50 in March and I've spent the last fortnight actually counting my flushes. Like, properly writing them down in the notes app on my phone because I knew if I walked into the GP surgery and she asked "how often" I'd just say "loads" and look like an idiot. Turns out it's been between 8 and 14 a day. Some days more. I didn't realise it was that many until I started logging them. There's something quite grim about seeing it written out. Anyway. My appointment's next week and I'm trying to work out what to actually say when we get to the HRT conversation. Not asking for advice on what to push for, honestly I just want to hear other people's patch vs gel experiences? Like not the medical stuff, just the day to day of it. Does the patch stay on in the shower, does the gel feel weird, does any of it just feel normal after a while. That sort of thing. Also on a completely unrelated note I've started eating a lot of cold food in the evenings because I cannot face cooking something hot and then having a flush halfway through. Salads, cold chicken, bits of this and that. My husband thinks I've lost the plot but honestly it's the only time of day I feel vaguely human. Sorry this is a bit all over the place. Just needed to get it out before the appointment x