Beej, I know others who had migraines just like the one you described.

almost cereal - that's what I meant to say - my sister and I both had "sick headaches" like that along with our cycles. Hers were way worse. We both eventaully grew out of them. Not that that's any help at all.

I left for work early. about 330 . figureingI 'd get to sit in the library for 45 - 30 min before working. in the cool . reading. nope. never made it to work accident on the road I take to work. not a problem. however, I did not find out about it until I was on the road. thing were very slow but moving. 45 min into journey - pass dead truck. yay . 1/2 mile down the road. dead stop. 20 min later- in spitting distance of the town I need to be in -- a police car goes by saying " road closed turn around. " now, NPR had been sayin g the road was closed since I got on it. So why - when I got to the first accident , didn't they turn us around. Really - it is fun to sit on a road when it is 113 degrees. If they had turned me around earlier - I might have made it to work late but not crazy late. so I get an unexpected vactaion day. whee. I got home - about 530. ( if I had tried to get to work - it would have been 630)

good news: when I left my house , it was 103 outside. when I got home , it was 102.

It's weird though. I'm not really the headache getting type. Or, at least, wasn't. Seems odd, at this late date, to be growing into them.

I'll have to look into that cream. I plan to be pre-pared...if you know what I mean.

I had cramps so bad in high school and college. I puked in the nurse's station sink in high school once. Most other times I just wanted to die. In college I looked like death so much that they didn't even ask my name when I finally got to the Death Health Center. They just asked what I needed and rushed me to a bed and heating pad. Good times.

I liked pill best for PMS control, and ring best for convenience. Now I leave it up to the full moon and tides. The PMS hasn't been bad enough to contemplate getting a new script.

Beej - my understanding is that the wild hormone surge and fades can do a number of fun things - that will settle down . however, make the doctors run all sorts of tests - ( like thyroid , for example) if the headaches continue, just to rule out other possiblities.

Oooooo! Cindy! I've been meaning to tell you. We're gonna be up in your neck of the woods (I think) tomorrow! We're going to this: [link]

That's my neck of the woods! I was intrigued by the NSMT lineup this summer but we never got around to getting tickets. I'm tired of my brain being et up by school. Maybe we'll get to the Salem State production of The Fantasticks.

Why didn't you guys TELL me there were small little tubey travel size things of PhotoFinish?!!? I was at Sephora, and all ready to leave, as they were out of the big pump things, and then she was like "Oh, well, we have the little ones..." and they're so much more perfect! (Though, uh, probably even MORE expensive per ounce)

So, I'm having an 80's party for my birthday - WITH dress code. I know what I want to wear and I have been scouring eBay for the little bits of it.

I thought the 80s were back--what do you need ebay for? Isn't it all in Target right now?

Slut that I am I had sex with each of my 3 husbands on the first date. Had no intention of marrying any of them. When will I ever learn?

Damn, Laura, that's some track record! I think I will have to keep you in mind if I"m ever feeling worried about wanting to be slutty. :)

walking the dog this morning, I noticed that the display window in the wedding cake bakery around the corner was all hung with...butterfiles and dragonflies

Hee! That's so wrong, but awesome. That story still cracks me up.

That's probably all I should say because I kind of promised Teacup Guy that I wouldn't discuss our sex life on the internet.

What? Someone who DOESN"T want intimate details of their life out there for the ENTIRE WORLD to see?!? Shocking. I thought those people had all become extinct...;P

(Wow, and then a huge lot of whitefonted TMI...huh...apparently it's the day for it)

Also: I think any place that SELLS GARTER BELTS ought to be required to sell STOCKINGS. Stupid department stores didn't have them! Had to go to the OTHER mall to Vicky's. Hmph.

beth, thanks for the tip...and good thoughts on this settling down.

I am going to get the thyroid checked. Several of the interbunny resources I scoured while murmering under my breath "NOT the bigM, NOT the bigM, please, NOT the bigM", today suggested doing so.

I did, however, have a 'cbc' done when finally getting the mono diagnosed this spring. Does that include thyroid?

I am going to get the thyroid checked. Several of the interbunny resources I scoured while murmering under my breath "NOT the bigM, NOT the bigM, please, NOT the bigM", today suggested doing so.

Trust me, Beej, the bigM doesn't just happen overnight. I've been in periM for close to 10 years now. Yes, vaginal dryness will happen, buy stock in KY, what can I say, it works. Chances are it's not the thyroid. You will have changes to your period: extra heavy, extra light, here today, gone tomorrow, if it can, it will. You'll feel like you're going through puberty all over again, but in reverse. My doctor doesn't do hormone replacement therapy, but she did put me on antidepressants to help with the mood swings. If anything, it's helped a lot in being able to maintain perspective on all the crap I'm going through with it. I'll be glad when I'm out the other side.