I recently saw Kathie Lee Gifford on the Today Show. She was promoting her new book, Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg. The book promotes the idea that women aren't finished with the game of life because there are no more eggs in their system. On most days, I agree with that premise. But there are some days I just feel like a rotten egg.
The conversation was very timely. It had been around a year since my last period. I ran to the kitchen calendar. Had I passed the one year mark? I could have a party to celebrate. I could serve deviled eggs, eggs benedict, egg rolls, egg drop soup.
I was discussing weight gain, insomnia, etc. with my doctor last year. I stated that I knew a lot of my complaints could be contributed to the fact that I was menopausal. “No,” she quickly corrected me, “You are perimenopausal.” As if I didn't know, she informed me that I had to go an entire year without a period to be menopausal. But once a year has passed without a period, isn't one “post-menopausal?” Maybe you are menopausal only for the day that connects the two.
I had missed the big day. It had passed two days before. I wonder what the ladies in my bunko group will think of the menu when I host next month!
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