A couple days ago I got a letter from my doctor’s office with the results of my recent blood work.\u00a0 Along with the normal blood sugar, cholesterol, etc. I got a note that I am now post menopausal.\u00a0 Last year I was peri menopausal, so this is a change.<\/p>\n
I thought it was a change I would be happy to see.\u00a0 But it felt more like a kick in the gut than a cause for celebration.\u00a0 \u00a0There is something about being told you are no longer useful to the species that doesn’t exactly made you feel warm and fuzzy inside.<\/p>\n
Of course, I haven’t really been useful to the species for a while now.\u00a0 I had a hysterectomy in 2009- hence needing the blood test to know what stage my ovaries are in.\u00a0 \u00a0I knew I didn’t want kids way before that- I had first asked about getting surgically sterilized in 1998.<\/p>\n
But reading in black and white that I have officially gone through “the change” makes me feel old.\u00a0 It is good to know that my risk of ovarian cancer is now much lower.\u00a0 It is nice that I haven’t have any acne for a few months now.\u00a0 But now my risk of cardiovascular disease is higher.\u00a0 Now my risk of osteoporosis is higher.\u00a0 And because of my previous surgery, I experienced what’s probably the best part of menopause- stoppage of periods- ages ago.<\/p>\n
So here I am.\u00a0 Really and truly over the womanly hill.\u00a0 It’s a lot to process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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