04/03/2021
Yesterday mornings face!
As we released our 2nd part of our menopause discussion (head to Anchor.fm, Spotify, YouTube etc. To listen) I'm on my 3rd day of my period!
My journey as a female has been fairly smooth sailing. I started my periods when I was about 11/12 and I was so lucky that I never experienced menstrual cramps until I got into my mid to late 20s!
However, things definitely took a turn and I started to, infrequently, have cramps and back ache and sore breasts... the usual for most women!! My changes really came when I would bleed post exercise, it was confusing and so I went for pap smears and they noticed my cervix was eroding!
Sounds great I know!!! 🤣🤣 though once it was cauterized (it didn't hurt) life returned to some kind of normality for me!
Now in my mid 30's the path has changed again. This last year my cycle has been unpredictable, inconsistent and I've had a few tests all of which have come back "within normal ranges" so who knows what is going on? Could it be Covid stress, perimenopause, have I miscarried and not known? All of these things are floating round my head!
Needless to say this journey at times can be hella confusing and I feel like I'm one of the luckier ones!!
So here's to the ladies out there who are confused, who can't figure out their bodies, I see you and I hear you!! And to the ladies who feel lucky like me! I see you too and acknowledge that we need to talk about these things even if we feel lucky because conversations and open communication bring us together ❤