Whew!

I'm enjoying the cooler winter weather. It's so much easier to control the massive ups and downs of intense hot flushes. A quick shift to a cooler part of the house or a short burst from a nearby fan and it's all over in just a minute or two.

And if I time it right, I can get out of bed on these colder mornings while in the grip of a heavy hot flush. By the time I've got into the shower or into my clothes my temperature has gone back to normal and I haven't had that first chill that hits most people when getting out of a warm bed. There have to be some benefits in this wretched disease and the unpleasant side effects of its rather severe medications.

We're going back to the specialist this week for a follow-up on my first appointment at our new hospital. We'll be discussing my application to go on the Phase III trial of a new drug for people in my situation. Interesting.