[lace-chat] Hot... what?
I started HRT when hot flushes worried the kids I was teaching. Used to turn bright red and then look like I'd had a bucket of water thrown over me. Stayed on it for at least 15 wonderful, feeling 16, years and then had to stop when I had a knee replacement. Been getting them to a lesser extent since then, and heard from a doctor, who specialises in menopause problems, on the radio a few weeks ago that, if you've been on HRT, then the hot flushes can come back when you stop it and can last for the rest of your life. Great. She suggested (a) putting up with it (b) asking if you can go back on HRT or (c) trying red clover. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Fw: Brilliant photo
'Up North' we're more used to the white stuff. We always say it's an 'overcoat warmer' down south! Jean says about the grit boxes. We still have them up here the problem is, they're all empty! The council are concentrating on keeping the roads open rather than filling the bins. We used to get our amenity sweeper to grit the paths on the way to school, but, thanks to the 'sue mentality' it's no longer done. The bins these days, are there for the street corners, and footpath corners where ice is bad because the sun doesn't reach it, not for private drives, but when they're empty, that's 'your lot, kid'!! Of course the other problem with the good old UK is that, because we don't see this white stuff in this quantity very often, people do not learn how to drive in it, walk in it, schools close because teachers no longer live in the area they work, and woe betide the schools if they do not meet the government criteria of pupil to teaching staff ratio! Common sense has flown out of the window why not get teachers who do live close to a school, even if it's not their school, to go in and help out?? There wouldn't be all the panic about the kids who are taking exams next week, because there would be 'invigilators' to be with them! or do we not trust the teachers either?? As a School Crossing Patrol, I usually walk to work, now my only problem with that and yes, the schools are still open in I dread to think how many inches of snow... is that my feet do not stay warm in welly boots, not even with 3 pairs of socks on (thermal ones at that). It's not the walking, it's the standing around when I get there! the post is still being delivered, and it used to be the case in the Post Office, that if you lived further than walking distance from your office, it was your fault and you could not used bad weather as an excuse for not turning up! There was no excuse for not delivering the mail unless the village was cut off completely by snow!, and frequently my father (who worked in the post office, working his way up to sub postmaster from telegraph boy) would take milk and bread for those pensioners he knew could not get out! At the moment, you can walk out of the cottages, and we could probably get the cars out in a dire emergency, but we're walking instead! Later I'm going to walk up and see Agnes, have a coffee and a natter, and then walk back home! We probably rely on our wheels too much, and live too far away from our place of work as a consequence. Sue in a white over East Yorkshire, signing off her soap box!! On 9 Jan 2010, at 08:39, Jean Nathan wrote: Brilliant photo if you're not stuck in it. Trouble is, we're just not used to this kind of weather hitting the whole of the country - it happens so rarely. So we're not prepared for it, haven't got the equipment to cope with it and everything grinds to a halt. There used to be bins of grit beside the road where you could go and get a bucket full to spread on your driveway (if you have one) and the pavement outside your house, but I haven't seen one for years. People also used to clear the snow off the pavement outside their house, but that doesn't happen any more. Could be that if you don't quite clear it and someone slips on a patch of ice that you've left, you could get sued; if you leave it alone then you've done nothing that could cause an accident. We now live in a blame culture. When we lived in Somerset, we were regularly snowed in until a local farmer with a snow plough on his tractor cleared the lane outside out house. We could get about on foot even before the lane was cleared because there was always undisturbed snow to walk in as the population was sparse and we were both younger and I was fitter. I always kept a couple of weeks worth of essentials. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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All you have mentioned is very true, we lived in Co Durham in 79 and walked around, cleared our path and roadway, our daughter only missed one day at school when the bus couldn't get through the dales. When we moved south and they had an inch of snow the school sent the children home, much to the amusement of our daughter. In the bad snows of 63 64 we didn't own a car and huge volume of cars are parked in the street now through lack of driveways.I dont know anyone with a leaf blower let alone a snow blower (except my sister who has lived in Canada since 93). Lots of people are beginning to learn what their legs are for, g and many having fun doing it, but the biting temps we are not used to is difficult. Also those of use with disabilities would not manage to walk far, unfortunately. Still like many I keep a reasonable store cupboard and I am gaining bulk every week with extra layers of clothing:-) I might look like a tele tubby soon, g Keep safe everyone. 'Up North' we're more used to the white stuff. We always say it's an 'overcoat warmer' down south! Jean says about the grit boxes. We still have them up here the problem is, they're all empty! The council are concentrating on keeping the roads open rather than We probably rely on our wheels too much, and live too far away from our place of work as a consequence. Sue in a white over East Yorkshire, signing off her soap box!! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
Tamara P Duvall wrote: Live and learn :) I just learnt that what we, in the US of A, call hot flashes, in Australia, NZ and the UK it has always been Hot Flushes. Not sure about Sth Africa A woman I work with calls them 'tropicals'. Lesley To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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Maybe we ought to call it global warming, g Sue T Tamara P Duvall wrote: Live and learn :) I just learnt that what we, in the US of A, call hot flashes, in Australia, NZ and the UK it has always been Hot Flushes. Not sure about Sth Africa A woman I work with calls them 'tropicals'. Lesley To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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Maybe we ought to call it global warming, g Sue T power surges??? Jeanette Fischer, South Africa. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4755 (20100108) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Re: Hot... what?
