I went back to see my GP on Monday night to get the results of my blood test expecting to be told I am pre-menopausal. The results were a bit of a surprise…apparently I appear to have gone through the menopause and be coming out the other side. The test I had measures FSH levels and she said that if it was in the twenties I would be considered menopausal. My level was 108! I think the reason I was most surprised is because when I was referred to a gynaecologist less than 3 years ago I asked her if the trouble I was having with my periods was the start of the menopause; she laughed derisively and told me it would be years before I hit the menopause – I was gutted at the time.
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For years I have been joking that I can’t wait for hot flushes, being so nesh it might be nice to be warm for a change. Well they say “be careful what you wish for” and it’s come back to bite me in the arse! They started very gradually after New year. So gradually that I wasn’t sure if that’s what was happening. One night in early February David and I went out to the local folk club. We saw a great band, Uiscedwr, and had a nice night out. I’d had a couple of ciders and was pleasantly mellow. Unfortunately the cider meant I woke up about 3am, busting for a wee. I slipped out of bed and went to the loo and as I headed back to bed it was like someone had turned a flame-thrower on me. I had just enough time to thing “I think I’m going to faint, I need to get back to bed quickly” and that’s the last thing I remember until I heard David calling me.
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