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Thu Oct-06-05 07:28 PM
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| 101. Keeping your sense of humor helps get ya through it |
| -alright girls, lets put it on the table, the Big "M" |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-21-04 06:26 PM |
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I still have this ahead of me so I'm looking forward to the replies. |
Longhorn |
Nov-21-04 06:28 PM |
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I have good days and bad |
The empressof all |
Nov-21-04 08:01 PM |
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ahhh that's what i'm looking for thanks! the memory thing is a pain |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-21-04 10:42 PM |
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big m equals |
Is It Fascism Yet |
Nov-22-04 06:49 AM |
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You can get bio-identical hormones from a compounding pharmacy. |
Perragrande |
Mar-06-08 01:51 AM |
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Yowza! |
MuseRider |
Nov-22-04 08:45 AM |
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I didn't realize acne was a symptom of menopause. |
Longhorn |
Nov-22-04 09:01 AM |
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My life is wonderful! |
MuseRider |
Nov-22-04 09:23 AM |
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that awkward age |
latebloomer |
Nov-24-04 04:09 PM |
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menopause is puberty in reverse... :) n/t |
radfringe |
Dec-25-04 05:12 AM |
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Mrs bearfan had a total hysterectomy 2 years ago |
bearfan454 |
Nov-22-04 01:19 PM |
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You are going to hate me |
OKNancy |
Nov-22-04 02:44 PM |
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do you do a typical American diet, or are you vegetarian or |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-22-04 04:16 PM |
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No, typical diet |
OKNancy |
Nov-22-04 10:05 PM |
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Same for me... |
Carla in Ca |
Nov-24-04 11:19 PM |
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Are you physically active? |
msgadget |
Dec-05-04 02:03 PM |
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i am very physically active |
AZDemDist6 |
Dec-05-04 03:47 PM |
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Darn, |
msgadget |
Dec-05-04 07:29 PM |
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Hi OKNancy, just reading through this old post and |
laugle |
Mar-08-06 06:32 PM |
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Same here. |
acmavm |
Dec-28-08 01:49 PM |
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You are going to hate me even worse than you hate OKNancy.... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-22-04 06:49 PM |
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i have a inner dialogue which is worse |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-22-04 07:21 PM |
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It doesn't bother me.... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-22-04 08:34 PM |
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i wonder if that's the correlation |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-23-04 05:37 AM |
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I've never really had extremely bad cramps.... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-24-04 06:42 PM |
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AZ, mine were horrible, too |
Carla in Ca |
Nov-24-04 11:25 PM |
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55? |
Bjornsdotter |
Nov-23-04 09:40 PM |
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Yep...... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-24-04 06:43 PM |
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I'm going on 53 |
latebloomer |
Nov-24-04 04:12 PM |
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I hope we are both like that..... |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-24-04 06:43 PM |
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Memopause was for me a non-event. Seemed like it happened |
DURHAM D |
Nov-22-04 08:36 PM |
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Sounds like a great birthday! |
Longhorn |
Nov-23-04 07:16 AM |
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Don't hate me girlies, but.... |
Catchawave |
Nov-23-04 09:50 AM |
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Perimenopausal for two years |
luaneryder |
Nov-23-04 07:39 PM |
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I really liked the hot flashes. I find office buildings way too cold. |
FloridaPat |
Nov-23-04 08:15 PM |
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Not "hot flashes"...power surges! |
Maeve |
Nov-23-04 08:23 PM |
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did they go away eventually n/t |
ruthg |
Nov-30-04 09:37 AM |
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I've noticed a definite correlation between hot flashes and weepy spells |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-26-04 09:12 PM |
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What is with the weight gain anyhow? |
ruthg |
Nov-30-04 09:27 AM |
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oh yayyyyyy I can post in here now! |
ruthg |
Nov-30-04 09:23 AM |
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LOL welcome! glad to have you! |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-30-04 07:58 PM |
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I have lost every datebook I have ever bought... |
ruthg |
Dec-01-04 10:34 AM |
