Hello everyone,
Having spent ages reading the HRT good or bad? thread and having symptoms for the last three years, I decided I would go for it (symptoms getting worse) and rang my (new) surgery to make an appointment. I had cased the joint online previously and hand picked a young lady doctor whose interests included women's health issues. So far so good. Only to be met with "oh, she's on maternity leave". Ok. She can't help that. I asked for the other lady doctor. "She's on holiday til December". At this point my courage failed and I just said I would ring back. Hence the thread title. The other doctors are all male and middle-aged, with interests such as rugby and DIY. I know this shouldn't be an issue but I will find it very difficult keeping it all together to explain how I feel and that I really want to give HRT a try. I want the doctor to just say ok here you go but have the idea in my head that it will all be more difficult with an older male doctor.
Is this wrong? Is a female GP likely to be more sympathetic in your experience, or is it the luck of the draw?
Anyway, I did ring back and got an appointment for Thursday. I think it's with the rugby one. I feel nervous just thinking about it...