I had a complete hysterectomy in December 2001 -- and except for a few hot flashes -- completely taken care of by a "magic" little soy pill in the morning -- and a stray hair here and there on my chin and upper lip -- the only main thing I've noticed is that where I used to freeze all the time -- I have gone through this winter without having to wear a jacket outside Not hot flashes -- my body just always feels warm now instead of cold.

But I never thought about the "memory loss" as being a part of menopause -- I was actually beginning to worry about early alzheimers and had discussed it with my counselor -- we eventually just past it off as having alot on my plate lately and decided not to worry about it -- and now I think it might be part of the "process" -- I'm going to worry even LESS about it

And I'm with you Vicki -- I'm happy to trade those monthly PMS attacks for this