50 and beyond

No, I am not sexy and hot. I am just going through menopause.

Fortunately, I have not had mood swings. Well, I hope it’s not because no one in the family dares to tell me, to avoid my wrath. The most obvious sign that I have been experiencing are hot flushes. Several times a day, I suddenly feel a wave of warmth starting from my neck and moving up my face. Beads of perspiration would appear along the edge of my forehead. My body will break out into a sweat. I try to fan my sweat off and then everything reverts to normal after a few minutes.

These hot flushes occur at anytime of the day, including the middle of the night when I am asleep. I think I must have been menopausing for years because for a few years now, I wake up feeling very hot and sweaty, and have to drink cold iced water because I’m thirsty from all the water I’d shedded in my sleep.

Meanwhile, I feel sorry for Hubby who wraps himself up like a poh piah every night and shivers himself to sleep.