Every time it resets, I shake my fist. Come on, uterus! Shut it down already!

So, took my car to the shop today and got a Lyft to the nearest library to wfh, waited for it to open at 9 do just got in and apparently I left my laptop at the office yesterday? Maybe they will be done with my car in time for me to go get it…

That's neat, Tom.

I was lucky with menopause even though it was due to hysterectomy at 38. In fact, bonus was no more migraines, which were highly manageable with Excedrin and long, dark naps, thank god, but it was still nice not to have them anymore.

Smooth transition to Tylenol-only for your mom, -t.

My dentist is so awesome. Got a crown yesterday, and I can't even tell today. Amazing. It was a bit sore last night as we got pretty close to the nerve, but 100% normal today.

I'm currently in a group chat where four of us are trying to nail down one, single date for dinner, and it is getting pretty hilarious. People are now just throwing out a date, and the responses are coming in single phrases. "Good" "Trial" "Chatham" -- so far, no four "goods" in a row. Into mid-November...

Cool, Tom! As a retired librarian, I feel guilty for not even knowing what Coptic binding is. Thanks for the link.

Had to charge up my poor neglected personal laptop's battery and upgrade the OS before I could install Firefox but I did all that and was able to do a little work. Thinking I will see what lunch I can walk to shortly, I believe I should have a bunch of choices as downtown is just a couple of blocks away

Niece reports the OT is impressed with how well Mom is doing, so I am presuming the Tylenol/ibuprofen regimen is working out ok. Will head down again tomorrow so I'll get the full details then

chemical nonsense driving the bus

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I wish I'd asked my doctor about HRT the instant I started having perimenopause symptoms. I'm on it now, and it has made a world of difference. When I had to go off it for a bit (breast cancer scare, everything's fine), the changes were noticeable. For one thing, when I'm on HRT, I don't have sobbing meltdowns multiple times a week.

I wish I'd asked my doctor about HRT the instant I started having perimenopause symptoms. I'm on it now, and it has made a world of difference.

Fucking life-changing, and it's been less than 2 weeks. My OB/GYN did a blood test for my testosterone level and based on the results she added topical testosterone to my HRT cocktail. My understanding is full effects don't really kick in for 3 months or more, which feels like taking testosterone's effectiveness on faith for a while.

Progesterone has not made an appreciable effect on my sleep, which makes me sad. Though Dr. Google says "It often takes up to 2 weeks of consistent bedtime dosing to experience steady, full-night sleep improvements." And it hasn't been a full 2 weeks for me yet, so maybe my sleep will start improving in the very near future. Fingers crossed!

I wish I had some sort of tracker to tell me how far along the work on my car was

Poor Skinner is sick again. He has had frequent digestive issues throughout his life so I don't pay attention to that anymore. He threw up last night and didn't want to eat this morning, but that happens so often it was ignored. This changed when I was giving him morning ear rubs, as one does, and he was noticeably warmer than usual. Called the vet and brought him in. Temp of 104.4. When he had a bunch of tests done a couple of months ago, all his blood tests were completely normal. Today, all are screwed up. White cells up, red cells down, liver way the hell out of whack. So injections and a couple different kinds of antibiotics, as well as liver meds. She wouldn't even give him anything for the fever because his liver was so off.

Bottom line, I would be significantly better off if I had chosen veterinary medicine as a career. Just sayin'.

Aw, poor Skinner. Hope the vet can get it sorted out.