great your life is.
You likely have a cheery outlook, supportive friends, and plenty to keep you happily busy.
You are usually content - and with good reason. You have a lot to be happy about.
So when things don't go well, remember that you have it better than most people!

As quizzes go, this one was okay. At least it gave me something to post here. Been tired and brain dead and achy and generally longing for 10 hours of hot flash-free sleep. And I know I don't have this nearly as bad as many other women, so I am counting my blessings. When I'm not sweating. But I alternate being hot with being too cold, and that's driving me nuts. On with the sweater, off with the sweater, on with the sweater, off with the sweater.... *sigh*

Feeling:

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