Back in March or so (good gravy, so many things going on in March), I started up again with hot flashes. Wheeeeee ewwww. Last time I had hot flashes was about two years ago -- a month of feeling VERY SUDDENLY HOT on occasion. Eventually, the moments dissipated, and bloodwork showed that no, I was not in fact entering menopause at all. Oy. I wondered: could this be it, this time?
I happened to have a routine maintenance appointment with my OB/GYN at the end of the month (convenient timing), so I mentioned the situation, and left the appointment with orders for bloodwork to see what my hormone levels said now.
Because April and May were busy, I delayed getting the tests done. But lo and behold, after about a month of feeling VERY SUDDENLY HOT on occasion, the flashes just... stopped. Back to your lives, citizens. Nothing to see here.
With the bonanza that was the heart monitor, though, I thought it would be helpful to run those tests to ensure that there wasn't some perimenopausal source for my FitBit data.
And.... nope.
We're still doing the regular, non-menopausal thing. Which, all things considered, is good for my bones and my overall heart health. A little frustrating, given the body's firm desire to disallow overriding any attempts to shut down periodic cycling, still. But OK.
Do what you must, body. I only live here.
Because it is, really, on the mark.
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