6d ago
42 and my periods have turned into something I genuinely don't recognise. Last month I went through a whole pack of the thick ones in two days and had to cancel a meeting because I was too scared to stand up. The month before that it barely showed up at all. There is no pattern. There is nothing to predict. I've started scribbling things down in my notes app because I kept going blank when I tried to explain it to anyone, how heavy is heavy, how tired is tired, it all sounds vague when you say it out loud. So now I write it down on the day. What I used, how many hours it lasted, whether I could function or whether I just kind of... endured it. I've got a GP appointment next week and I want to go in actually prepared for once, not just saying "it's a lot" and getting a shrug. Someone in another thread mentioned asking specifically about ferritin rather than just general iron, and that's stuck with me because I am exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't touch. Like properly bone-tired by 11am. Also on heavy days I cannot face cooking anything. Last week I just did tinned lentil soup with a fried egg on top and honestly it kept me going. Not glamorous but it was something. Does anyone have a list of what they actually asked at their appointment? I want to go in with questions written down so I don't forget everything the moment I sit down. x