Kavita H
MemberMum, worker, note-taker. 47, Derby. Here for honest stories and fewer blank stares.
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Jun 19 · Posted
47 and I keep going back and forth in my head between the patch and the gel. Not asking anyone to tell me which to pick, honestly I just want to hear what people's actual day-to-day is like with either. Like does the patch stay put in summer? Does the gel feel weird under clothes? My GP mentioned both in the same breath and then moved on before I could ask anything useful. Side thing: I've been writing down how many flushes I'm having each day because I kept underestimating when I tried to recall them at the appointment. Turns out it's more like 8 or 9 on a bad day, not the vague "quite a few" I kept saying. Sleep's a whole other chapter. Also quietly noting my caffeine and wine intake because both seem to make evenings worse. The coffee one is genuinely gutting. Anyway. Just curious about people's patch vs gel experiences, no pressure to give me a verdict on anything x
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Just popping back to say thank you, especially Clare. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.
Jun 18 · Posted
47 and I've been on the patch for four months now. Not posting for advice, genuinely just curious whether anyone else notices a real difference between patch and gel in terms of the flushes. I switched from gel in the summer because I was paranoid about whether I was applying it right, whether the dog was licking my arm, whether my husband was absorbing it somehow (I know, I know 😂). The patch felt more... reliable? But I'm still getting flushes, especially 3am-ish, and I don't know if that's just where I am in the process or whether gel might have suited me better. I've started writing down flush times and rough severity because I was getting muddled about whether things were actually improving or I was just having a better week. So far the data is extremely unglamorous. Also trying to track caffeine and the odd glass of wine because both seem suspicious but I can't quite catch them in the act. Not asking anyone to tell me what to do, just, you know. Curious what other people's patch vs gel experience has actually felt like. x
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47 and I keep going back and forth in my head between the patch and the gel. Not asking anyone to tell me which to pick, honestly I just want to hear what people's actual day-to-day is like with either. Like does the patch stay put in summer? Does the gel feel weird under clothes? My GP mentioned both in the same breath and then moved on before I could ask anything useful. Side thing: I've been writing down how many flushes I'm having each day because I kept underestimating when I tried to recall them at the appointment. Turns out it's more like 8 or 9 on a bad day, not the vague "quite a few" I kept saying. Sleep's a whole other chapter. Also quietly noting my caffeine and wine intake because both seem to make evenings worse. The coffee one is genuinely gutting. Anyway. Just curious about people's patch vs gel experiences, no pressure to give me a verdict on anything x
47 and I've been on the patch for four months now. Not posting for advice, genuinely just curious whether anyone else notices a real difference between patch and gel in terms of the flushes. I switched from gel in the summer because I was paranoid about whether I was applying it right, whether the dog was licking my arm, whether my husband was absorbing it somehow (I know, I know 😂). The patch felt more... reliable? But I'm still getting flushes, especially 3am-ish, and I don't know if that's just where I am in the process or whether gel might have suited me better. I've started writing down flush times and rough severity because I was getting muddled about whether things were actually improving or I was just having a better week. So far the data is extremely unglamorous. Also trying to track caffeine and the odd glass of wine because both seem suspicious but I can't quite catch them in the act. Not asking anyone to tell me what to do, just, you know. Curious what other people's patch vs gel experience has actually felt like. x
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Just popping back to say thank you, especially Clare. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.