4d ago
48 next month and I genuinely thought I was prepared for perimenopause. Hot flushes, mood stuff, fine, I'd read about all of that. Nobody warned me about THIS. My periods have gone completely rogue. I had a fairly regular 28-day cycle for about twenty five years and now it's anyone's guess. Last month it arrived nine days early and was so heavy I went through everything I had at work and had to ask a colleague if she had anything spare. I am 48 years old. Standing in a toilet cubicle feeling like I did at thirteen. So I've started writing it all down. Dates, how heavy (I've been doing light / medium / heavy / sending help as my four categories 😂), how many days, any spotting in between. I've got a GP appointment in six weeks and I want to walk in with something concrete because last time I mentioned my periods changing she said it was normal for my age and moved on. I need her to actually see the pattern, not just hear me say "they've been heavy" and nod. Also been trying to eat more iron-rich stuff on the bad days because I come off a heavy period absolutely floored. Lentil soup, spinach with eggs, that kind of thing. Low effort because that's all I can manage honestly. Anyone else been through this with their GP? Did having actual written records make a difference? I want to go in prepared not dismissed x