Middle Age LIfe
June 6, 2008 2:50pm
Things are going well and I am feeling good. Someone recently made a comment on how well I seemed over the last year. Right now I have choices to …
RonnieG
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About Me
RonnieG
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About Me
I married my childhood sweatheart. We have been married for 33 years. We are the proud parents of 2 grown children. My daughter is 31 and married...no grandchildren, yet...just 2 adorable grand-pups. She is a hospice social worker. My son is 28, single and a nuclear medicine technician. We couldn't be prouder. I had a hysterectomy at 40 but I still have my ovaries. I thought I went through menopause many years ago. Imagine my surprise when I found out I was wrong! I also suffer from anxiety and fibromyalgia. I'm am a professional woman in the field of education.
I married my childhood sweatheart. We have been married for 33 years. We are the proud parents of 2 grown children. My daughter is 31 and married...no grandchildren, yet...just 2 adorable grand-pups. She is a hospice social worker. My son is 28, single and a nuclear medicine technician. We couldn't be prouder. I had a hysterectomy at 40 but I still have my ovaries. I thought I went through menopause many years ago. Imagine my surprise when I found out I was wrong! I also suffer from anxiety and fibromyalgia.
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Interests
I love to shop (for just about anything), eat out, bowl, swim, and travel. Now that we are empty nesters, we eat out regularly and try to vacation a couple of times a year.
I love to shop (for just about anything), eat out, bowl, swim, and travel. Now that we are empty nesters,
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Journal Entry for January 23, 2008
January 23, 2008 9:29am
I am doing very well. The gyn lowered my dosage of hormones. I get minor hot flashes now, but certainly nothing I can't live with. I do find that …
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Journal Entry for May 11, 2007
May 11, 2007 2:47pm
It's been a couple of days since I started the anti-depression/anxiety drug. It makes me feel drowsy, but not enough to sleep. Doc says it will take …
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Journal Entry for May 9, 2007
May 9, 2007 5:28am
This is my first journal entry. I am having a really difficult time with menopause. I can deal with the hot flashes during the day and the night …
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Close Menopause
I was having terrible night sweats. I was getting them one after another. My body didn't know what to do sweat or shiver. I tried Estroven and after about 3 weeks it seemed as if it was working. I went to the MD and she said she didn't want me on it because of the unknown long term side effects. She put me on some anti seizure drug that they said works but it made me dizzy for all the rest of the next day. I am thinking of going back on the Estroven, at least through the summer months.
Close Fibromyalgia
Approximately 20 years ago I was diagnosed with TMJ. I was told it was stress related. Soon after, I started with aches and pains and constant fatigue. I always loved a back and shoulder rub but I couldn't stand to be touched. I went to all kinds of docs and they did all sorts of tests. Nothing was conclusive. It took an open minded doc who came up with the diagnosis of Fibro. Many docs did not believe it existed...until this one. It took years before I accepted any treatment.
Treatments
- Acupressure Somewhat Helpful
- As part of theraputic message
- Aqua Therapy Not Working
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- TENS Not Working
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