Well, it’s happening. Can’t stop Mother Nature, but I sure wish She’d given me some kind of warning.
So here’s what happened:
The work day started like normal. I opened the exam rooms and worked up a couple of patients. I got hot, as I tend to do when I start work.
Problem is, I couldn’t cool down. Like, sheen of sweat, trouble breathing, full-blown panic hot.
I think I just experienced my first hot flash. And my brain (at the time) switched into freakout mode because it didn’t know what the fuck was going on.
I’m okay now. I hyperventilated a bit, cried a bit, and finally got my temperature regulated… just in time for the doctor to crank up the heat in the office.
I’m a tad young for it, but now that it’s over I’m not surprised. It was bound to happen eventually. I just wish it hadn’t happened while I was at work. I got too much to do for that kind of mess to be going on.
Does this mean I can blame any wild mood swings on menopause? Because that I might be able to handle.