First St Barbara then St Gerald and now Father Jack

Yep, despite the HRT I do have a few of those rapid growing chin hairs and I do find surplus weight a problem. I've had a new knee and want a second, but the arthritis isn't actually too bad or painful it's mainly because my loose joints are deformed and give way. I thought when I was young that being loose limbed and able to do the splits and bend in silly directions was good - but apparently it isn't.

I think of it this way. My legs and arms are pretty hairless these days.
My now not so hairy face has been down to the ministrations of the lovely Maureen in our local salon over many years.

I've always said feck, arse and drink, not menopause or Trump related!!!
I have developed bum fluff on my face ? but no hair loss as yet. Just lots of hot flushes that are keeping me warm in this very cold Scottish weather! I often think there must be steam coming off me when I step out of a hot shop mid melt ?.
I am immensely tired but that's insomnia for you. All in all who'd be a woman? Given my time again I'd go for meat and two veg I think ?

I had an early menopause in my early 40's. Horrible at the time, but natural stuff seem to sort me out, and I prided myself on keeping my looks and lost weight 3 years ago and kept it off. However, since hitting mid 60's ( and mainly this year it seems)I look like my grandma in profile, my eyes seem to disappear despite makeup, I have had to give up contact lenses , and I seem to have developed very dark lines under my eyes and my hair sticks flat to my head , despite my hairdressers best efforts. I have lots of lovely, lovely things in my life, but gosh it's hard adjusting to think Daniel Craig might not fall at my feet anymore.....

My DH calls me the bionic woman - sometimes I think it's funny and sometimes I don't! I have false hair, false teeth, contact lenses as I am as blind as a bat, too much weight around my middle and this morning I have a face full of spots. Yay! Of course I know it could be worse.

Thank the Lord I am not alone. I thought I was the only woman with all these things happening to me. I think I am turning into a man, growing hairs on my chin , but losing it from my head. Have developed rosacea and rhinophyma, although doctor says I won't develop a big red, lumpy nose I seem to be heading that way. Never had spots even when I was in my teens, now I get them all the time. When my face goes red my nose swells and glows, I could be a stand in for Rudolph. Last time I saw the doc he gave me cream to rub on my cheeks and nose twice a day, when I read the leaflet it said it was for Athletes Foot, and also said not to be used on the face. Phoned the surgery about it and was told to use it. So far it doesn't appear to be helping at all, but I suppose at least I won't get Athletes Foot on my face. Lol. I now feel I am looking rather like an old witch, hope I don't end up being burnt at the stake, maybe I will be lucky and just get plunked on the ducking stool. Hey how, the joys of getting old.

Menapause started when I was 50, tried several different hrt treatments before finding one that suited me, however after 5 years my dr took me off it and I felt dreadful. Went to see a woman gynaecologist, she asked if my dr was man!! and immediately put me back on hrt!! Took it for over 15 years and have had no ill effects.

It was a woman who did my hysterectomy and put me on HRT. Found the right one first time. I’ve tried other synthetic ones since as I don’t really approve of the way the natural one is produced, but none of them worked.

When I look up at the sky to try to see Rudolph on Christmas Eve I will think of you, starlily 106

The picture this conjured up just made me laugh so much I almost choked on my G&T!
As for the menopause, I had a hysterectomy but the surgeon left one ovary so that I would have a 'natural' mp. The remaining ovary had other ideas and promptly went on strike but other than fairly mild hot flushes and a little weight gain I was fine. The generalized hair loss came later!