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A is for Apple, and B is for Boat,
That used to be right, But now it won't float!
Age before Beauty is what we once said, But let's be a bit more real
instead.

Now A's for arthritis;
B's the bad back,
C is the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac?
D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention,
G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.
H is high blood pressure--I'd rather it low;
I for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget what comes next
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for osteo, the bones that don't grow!
P for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I'll be
good as new!
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
R for reflux, one meal turns to two.
S for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T for Tinnitus; there's bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy," you know.
W is for worry, NOW what's going 'round?
X is for X ray, and what might be found.
Y is another year I'm left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have-- in my mind. I've survived all the
symptoms, my body's deployed, and I've kept twenty-six 'doctors' fully
employed

NOW I KNOW MY ABCs

he he he Shewolf sent to me by FBR

LOL! Thanks Shewolf!

the seven dwarfs of menopause arrived at my door without warning. Itchy, Bitchy, Sleepy,Bloated,forgetful and All-Dried-Up. One by onethey crept into my own private cottage in the woods and started to take over my life.

The first to arrive was tchy; I developed this itch on my right calf that was so irritating, I want ot scratch my skin right off my body.

Then Bitch came to my door. No longer was my PMS contained to one or two days a month--it felt like constant PMS. Then i would swing from Bitchy to Weepy for gods sake, what was wrong with me? Ding dong....its the middle of the night and Sweaty had crawled into bed with me.

Oh yes, Sweaty brought embarrassing hot flashes and introduce me tonight sweats where it seemed as if a tap had been attached between my breasts. Of course Sweaty brought Sleepy, because i was tired all the time. I would wake up so many times in the night and not be able to get back to sleep.

Bloated crept in slowly, my once svelte figure got thick through the middle section. Even though I was following my weight-loss program I had followed for years!

I cant quite remember when Forgetful arrived, but one day my brain stopped working. I considered myself a pretty focused woman until forgetful came and I could not keep a coherent thought in my brain. am I getting Altzheimers I wondered?

Last but not least came All-Dried-Up, encroaching on my happy marriage. This was probably the most unpleasant of the dwarf family. Sex was no longer the top of my list....or on my list at all. My husband would give me that knowing look, and I would think "Frankly I'd rather have a cup of tea"

The Seven Dwarfs of Menopause- What a Family.....!!!!

Go into our health board and there should be many more menopause discussions that might interest you as well.

LOL! (but all too true)

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