Right so I've been putting off writing this for weeks but here we go. I have a GP appointment next Thursday and I genuinely cannot decide how to start the conversation. The thing is every time I go in, I end up talking about the sleep and the hot flushes and the brain fog and by the time we've done all that the appointment is basically over and I've said nothing about the other stuff. The stuff that's actually affecting me and my husband more than I let on. I don't even have the right words for it. Like, how do you say "everything feels different and not in a good way and I'm not sure I recognise my own body anymore" without it sounding dramatic? I've been trying to write it down beforehand which helps a bit. I've seen people mention here that they literally hand their GP a list and I'm thinking I might actually do that this time because left to my own devices I will absolutely chicken out and just nod when she asks if everything else is fine. I've written "dryness, discomfort, not wanting to" on a piece of paper and then folded it up and put it in my bag. Progress I suppose. Has anyone actually managed to have this conversation with their GP without wanting to dissolve into the floor? Did they take it seriously? I'm on the NHS so I know time is short but I'm hoping if I go in with notes she'll understand I've thought about this and I'm not just being dramatic. I'm 49 and I feel like I've been quietly managing this for two years and I'm a bit tired of that now. Any words of wisdom gratefully received. Or just solidarity. Either works x