I'm not suffering from hot flushes

I only ever had one hot flush.
I had a hysterectomy at 40.

I was about 48, sitting in the chiropodist chair, feet up in the air.
All of a sudden I was overwhelmed with heat. Naive as I was, I said to chiropodist..wasn't it hot. She was ok.
After a couple of minutes I could stick it no longer, leapt out of the chair and straight to the front door for cool air..... in bare feet...public walking past and me fanning myself.

Back in and feet were finished off.

It was only later back in work that I realised it was a hot flush.

I was lucky in that respect too Maggie. Got through it all with minimum fuss in my early 40s.

I've never had one - not that I'm complaining. I haven't had any other symptoms of the menopause either, apart from the periods just stopping. As I'm 60 next week, I guess I can assume I've had it though!

I don't have hot flushes, the cistern is plumbed to the cold water pipe.

That is a good description rubysong.
Can anyone tell this is a subject close to my heart.
Am having one right now!

I have power surges.

I just say that my thermostat isn't working any more!!

iboomtrm (just testing to see if it has any significance)

My DH, not being quite as scientific as yours, says that I have something wrong with my personal central heating system.

Love it!