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[Mav196]

Hi DaisyB
I told the GP that I wanted to see what my Estrogen was doing at each hormone shift and therefore would need bloods done 3 times in month. There is a public blood clinic in our local hospital and so the GP he gave me 3 x notes for the clinic and I just turned up on the relevant days in my cycle and got the blood drawn for free....results were sent back to GP within a few days. Alternatively I could have opted for a nurse to take the blood in my GP surgery at a cost of EUR €25 each time.
Mav

[DaisyB]

Thanks Mav - will speak to GP next week. Problem is coil and estrogel have stopped periods so I'm not sure whereabouts I am on cycle.
DaisyB x

[CLKD]

Hormonal blood tests are reliably un-reliable  - my Gynae won't do them, he goes on symptoms.

[DaisyB]

I'm still tweaking CLKD- worried about developing estrogen resistance so wanting to flow more with my natural rythmns - but don't know where to start as I have no period and no other tell tale signs 

[CLKD]

Ostrogen is a natural hormone  ........ it drops off naturally in it's own time which is where problems may start! 

[Mav196]

Ladies you have no idea how much comfort I get from this forum....I am so thankful you are all on here. I got word this morning that my private gynae appt will be on Aug 30th so thankfully that's not too far away. Before I accepted the appt I double checked with the secretary that the gynae has read my email outlining my symptoms and that she has experience dealing with hormonal headaches/migraine. So fingers crossed, after 11 months of pure hell for me and indeed for my family, I will get to see someone who understands what is happening.
If it's ok with you, I was going to open another thread asking posters to help me put together some key questions to ask the gynae....I am not familiar really with HRT and so I want to make sure that I walk away from the gynae with the best option. The appt is only for 20mins and so I need to maximise that time.
Will you ladies help me ?
Mav

[CLKD]

You open the appropriate thread and someone will pop by!  Always wise to take a list to an Appt. so that salient points aren't missed.

[DaisyB]

Go for it Mav 

[Mav196]

Hi Mazza
Am interested to hear how you got on at the GP......did you have any luck getting Estrogen and has it made any difference to your symptoms?
I am really bad at the moment.....have had the worst pelvic tenderness and discomfort (along the sides and top of the pelvic bone) since Saturday and had a really bad migraine last night and today. I am mid-cycle now so I guess these new symptoms of pelvic pain are ovulation.
have  you ever experienced that?
Best wishes
Mav