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Full circles. Maybe it's a Libran process, this compulsion to explore the extremes and then find center.
As exhausting as it can be - I am certainly well-traveled. Just wish it wasn't so hard on those around me.

Louise struck such a chord when she mentioned that she dances. And then there was Christines' blog on
Women dancing the Human race... I've been ruminating on it for days.
I was grieving, especially - my dancing, X-country Skiing, and Hiking. Maybe we dance differently I wonder...
The dancing I used to do was a physical modern dance. There is a group that I used to join.

Hi there!

I went to my doctors to talk to her about the pregnancy and the prolapse situation and she was less than helpful - just pretty much told me to sit tight, try and ignore any pain (as we have no way of knowing if it is normal pregnancy pain, prolapse or something more sinister), make it to my six week scan and then call the midwives - in other words, bog off and be someone else's problem. So I wasn't too happy on that front.

Hi

i am so curious as to where everyone is from. My guess is mainly states,canada and u.k. ?

The second reason outside of curiousity is that perhap's those of us in the same country might be able to pass on info to each other on good sources of massage, health food shop's, yoga classes, duala's etc.. that would help our living with 'cele's

I'm from dublin ireland by the way

Best wishes

Anne-helen

O.k. this topic popped into my head this morning. I am having an uncomfortable day today (almost a feeling like everything is swollen) and after weeks of not checking I couldn’t help myself and after my bath had a feel around!

Hi All

Been doing some reading about menopause and came across some info about how the lowering of oestrogen levels up to menopause allows the androgen effects to dominate after menopause, leading to a thickening of the waistline, thicker body hair and the development of facial hair. This is why female libido is not directly affected by menopause; it is maintained by testosterone, which does not decrease straight after menopause.

Hi everyone: I am not having any luck finding a midwife up here in Ontario, Canada. The way it works is midwives are all covered by the government, and there are particular locals depending on where you live. I live in a city just ourtside of Toronto. My due date will be late July, so I was told most of them are on vacation and there is really no chance of my getting one (I've been put on a waiting list). To get a Toronto midwife I'd have to live in Toronto.
I'm thinking the next best route is to find a good birthing centre and possibly a doula.

Hey All,

Sea Sponges. Pessaries.

I'm leaning towards the sponge but am very unhappy about the environmental aspect. Very very.
I'm too broke for doc visits and suspicious of man-made materials as I got Toxic Shock from a
diaphragm - the first and only time I used one. My (good) Doc at the time - saved my life - felt
that it would be wise for me to not use anything internal. Tampons or BC. Haven't stuck anything
but my husband in there for 20 yrs. ! I've always wondered what weird foreign substance gave me that

I've just been for my very overdue smear with the nurse and I asked her what she saw down there and if anything looked out of place. Having seen the doctor and gyno about my prolpase and being told I didn't have one, only a very slight sagging on the front wall and nothing to be concerned about, I was interested in what she saw. I KNOW I have prolapse and have all the common symptoms of it and it is when standing it presents itself.

Yesterday I was in pain all day. It started early and by the time my husband got home I was in tears. I wanted to crawl under a rock and pull the rock in on me. My leg hurt, my rectum hurt (this has only been happening in the last few weeks), my vajaja hurt, and my heart just broke. The day before, and so far today, just the usual stuff I deal with (I have a weird problem with my left leg that affects other personal parts, as well).

Anyone else have days like this? Please say yes!!

I wish I could figure out some rhyme or reason to it. Kit

Hi Christine,

Hoping to make you smile, you can change the title if it offends!!