First St Barbara then St Gerald and now Father Jack

Jalillmal08
Is it not possible that just for once , as for many it is a time of year in which family and friends get together to enjoy themselves, and leave the word Trump out of ones daily vocabulary?

Had a hystorectomy at 24...am 65 now.....took HRT for 5 years around 40 and was taken off by my GP. Only this morning, after scans and tests, and constant pain I have been told my bones are very thin and can break at any time, have now been put on lifetime pills. Fortunately no hairy problems....but I think I would rather have hairy problems than what I have now!

do go for HRT if you can - my dr. nade me come off it years ago (can't remember why now!) and have not had a proper night's sleep since..............
good luck with the rest!

Not much consolation VQ but yesterday the shop assistant who helped me - probably in her twenties - had clearly shaved thick stubble off the bottom half of her face.

Loving the 'Feck, Arse,' comments on here - so good to join like-minded people. Menopause sucks - did you know that if you're single and, um, not participating in anything of a joyful nature with a member of the opposite sex - your doodad atrophies? Atrophies! I found that out when I went for a pap - had to get some special moisture-making 'pop it up your minnie' tablets so they could get anywhere near me without me hitting the ceiling! I knew men had to come in handy somewhere along the line, but did it really have to be sex related...?

I’m not sure what Feck and Arse mean as I am in the states but I will yell it every time I see that orange faced clown on our telly. I scream four letter words daily about him and have for almost a year.
Yes my va Jay jay takes tablets, my hair on my chin gets Electroylsis and my body is as lumpy as a sack of potatoes but I’m still here and happy to be complaining about it all. At least the hot flashes have stopped. Isn’t it enough that we give birth? Do we have to go thru all this too?? I’m coming back a man next time

I took HRT for many years and felt fine then stopped because of all the worrying stories . A few weeks later suddenly could hardly get out of the car. Arthritis hit with a bang and has been awful for the last eight years. I have never seen this mentioned anywhere but I regret giving up the HRT!

inishowen. Apropos wearing a wig - I feel sure that you would feel very confident indeed so long as you chose a flattering wig and had it nicely styled.
Modern wigs look very realistic indeed, and many women who don’t suffer hair loss nonetheless have a wardrobe of fashionable hairpieces.
It’s just the same as a hat, really, so go for it!
My only reservation is the price, but I’m saving for a really nice, elegant one. Maybe we can compare notes before too long?
Now where was I? Ah, yes. FECK - ARSE!

Feck is a four letter word that usually comes before 'off'. If that's any help, Rhinestone. Your arse is your derriere.

Did anyone see John Culshaw on an afternoon cookery programme with the Hairy Bikers last week?

He does The Donald brilliantly and as he was watching them roll out marzipan he said (in his Trump voice) that he'd like a slice to wear on his head when he goes out in the rain because nobody would know it wasn't his hair!

Thank you so much, you lovely lot! Just beginnng to recover from a horrible virus that has taken me over for the last three weeks and these comments have made me laugh out loud! You are better than a bottle of tonic!

I am not gloating, honestly!!

My menopause came and went with narry a symptom. One day I didn't have my period as expected. That was it!!

I was never a particularly hairy person, and don't have any hairs anywhere now, except eyebrows and lashes.

However I do have osteoporosis. And it is my 83rd birthday today. Getting a bit forgetful but otherwise can't complain!!!

Yes, have the tache, the beard and the hairy feet. Strangely though the hair on my legs has almost disappeared and I have only had to shave them once over the summer. Sleep is my main thing as I've got older - or lack of it since I don't know when I last had an undisturbed night.

Started menopause at 50 ....worst ‘sympton’ was night sweats... and insomnia ...terrible night sweats!! But other than that...NOTHING!! I was put on HRT... didn’t make slightest difference, so came off after nine months.. I was working full time with a invalid husband to look after ( who says he didn’t notice any difference in me) so I suppose I had to put symptoms on a back-burner. I still get the night sweats 17 years after the start of them and haven’t slept more than 4 hours a night since... and that in hour snatches. Been checked out for thyroid and other stuff...all ok... but still sweating and lacking sleep. Having said all that ...I swim three miles a week and walk 5 miles a day and still look after the OH. My mum too went through menopause the first couple of months after I was born when she was 36.....she ignored it as did I.

I was 27 when I too had a hysterectomy, in my case after childbirth, no assistance, follow up - nothing, just 'cold turkey. I'm now 72. I too have bone problems, revealed by a dexa scan at my expense [think that's how you spell it] Given vitamin D!! Useless - still no help. Good luck to those of you who have GP's who actually care.

I didn't go on hrt due to possible weight gain (always a problem) a friend who was always slim put a drastic amount on. Anyway I lay on the sofa exhausted for 2 years & put on 2.5 stone anyway! Hindsight is wonderful. Now 69 very little leg and armpit hair sand virtually no pubes! But more mo and chin hair that I pluck out, ouch! Has anyone tried any more permanent method that isn't extortionate in price?

W11girl sorry you have joined the Osteoporosis club, the charity for Osteoporosis is very helpful all kinds of literature and has local groups, all the best.

ps yes lovely facial hair very decorative!

Now on my 28th year of HRT and feeling wonderful. Been on my feet working 8 hours today but thankfully my bones are incredibly strong due to oestrogen. A few whiskers on my chin and hair thinning a little plus the odd hot flush but what the hell, I'm close to 70 and intend to keep on rocking.

You women moaning about getting hairy in later life.
Us men have had to live with the condition since puberty!

Men are supposed to be hairy and hairy men are lovely. Women are supposed to be smooth especially the face, hands and feet

I'm another who sailed through menopause with no adverse symptoms. My mother had one hot flush and didn't like it. She reckoned she simply refused to have any more! I had none. Like many others on here, I no longer need to remove body hair. It has ceased to be; at least the kind that arrives with puberty has ceased to be.

Love this ..thank you so much ????

Had a pretty rubbish menopause - flooding +++; sweats (day and night); sleep disturbance and low mood/anxiety. Went to a fab. homeopath, stopped any alcohol and left H. Life is so much calmer and more enjoyable now (oh, and no menopausal symptoms except for some facial hair which my trusty epilator takes care of ....)

Oh, merlotgran, it's 3 o'clock in the morning and I can't sleep. Now I can't stop giggling either.

Belated Happy Birthday Jayem. I want to know why the random hairs on your face grow so fast? I have one persistent white hair that seems to appear overnight !