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I made a decision many years ago: I wasnt going to go throughmenopause.
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Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, brain fogthis didnt sound like a party.
I figured Id skip it.
Then I had another one.
And thenI think you know where this is goingI had another one.
My master plan had failed!
But this didnt mean I was going to go sweatily into that bad night.
Well, last spring she had the nerve to retire early.
This turned out to be only four months before my hot flashes came on like a vengeful ex.
I was very lucky to find a bona fide expert.)
My patchisa little miracle.
(Dr. Richardson tells me theres no reason to believe that an old patch would be effective.
Even so, I find the sight of my stash reassuring.)
I got an early copy and spent two days nodding along with just about everything Watts said.
What interested me mostand by now this shouldnt surprise youwas her experience with the patch.
Yes, the one that fell off my butt.
And I do understand that referring to my patch as my pacemaker doesnt help the cause.
But as luck would have it, I have anactualfriend whos going through menopause in lockstep with me.
When I saw my menopause buddy last fall, I asked, Do you notice anything different about me?
When she said she didnt, I told her I was wearing a hormone patch.
I may have even done ta-da arms and twirled in place.
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