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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 280289" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I hit 50 and hit menopause. First/main symptom - periods suddenly VERY irregular and very heavy. It was so bad I began writing a series of jokes, "You know you have heavy periods when..."</p><p></p><p>I had responses like - </p><p></p><p>1) ... you understand why middle-aged Mediterranean women wear black.</p><p></p><p>2) ... you're up to three packs a day and you don't even smoke!</p><p></p><p>3) ... your bathroom looks like the shower scene from Psycho</p><p></p><p>4) ... you start quoting any speech by Lady Macbeth.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There were others. It was the only way I could keep my sense of humour intact through a difficult time. My haemoglobin levels were plummetting 10 points every few weeks. husband had to not only be sympathetic to the problem, but at various times he also had to run interference for me, such as when we were on a family outing and I was measuring our 'pit stops' according to the grade of the bathroom facilities. </p><p></p><p>I won't go into any further details, it gets unpleasant. But in such situations, you need to cultivate a sympathetic and supportive husband, as someone who knows where the plastic seat protectors are...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 280289, member: 1991"] I hit 50 and hit menopause. First/main symptom - periods suddenly VERY irregular and very heavy. It was so bad I began writing a series of jokes, "You know you have heavy periods when..." I had responses like - 1) ... you understand why middle-aged Mediterranean women wear black. 2) ... you're up to three packs a day and you don't even smoke! 3) ... your bathroom looks like the shower scene from Psycho 4) ... you start quoting any speech by Lady Macbeth. There were others. It was the only way I could keep my sense of humour intact through a difficult time. My haemoglobin levels were plummetting 10 points every few weeks. husband had to not only be sympathetic to the problem, but at various times he also had to run interference for me, such as when we were on a family outing and I was measuring our 'pit stops' according to the grade of the bathroom facilities. I won't go into any further details, it gets unpleasant. But in such situations, you need to cultivate a sympathetic and supportive husband, as someone who knows where the plastic seat protectors are... Marg [/QUOTE]
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