5d ago
Got a follow-up GP appointment in two weeks and I'm actually writing stuff down this time instead of walking in and saying 'yeah I think things are a bit better' when honestly I'm not sure they are. So I've got a notes page going. Sleep first because that's the one I can actually measure, sort of. I've been logging wake-ups on my phone and there's definitely a pattern around certain nights of the week which I think is connected to work stress but I want to show her rather than just say it. Hot flushes, I'm writing down rough frequency. Not obsessively, just morning and evening check-ins with myself. Mood is the hard one to put into words. I'm trying to write 'low and snappy by Thursday' rather than just 'mood bad' because that's actually more useful I think. And then the things that have genuinely improved, because I don't want to go in and only talk about what's still hard. Energy in the mornings is better than it was eight weeks ago. I'm noting that. I've also written one question I actually want answered and I'm going to say it even if it feels awkward. Last time I ran out of nerve at the end and just nodded along. Not doing that again. Anyone else find that writing it down before you go in makes the appointment feel less like a test you might fail?? x