Flash or flush? When going to the doctor, I was asked if I was having hot flashes, or was just flushing. They qualified a flash as something more intense, including sometimes night sweats, etc. Flushing is just getting a bit warm without more intense symptoms, vs. coming on in a flash and being disconcerting, fwiw. Confusion over the Dakota's makes me smile, as the capitol of North Dakota is Bismarck (not South Dakota). Perhaps a moot point to many... I used to remember many winter days of -30F in the midwest. The winters have definitely become warmer, even though where I am today, it is -15F and the sun is shining. Best,Susan Reishus To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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DH wishes he could hook me up to the power grid! I could at least heat part of the town. A friend called them power surges. Jane in Vermont, USA where it's 29oF (-1C) and much of the snow has gone south of us so far this winter. We'll get plenty soon enough! jvik...@sover.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
My friends around here call them 'Power Surges'. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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Some of my friends call it a personal tropical vacation. And... re the HRT, quite a few years ago it was determined that staying on HRT for a long time increased the chance of cancer, so most doctors in the US encourage you to ride it out... it will usually go away. I went through surgical menapause when I was 48 and had a complete hysterectomy (including the ovaries, as my Mom died from Ovarian Cancer). I was started on HRT, but stopped after reading the reports about it. Initially after that, I had some trouble with the flashes/flushes, but eventually they subsided. Clay On 1/9/2010 2:16 PM, Alice Howell wrote: My friends around here call them 'Power Surges'. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
Lucky you. I had similar history. Here I am, 66 next week, and no end in sight. Thankfully I learnt the trick of turning the pillow over so I can start off again with a cool side. DH, as he gets older, likes to have the covers up around his ears, so it might be separate bedrooms for us in future. Mine nice and cool and he can get his as hot as he wants. I just dislike having that flush in the face when I flash. At least I have a built in heater on these cool days. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Alice Howell lacel...@verizon.net Cc: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 2:42:26 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what? Some of my friends call it a personal tropical vacation. And... re the HRT, quite a few years ago it was determined that staying on HRT for a long time increased the chance of cancer, so most doctors in the US encourage you to ride it out... it will usually go away. I went through surgical menapause when I was 48 and had a complete hysterectomy (including the ovaries, as my Mom died from Ovarian Cancer). I was started on HRT, but stopped after reading the reports about it. Initially after that, I had some trouble with the flashes/flushes, but eventually they subsided. Clay On 1/9/2010 2:16 PM, Alice Howell wrote: My friends around here call them 'Power Surges'. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Lexophiles
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Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
The two phrases I like are personal summers or My inner child is playing with matches. Lesley Blackshaw wrote: Tamara P Duvall wrote: Live and learn :) I just learnt that what we, in the US of A, call hot flashes, in Australia, NZ and the UK it has always been Hot Flushes. Not sure about Sth Africa A woman I work with calls them 'tropicals'. Lesley To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. -- Ruth R. in Ohio roxw...@krafters.net To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
Haven't talked to any friends today to ask them what they call it here. I had a complete hysterectomy when I was 33 because of cancer and was told that I couldn't have HRT. The first months after surgery I had very severe waves of heat if I went from outside into the warmth of a shop. A few times they were severe enough for me to black out. I got to know the local ambulance men who would come to deal with me. The shops just want to get rid of you. The ambulance men would ask me if I'd finished shopping and needed to go home or if they should just drop me off round the corner. I came here for a holiday at the end of June that year and it was hot all the time and cold when you went into shops! By the time I went back to work at the end of August I was over the worst. I don't remember it being called anything - flushes, flashes - I guess I never talked about it except with the ambulance men!! Malvary in Ottawa. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what?
When I was going through the pause I had it pretty easy - I would get night sweats but that was about all except when I'd have a glass of wine or other alcohol. Yes, soaking wet with the sheets sticking to me. Since I live out in the woods I could step out onto the back deck in the middle of the night to cool off without worry of being seen in my non-jammies! It was heavenly! Best to all for the new year, Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon where we're warmer than most of the rest of the country for a switch. Last year for Christmas we had 42 of snow! - Original Message - From: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net To: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net; Alice Howell lacel...@verizon.net Cc: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what? Lucky you. I had similar history. Here I am, 66 next week, and no end in sight. Thankfully I learnt the trick of turning the pillow over so I can start off again with a cool side. DH, as he gets older, likes to have the covers up around his ears, so it might be separate bedrooms for us in future. Mine nice and cool and he can get his as hot as he wants. I just dislike having that flush in the face when I flash. At least I have a built in heater on these cool days. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - Original Message From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Alice Howell lacel...@verizon.net Cc: Chat lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 2:42:26 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Hot... what? Some of my friends call it a personal tropical vacation. And... re the HRT, quite a few years ago it was determined that staying on HRT for a long time increased the chance of cancer, so most doctors in the US encourage you to ride it out... it will usually go away. I went through surgical menapause when I was 48 and had a complete hysterectomy (including the ovaries, as my Mom died from Ovarian Cancer). I was started on HRT, but stopped after reading the reports about it. Initially after that, I had some trouble with the flashes/flushes, but eventually they subsided. Clay On 1/9/2010 2:16 PM, Alice Howell wrote: My friends around here call them 'Power Surges'. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Hot what??
Oh and I've heard flushes, flashes, power surges and infernal hormone adjustments! Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
