5d ago
48 and my periods have basically become a separate, unpredictable entity that does whatever it wants with zero input from me 😩 Last month: nothing for six weeks, then absolute carnage for ten days. This month: turned up early, heavy from day one, soaked through at work on Tuesday and had to do that mortifying walk to the loo with my cardigan tied round my waist like I was fourteen. I genuinely cannot tell you when my next one is coming. Could be Thursday. Could be August. I've started keeping a little calendar on my phone, just marking when it starts, how heavy, how long. Felt a bit pointless at first but I've got my GP appointment in three weeks and I want to actually be able to say "look, this is what's been happening" instead of sitting there going "erm, it's been a bit all over the place" while she nods and tells me it's normal for my age. Also been trying to eat more iron-rich stuff on the bad days because the tiredness afterwards is something else. Lentil soup mostly, because I cannot be bothered cooking anything that requires more than one pan when I feel like that. Anyone else tracking their cycle for a GP appointment? What did you find useful to note down? x