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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Girly Stuff

Gentlemen: consider yourself warned.

For the last year or so I have suspected that I am in the early throes of menopause. I have unbelievable hot flashes, I can not regulate my body temperature, hair grows in places where hair is not meant to grown, irregular cycles, blah, blah, blah. For the last 6 months the symptoms have gotten out of control so at this point I finally decide to go to the doctor (NOTE: Cookie Dough made me go).

My conversation with the doctor went a lot like this:
Me: I'm in menopause
Dr: Why do you think that? You are a little young; the average age for a woman to hit menopause is 52, so you're about 20 years early.
Me: I watch a lot of House; I self diagnosed.
Dr: Lets run some tests.

So after the first battery of tests we've narrowed down the pool of potential ailments to:
1. premature ovarian failure
2. early onset menopause
3. hormonal imbalance

Fear not, more tests are on their way. In the meantime the doctor has suggested I take some birth control pills to get me back on schedule and help out with my hormones. I have nixed that idea because B/C pills and I have a torrid hate / hate relationship. I've never been able to take them properly (i.e., at the exact same time every single day). CD* has graciously offered to dole one out to me every morning with my coffee...as though we aren't generating enough energy for the rumor mill around the office.

Also, the doctor mentioned that maybe I am nearing the end of my child bearing years. HA HA HA. I think my child bearing years ended about 5 years ago.

*Re: CD. We are still in the holding pattern of not dating, not making out, but clearly more than friends. I'm actually quite comfortable here.

What I am reading: stay tuned...there is going to be an entire post about this.
What I am listening to: Kaiser Chiefs - Angry Mob