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I've been peri-menopausal for several years now |
SW FL Dem |
Dec-05-04 05:37 PM |
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wet towels for night sweats |
AZDemDist6 |
Dec-05-04 06:25 PM |
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I think I'm going to be spending a lot of time in a damp |
SW FL Dem |
Dec-07-04 04:46 PM |
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I will be right over ;-) nt |
ruthg |
Dec-09-04 03:44 PM |
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Oh ladies...I totally hear ya! |
Desertrose |
Dec-05-04 10:54 PM |
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So when can I expect the long promised... |
ruthg |
Dec-09-04 03:45 PM |
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the promised 'zest' ??? I don't think I got that memo.. n/t |
AZDemDist6 |
Dec-09-04 04:40 PM |
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Wow. |
LWolf |
Dec-11-04 09:54 AM |
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that was my first "symptom" heavy periods and spotting constantly |
AZDemDist6 |
Dec-11-04 10:32 AM |
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I'll look forward to the stopping. |
LWolf |
Dec-11-04 10:49 AM |
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Ditto Wow! |
ccjlld |
Mar-04-05 05:01 PM |
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Will It Ever End... |
Bzzzz |
Dec-17-04 05:33 AM |
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saliva test? |
AZDemDist6 |
Dec-17-04 05:35 AM |
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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy |
Bzzzz |
Dec-18-04 06:23 PM |
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This is interesting but VERY hard to find someone who does this. |
TexasSissy |
Feb-06-05 10:25 PM |
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I live in a small city... |
Bzzzz |
Feb-27-05 06:47 AM |
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night sweats? You bet |
radfringe |
Dec-25-04 05:11 AM |
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I have the dark circles. |
Longhorn |
Dec-25-04 09:20 PM |
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I got them from my mother |
radfringe |
Dec-26-04 09:23 AM |
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allergies can cause dark circles, too. |
Liberty Belle |
Jan-09-05 03:08 AM |
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It was terrible, really rough |
Baja Margie |
Jan-02-05 12:40 AM |
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Just got my period again after 3 months---whine, whine, whine |
The empressof all |
Jan-11-05 03:20 PM |
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I'm still having them every month, unfortunately. |
Longhorn |
Jan-11-05 06:25 PM |
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I hated that part |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-11-05 07:15 PM |
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I had a hysterectomy |
BlackVelvet04 |
Jan-15-05 09:43 AM |
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I'm 55 too. |
magnolia |
Jan-23-05 10:37 AM |
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Started the M very early, at 41... |
hangemhigh |
Jan-25-05 07:51 PM |
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LOL memory loss? did I lose something? i swear I had it right here |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-25-05 08:45 PM |
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I went from a couch potato to an exerciser |
seventythree |
Mar-06-05 12:11 AM |
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I had your same experience with HRT |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-02-05 12:29 AM |
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No night sweats yet |
livetohike |
Feb-02-05 12:06 PM |
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I was just diagnosed as perimenopausal |
StopThePendulum |
Mar-03-05 07:44 PM |
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I've just started the night sweats and I don't like them |
cally |
Mar-08-05 06:01 PM |
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four years and counting, most of my other symptoms are gone |
AZDemDist6 |
Mar-12-05 09:13 AM |
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Sweatin' to the Oldies -56 |
Whimsy |
May-18-05 01:48 AM |
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Advice: dress in layers, Chinese type fan for your purse, small electric |
Southsideirish |
Mar-11-05 10:47 PM |
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all excellent tips, I used small hand towels that I'd wet down and |
AZDemDist6 |
Mar-12-05 09:14 AM |
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Question: How do you know if you're peri-menopausal? |
Sparkly |
Apr-29-05 10:52 PM |
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I wondered the same thing. |
Longhorn |
Apr-29-05 10:59 PM |
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Interesting |
Sparkly |
May-06-05 07:55 PM |
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ROFL they are asking me to cut out the four main food groups |
AZDemDist6 |
May-06-05 08:17 PM |
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sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this (I've been a bit |
AZDemDist6 |
May-06-05 07:33 PM |
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That's okay! |
Sparkly |
May-06-05 08:03 PM |
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ahh and so it begins |
AZDemDist6 |
May-06-05 08:21 PM |
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Thanks for the info! |
Longhorn |
May-07-05 04:33 PM |
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It's back......... |
The empressof all |
May-25-05 08:07 PM |
