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[jorainbow]

Well I said I wouldn't but I flipping well am after this morning's call. Asked to have appointment moved forward as been suffering from lower back pain for three days and this morning woke at 4am with what I would describe as very sharp ovulation pain. This all a week after my period ended. After going back and forth with thrush symptoms but no thrush and uti but only one infection in a year, increase in mood issues, dry eyes and yet they haven't joined the flipping dots. I sat last night and really examined things and those odd joint pains and lack of libido kind of make sense. But no. The back pain will probably be muscular and the pelvic pain the end of my period. The best comment ' what do you think it is'. I don't know I don't get paid multiple thousands to diagnose do I! !!! How about doing the bloods I ask for everytime I go in. Or actually listening. 😡😡😡😡😡😡 Rant over. I'm off to walk the dog and kick a few leaves which will reduce my stress levels if I play let's pretend they are.......... 

[Dorothy]

Mention the magic words 'hot flush'...very few GPs will consider meno without hearing those two words!

Hope you manage to find a helpful GP soon.  Enjoy the leaves!

[jorainbow]

Thanks for the advice as so far I'm not getting those!!! Leaves were fun - just what I needed 😊😊😊

[Dorothy]

Might be worth inventing a few!  You can have every other typical meno symptom, but if you still get periods and don't get hot flushes they are not interested   

Glad you enjoyed the leaves.  Safer pretending too...you won't end up charged with ABH for kicking leaves 

[Kathleen]

Hello jorainbow.

I agree with Dorothy about mentioning hot flushes whether you have actually had them or not. You can also select 'night sweats' from the meno menu and see if that helps! Also you may never actually have the obvious symptoms of the menopause but that doesn't mean you should be dismissed.

Take care and hopefully you'll get the help you need.

K.

[CLKD]

Maybe see your Practice Nurse?  Certainly try not to see the same GP!  Also, asking to be referred to a Gynaecologist or Menopause CLinic might work, you can find out from the Hospital web-site/s if there are Consultants interested in womens health issues.  Some GPs have done the extra qualification but I forget which one is appropriate.

I think it's this one: DRCOG

[Dorothy]

Do you find you get warmer faster/need fewer layers now?  Might be worth describing that as a 'hot flush'.  I've always been the kind of person who could wear a thick woolly in a warm room and not feel hot, and then I got to the stage where I would feel 'too warm' doing that.  Even now, I rarely get the full-on drenching sweats, mostly it's more like I've suddenly walked under one of those radiant heaters - great wave of warmth.

[SadLynda]

My last GP told me I was 'fine' as the blood tests said so.  The fact I had all the other symptoms including flushes, night sweats etc was irrelevant.
Same GP was very rude to my elderly mother last week, telling her she did not need any more blood tests despite the fact Mum has congestive heart failure and a history of stroke, anaemia and low salt levels.

I have left too, but Mum does not think she can at her age.

Good idea with the leaves, will try that later.. though I will no doubt get poop stuck to my boot

[jorainbow]

Thanks all for the advice! I do get warm and even at night I wake up warm and on occasion a little sweaty on my chest but not the rushes of heat just generally warmer. I like the fan on at work and wish the lady who is always cold but sits near the window which she won't open would flipping move!!! I'm going to see this particular GP who I don't normally see but she's been good with my mum recently so I'll keep all posted. I'm now 8 days post period and feeling less weepy anxious and no uti type symptoms now so will see what she thinks.  SadLynda that made me giggle! !!!!😆😆😆

[CLKD]

Point the GP in this direction should she waver when you tell her your symptoms  and hopefully once NICE release their current findings, GPs will catch up 

SadLynda  - has your Mum seen a Consultant with her various conditions, maybe a phone call for advice to the Secretary?

[SadLynda]

Consultant signed her off earlier this year to the "care" of the GP.

jorainbow - ... and I did stand in poop in the leaves earlier

[CLKD]

  PHHEEEWWWW 

I would ring the Consultant  - there may have been complaints/mutterings about this particular GP 

[pricey]

I'm having similar issues. I have heavy periods, palpitations, insanely dry mouth and throat, mood swings, etc. Am just starting to have mild hot flushes in the day and sweats at night. I visited the GP again about the mouth and throat issues that are waking me 6-8 times a night (at which point I find I'm really hot, too). The doctor is organising blood tests to rule out Sjogrens which I appreciate is a sensible precaution) but when I asked if it could be hormonal, she said she'd never heard of perimenopause causing dry mouth and throat! If tests are negative for Sjogrens, she said see how I am in another month or so and she'll try me on a ppi "in case it's reflux"! She completely ignored the other symptoms and the fact I'm almost 51. This is the third doctor I've seen (all women) and I'm despairing.

Are we all just supposed to keep plodding on just because we're still having periods?!

(((hugs))) all round x

[Dorothy]

Ridiculous!  I can introduce her to at least 10 women who found their mouths and throats becoming dry in peri!

[CLKD]

As oestrogen levels drop so the body drys up …….. inside and out 
Have you ever had reflux/hearburn?  If not you don't need PPis ……..