Segment on Today Show

Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked to a
woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some kind of
warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could simulate hot flashes
for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he does think now he has a
much better sense of what sufferers really go through/experience. I was
doing other things at the time and didn't catch a lot else. Anyone else see
it? Was there anything else worth mentioning?

Kimmy

"HotFlashesColdTears" <kimstar2856@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
> to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
> kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
> simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
> does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
> through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
> catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
> mentioning?

Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it can
be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold flash,
or...

Chak


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> "HotFlashesColdTears" <kimstar2856@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>> Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
>> to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
>> kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
>> simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
>> does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
>> through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
>> catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
>> mentioning?
>
> Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it can
> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold flash,
> or...

....somehow managed to get him to pass chicken liver clots... I think *that*
would do it. <eg> Would probably completely freak the poor guy out.

Cathy


>
> Chak
>
>
> --
> If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
> --Tallulah Bankhead
>
>
>
>

"Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote in
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> ...somehow managed to get him to pass chicken liver clots... I think
> *that* would do it. <eg> Would probably completely freak the poor guy
> out.
>

Heh - that would be good. Of course, he'd prolly faint at the sight of
blood, but that would be good, too. :-)

Chak

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"Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote in message
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> "Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "HotFlashesColdTears" <kimstar2856@yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:_zDoh.14463$yC5.2226@newssvr27.news.prodigy.n et:
>>
>>> Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
>>> to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
>>> kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
>>> simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
>>> does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
>>> through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
>>> catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
>>> mentioning?
>>
>> Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it can
>> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
>> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold flash,
>> or...
>
> ...somehow managed to get him to pass chicken liver clots... I think
> *that* would do it. <eg> Would probably completely freak the poor guy
> out.
>

*that* is something that no man, no matter how understanding he
is or tries to be, can ever understand.

Nor, without an orifice of the right kind, can he ever know
what it's like to have *fluid* trickling constantly down and
out. To feel like you're constantly *peeing yourself*.


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"Jette Goldie" wrote:

> "Cathy F." wrote:

>> "Chakolate" wrote:
>>> Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it can
>>> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
>>> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold
>>> flash,
>>> or...

>> ...somehow managed to get him to pass chicken liver clots... I think
>> *that* would do it. <eg> Would probably completely freak the poor guy
>> out.

> *that* is something that no man, no matter how understanding he
> is or tries to be, can ever understand.
>
> Nor, without an orifice of the right kind, can he ever know
> what it's like to have *fluid* trickling constantly down and
> out. To feel like you're constantly *peeing yourself*.

Ewww, yuck! I haven't been privileged to have that one yet. I can hardly
wait! ; )

Kimmy

"HotFlashesColdTears" <kimstar2856@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Jette Goldie" wrote:
>
>> "Cathy F." wrote:
>
>>> "Chakolate" wrote:
>>>> Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it
>>>> can
>>>> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate
>>>> a
>>>> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold
>>>> flash,
>>>> or...
>
>>> ...somehow managed to get him to pass chicken liver clots... I think
>>> *that* would do it. <eg> Would probably completely freak the poor guy
>>> out.
>
>> *that* is something that no man, no matter how understanding he
>> is or tries to be, can ever understand.
>>
>> Nor, without an orifice of the right kind, can he ever know
>> what it's like to have *fluid* trickling constantly down and
>> out. To feel like you're constantly *peeing yourself*.
>
> Ewww, yuck! I haven't been privileged to have that one yet. I can hardly
> wait! ; )
>
> Kimmy

"Ewww, yuck!" pretty much sums up that particular phase of peri. ;-)

Cathy


>
>

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:01:14 GMT, "HotFlashesColdTears"
<kimstar2856@yahoo.com> wrote:

>She rigged him up to some kind of
>warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could simulate hot flashes
>for him

Sound like a stupid topic for a show.

