9 Jun
Can I just ask, is anyone else's period basically unrecognisable from what it used to be? Mine were always heavy-ish but manageable. Now I genuinely cannot predict when they'll arrive, how long they'll last, or whether I'll need to change every hour or barely anything happens. Last month was seven days of absolute carnage. The month before, four days, fairly normal. This month, twelve days and counting. I'm 42 and I feel like I'm back at secondary school panicking in a meeting because I wasn't prepared. I've started scribbling notes on my phone, dates, how heavy, how tired I am, because I've got a GP appointment coming up and I don't want to sit there and go blank when she asks me questions. Has anyone actually had bloodwork done for this? I want to ask about iron levels specifically because the exhaustion is something else. Like bone-deep, not just tired. Also on the practical side, on the really bad days I cannot face cooking anything complicated. This week it was tinned lentil soup with bread and I did not apologise to anyone for it. x