3d ago
Okay so I have an OB appointment coming up and I am genuinely stressed about walking in there and blanking on everything. 50, Ohio, periods have gone absolutely feral the past eight months and the fatigue is the part that's hardest to explain. Like I can describe the bleeding fine. But the tired? It's not regular tired. It's a specific kind of flat where I'm sitting at my desk at 2pm and I genuinely cannot tell if I'm sad or just depleted. I want to be able to tell her that clearly instead of just going "I'm really tired" and having her nod and move on. So I started keeping a little note on my phone. Not fancy. Just end of day, one line: how bad the bleeding was, what I ate because on heavy days I've basically been living on scrambled eggs and whatever requires zero effort, and then a number for how functional I actually felt. Like did I cancel something? Did I sit in my car before going inside? That kind of thing. What I'm wondering is: what did you track before YOUR appointment that actually helped the conversation go somewhere? Did you bring printed notes or just talk from your phone? Did your doctor actually engage with the fatigue piece or did it get brushed past? I feel like I need a strategy here and not just vibes. Any of this land with anyone? 😩