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same here...it had been 7 months..I want them to go away! |
likesmountains 52 |
May-27-05 11:14 PM |
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Whatever you do don't shave those chin hairs, |
laugle |
Jun-14-05 04:38 PM |
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Happy belated birthday laugle! |
livetohike |
Jun-15-05 09:48 AM |
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Thanks for the Birthday wish, we must talk |
laugle |
Jun-15-05 06:23 PM |
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re: chin hair |
votesomemore |
Jan-30-09 12:40 AM |
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I've read that waxing is the best solution. |
LiberalAndProud |
Aug-03-09 11:34 PM |
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Any good websites/books on mood swings? |
CBHagman |
Jun-16-05 12:12 PM |
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whoa ... if I had been a Queen during menopause.... |
ruthg |
Nov-02-05 05:16 PM |
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I believe I have been peri-menopausal for about 2 years now- I am 45 |
mtnester |
Jun-16-05 08:54 PM |
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I had my parts yanked years ago |
libodem |
Jun-25-05 06:15 PM |
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Wow, what a long-running thread |
OnionPatch |
Jul-13-05 11:11 PM |
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welcome sister and stock up on some small towels |
AZDemDist6 |
Jul-15-05 05:36 PM |
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i went through 3/4 years of depression....it let loose of me last year.... |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Jul-24-05 07:52 PM |
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The status of "Wise Woman" |
ClayZ |
Aug-20-05 07:36 PM |
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OMG -- it's staaaaartingggg..... |
Sparkly |
Sep-07-05 07:20 PM |
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Spotting is not unusual, but should be checked out |
SW FL Dem |
Sep-07-05 10:43 PM |
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go invest in about a dozen of these and place them all around the house |
AZDemDist6 |
Oct-05-05 06:49 AM |
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Insomnia - someone help please! |
livetohike |
Oct-05-05 03:00 PM |
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I have the same thing |
baby_bear |
Oct-12-05 11:08 PM |
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Do you mean a special forum? |
livetohike |
Oct-14-05 03:33 PM |
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I take drugs. |
ruthg |
Nov-02-05 05:12 PM |
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Severe insomnia here--here's what I've tried |
spooky3 |
Dec-17-05 08:55 AM |
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A white noise machine might help. |
Longhorn |
Dec-17-05 09:06 AM |
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Thanks, I'll have to look into that. |
spooky3 |
Dec-17-05 02:01 PM |
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This is a great idea! |
livetohike |
Jan-09-06 09:24 AM |
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Update. |
Longhorn |
Jan-09-06 09:48 AM |
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Thanks Longhorn! |
livetohike |
Jan-09-06 09:50 AM |
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I'm with you..being awake for 2-3 hours every night impacts your life |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-17-05 02:20 PM |
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Thank you for all these tips! |
livetohike |
Jan-09-06 09:22 AM |
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try homeopathic Uplands white pills for Insomnia & Restlessness |
katty |
May-27-08 05:01 PM |
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Keeping your sense of humor helps get ya through it |
Crewleader |
Oct-06-05 07:28 PM |
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Just had to come back to this thread |
OnionPatch |
Oct-28-05 01:07 AM |
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I am 56 |
Acryliccalico |
Nov-30-05 08:14 PM |
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Me too and I love it! |
erinlough |
Apr-07-08 10:22 PM |
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Standing on the front steps in shorts and tank top, 11PM fanning myself |
havocmom |
Jun-06-06 10:20 AM |
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Kicking this thread. Lots of great info here! Thanks, ladies! |
Joolz |
Feb-24-08 08:17 AM |
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LOL I came looking for this thread to post in the Lounge for someone |
AZDemDist6 |
Mar-04-08 07:01 AM |
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Piece of cake. Didn't bother me at all. nt |
raccoon |
Apr-02-08 08:28 AM |
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eat your heart out Lounge, this thread will never die |
NMDemDist2 |
Jan-24-09 10:52 AM |
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Neither will my hot flashes. 7 yrs. They are less frequent, but still. 7 yrs. |
uppityperson |
Jan-24-09 09:50 PM |
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went thru it at 50, didnt even notice it. easy peasy.nt |
Mari333 |
Jan-28-09 11:12 PM |
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Long story.. |
votesomemore |
Jan-30-09 12:46 AM |
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If I don't write something down, |
Why Syzygy |
Jan-30-09 02:34 PM |
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Another day - a new post menopause symptom |
livetohike |
Feb-15-09 01:02 PM |
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Wheeeee!!!!! |
pipi_k |
May-30-09 08:53 PM |
#132 |
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