Who am I? I have a happy little existence with my husband, my large yellow lab & my two kittens. My dog is 100 lbs of bouncy joy. My male cat is addicted to "Greenies", catnip & thinks he's a dog. My female cat looks like a sweet housecat, but is a serial killer.
I took up fencing after I turned 40 & wanted to find a sport that would keep me active and fit into my old age.
I spend my time coaching beginners, training, & working at our vintage autosound business.
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Perhaps I'm a little odd, but I have been looking forward to the end of my periods since they started when I was a teen. I must admit that my first reaction to my period was swearing then started estimating how many years of this am I going to go through before I was "normal" again... whatever normal is to a 13 year old.
So here I am. In my mid 40's. Based on blood tests my body is slowly winding down and in what is the peri-menopause state. This the time that most people complain about... hot flashes yada, yada. Okay... so that isn't an issue. I have no symptoms other than a slight increase in blood pressure due to my hormones changing. So I've been waiting....
Expecting something to change. My periods are a little lighter, but that's pretty normal. My older sisters were done with menopause by their early 40's. Hello??? Are you done yet? Can I go back to being whatever normal used to be?... Okay perhaps not 12 year old normal....
This weekend I thought it was it. I was cranky last weekend. A few days later, I got cramps. The next day it should start.... nothing. Just more cramps. I seldom get cramps, WTF??? Next day there was the slightest hint that my period was going to begin... but again mostly cramps.
By the time the next weekend rolled around I shrugged my shoulders and told my husband that I think I might have reached the beginning of menopause... the cessation of my periods. Yeah, yeah I know technically it isn't menopause until you've gone a year without a period. Still this felt significant. A threshold so to speak...
All I got was a few days of cramps and a little spotting. Is this it??? So I mention it to the resident expert of all things... hubby. He argued that it wasn't possible, so I asked him what he was basing it on. While I admit that I have never gone through menopause and have no idea exactly what is path my body is going to take to get there (all women are different). I have heard of periods "just ending suddenly", while others get irregular. I thought it would be cool if it "just ended"... like it "just started" all those years ago.
Still... I found my husband's certainty puzzling... So I pushed him for an explanation. After some reluctance, he admitted he never been with anyone "so old" before... and that was what he was basing it on. If none of the other women "had it", then I couldn't. I think if his logic wasn't so stupid (and I wasn't laughing so hard) I would have been offended.
So I gave up waiting for something more when the cramps ended by Sunday. This seemed sensible. Mid-way through today it looked like the bleeding might have started... slightly.... I think my body hates me.
Anyway... it all feels a little exciting. Perhaps this is it!!! If it is, I want a party or something...
09-22-2008 08:59 PM 
and that was what he was basing it on. If none of the other women "had it", then I couldn't. 
I think if his logic wasn't so stupid (and I wasn't laughing so hard) I would have been offended.
If it is, I want a party or something...