I’ve had “cold flashes” in the night since my 20’s…..always a couple days before my period….that’s usually how I knew it was coming. I wake up shivering, teeth chattering cold….this lasts for about 10-15 minutes, then goes back to normal. I’m 51 now, and still having them monthly or twice a month depending on what craziness my period is doing…..no hot flashes yet. But, yes, cold flashes are a real thing.

I’m in the frequent/long bleeding phase as well. Just went through biopsy, labs, and MRI to make sure it wasn’t something nefarious. For now, I’ve been using the minipill. I did have continuous spotting/bleeding for three months, a 10-day bleed in month 4, and nothing more than a couple days of spotting in months 5 and 6. No other side effects, and I had horrible mood side effects when I was younger on the pill and take meds for severe PMS anxiety, so was concerned. If anything, my mood has improved. As long as this keeps controlling the bleeding, I’ll continue it. I’m 51, so hoping to be in menopause in the next couple years. My MRI showed endometriosis and adenomysis, so the progestin should also help keep that under better control. If not, I will do a trial of Orilissa, and then possibly hysterectomy as a last option.

I’ll mask in healthcare settings or indoors in crowded places, which I’m almost never in. I work from home and time my shopping/errands to non busy times. We had Covid last summer. The only people I know IRL that haven’t had Covid are my dd and my mother—both have been exposed multiple times, have never been careful about masking, but have not gotten sick or tested positive after exposures. ETA: we are all vaccinated and boosted.

Both dd and I are very long waisted, so we’re happy to have high-waisted pants back again. However, I’d like to see all rises just available all the time….low, mid, high. People have different body shapes, I don’t see why can’t we just have multiple types of pants available all the time.

Same here….I don’t wear a lot and stick to pretty neutral colors, but really only don’t wear makeup if I’m sick. I don’t spend more than 5-10 minutes per day on my makeup and don’t really pay attention to other people wearing it or not.

Santa Baby definitely!

Me too!! One pumpkin pie and one apple pie.

I have Raynaud’s, and mine is never just one finger. It’s all of them (except thumbs), and they get bluish. And light sensitivity has not been part of any of my autoimmune diseases. Hopefully, he will get some answers soon and glad it’s being checked out.

I would follow the CDC guidelines. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html Definitely not go to church tonight. Your sister sounds like she is overreacting though. You don’t need to do weeks of quarantine. Since your dh recently tested positive on PCR, I would assume the rapid tests were accurate. But you can test again to confirm.

Dh also had the severe sore throat….he did a virtual urgent care visit and was prescribed a lidocaine gel to swallow a few times per day…..it did really give him relief from the sore throat when nothing else was helping.

I’m so sorry for your loss….agreeing with others that it’s a really personal decision. We lost our beloved 13-year-old dog a year ago…..dd was especially heartbroken. For a variety of reasons, we didn’t think we should get another dog at that time, or now. But, we did adopt a kitten about a week and half after we lost our dog. She’s super sweet, cheered us up, and is a wonderful addition to our family. ETA: my point isn’t to get a cat😊, just that I think everyone is different as far as how long to wait to get a new pet. For us, getting a new pet soon was a good decision.

All four of us had it in June, and it was like a bad cold. None of us had fevers. Main symptoms were fatigue, headache, congestion/runny nose. Dh was the only one that had a sore throat. Symptoms were gone within 7-10 days, with the exception of being more tired than usual that lasted a couple weeks. We were all vaccinated and boosted.

We all got the new booster and flu shot about a month ago, as did my parents. Our family had Covid in late June. My dad had Covid back in April, and we were very worried because he has a number of other risk factors for severe illness, but it was very mild for him thankfully. He did take Paxlovid. My mom didn’t get it and hasn’t had it despite being a close contact to someone several times. I thought I was getting again last weekend….woke up Saturday with a pounding headache, congestion/runny nose, and sore throat. Tested on Sunday night, and it was negative. Monday morning felt completely fine. No one else has been sick in our household, so I don’t know what that was…..

We don’t have plans to fly anytime soon, but did fly once in September. We did mask, mostly because the plane was completely full and was crowded beyond my comfort level. We’d recently had Covid a couple months prior, but I didn’t want a cold or anything else on vacation.