Dawn

Jun 20 · Posted

Right, I am 40 years old and I have a spare pair of knickers in my handbag like I'm back in year seven. Actual spare clothes. In my work bag. Because last Thursday I bled through onto my chair at my desk and had to do the long walk to the loos hoping nobody noticed. I don't really know what I expected from this decade but it wasn't this. Started keeping notes on my phone about the heavy days because I've got a GP appointment coming and I refuse to sit there and say "yeah it's quite heavy" and have her nod and send me away again. I want to say: four days of flooding, two where I couldn't leave the house without doubling up, this is what tired looks like by day three. That kind of tired where you're staring at the kettle and you've genuinely forgotten what you were doing. I've been leaning on lentil soup and tinned sardines on toast on the bad days because cooking anything that involves standing up for more than ten minutes is beyond me. Not glamorous. Absolutely keeping me upright though. Anyone else doing this? The notes thing, the spare clothes thing, the pretending everything is fine thing? Just me? 😩

Jun 6 · Replied

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Thank you Janet, and everyone who replied. This is exactly why I posted. Reading these has made me feel much less ridiculous, and I am adding a few notes before my next appointment.

Jun 6 · Posted

I've got a GP appointment in three weeks and I want to actually be useful this time instead of just saying "it's quite heavy" and leaving with nothing. So I'm writing things down as they happen. Day of cycle, how heavy, how tired I am by the afternoon, whether I managed the school run without stopping somewhere to sort myself out. That's it. Nothing fancy, just notes on my phone. There was a thread on here recently about what to say to your GP and it made me realise I've been vague every single time. Not this time. Will report back.