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> > Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
> > to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
> > kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
> > simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
> > does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
> > through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
> > catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
> > mentioning?Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of what it can
> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold flash,
> or...
What's this about cold flashes? Is this something I can look forward
to at some stage of menopause? So far it's just HOT HOT HOT!
Sometimes it seems like I'm one of the major causes of global warming.
Les

>
> Chak
>
> --
> If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
> --Tallulah Bankhead

"sage hen" <desertnymph@cwo.com> wrote in news:1169690777.063667.10260
@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com:

> What's this about cold flashes? Is this something I can look forward
> to at some stage of menopause? So far it's just HOT HOT HOT!
> Sometimes it seems like I'm one of the major causes of global warming.
>

Heh - no kidding. There are times when I'm pretty sure I must glow.

Sometimes people have cold flashes instead of hot flashes, before or
after hot flashes, or alternating with hot flashes. There are also
panic/anxiety flashes and 'trippy' hot flashes that have reminded some
people of an acid trip.

Meno ain't for sissies.

Chak

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If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
--Tallulah Bankhead

"sage hen" <desertnymph@cwo.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>
>> > Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
>> > to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
>> > kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
>> > simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
>> > does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
>> > through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
>> > catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
>> > mentioning?Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste of
>> > what it can
>> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
>> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold flash,
>> or...
> What's this about cold flashes?

They were news to me, too, but I did get them.

Is this something I can look forward
> to at some stage of menopause?

Maybe, maybe not.

So far it's just HOT HOT HOT!
> Sometimes it seems like I'm one of the major causes of global warming.
> Les

I got cold flashes now & again for a while. Mine came in 2 varieties: 1)
exactly the opposite of hot flashes - short bursts of being very cold and
they alternated w/hot flashes, and 2) generally being chilly virtually all
day. (Which for me was weird, since I tend to run overly warm, if
anything.) I wasn't sick - they were cold flashes; I otherwise felt fine.

Cathy

sage hen wrote:

> What's this about cold flashes?

They came as a surprise to me, too. I think they're less
commonly experienced than hot flashes.

Is this something I can look forward
> to at some stage of menopause?

Maybe, maybe not. I got them post-hysterectomy, now and then for
about a year or two. I'd wake up at night shivering with teeth
chattering, and it would take several minutes for me to warm up.
I wasn't damp, I didn't have a fever, the room wasn't cold, and
I hadn't thrown off the covers. I'd guess this happened maybe a
dozen times.

So far it's just HOT HOT HOT!
> Sometimes it seems like I'm one of the major causes of global warming.

We all must do our part. <G>

FurPaw

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On Jan 24, 4:46 pm, AWilliamson <see_address_in_re...@invalid.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:01:14 GMT, "HotFlashesColdTears"
>
> <kimstar2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >She rigged him up to some kind of
> >warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could simulate hot flashes
> >for him
>
> Sound like a stupid topic for a show.

Daytime TV can be like that.

JustGB

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> "sage hen" <desertnymph@cwo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>>> > Anyone see the piece this morning on The Today Show? Matt Lauer talked
>>> > to a woman doctor specializing in menopause. She rigged him up to some
>>> > kind of warming bed used to treat hypothermia so that she could
>>> > simulate hot flashes for him. He said it was very uncomfortable and he
>>> > does think now he has a much better sense of what sufferers really go
>>> > through/experience. I was doing other things at the time and didn't
>>> > catch a lot else. Anyone else see it? Was there anything else worth
>>> > mentioning?Heh. A warming bed, eh? She only gave him a small taste
>>> > of what it can
>>> be like. Now if she'd hit him over the head with a mallet to simulate a
>>> migraine, or tossed him into a vat of ice water to simulate a cold
>>> flash,
>>> or...
>> What's this about cold flashes?
>
> They were news to me, too, but I did get them.
>

Hot flashes at night, when I'm trying to sleep. During the day
when I'm trying to work, I'm shivering when all around me are
saying "warm in here, isn't it?"


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