Hello all, what a fantastic resource this is, thanks to all for such valuable info
I'm 51 and am fairly certain I'm in peri menopause but of course GP won't do blood test due to age and NICE guidelines. It's really difficult to get a GP appointment at my surgery, next is 14th Jan, and that's not my preferred GP
Can I just ask does my experience sound ‘normal'? I understand everyone has a different experience but I'll ask anyway....
Dec 17 normal period
Jan -April 18 no period ( lovely)
May 18 full on flood bleeding for nearly a month, 3cm sized scary clots , stopped with pills from doc
June 18 heavy but normal period with clots ( not normal for me)
July - Sept not heavy periods but almost constant bleed, sometimes very light, no clots really, a sort of blood tinged mucus/discharge. Night sweats but just go back to sleep if I wake up.
Oct to Nov ...No bleeding for 3 days then a bleed for two, bleed for one, then nothing for a few more days, no pattern at all. This happened for the full two months. My period tracker app went into meltdown
Dec ... yuk, full on bleed with large clots.
Generally feel ok, I get anxiety anyway so nothing more than normal. Some period type pain. I've ballooned over the last 12 months, added a stone and a half, feel bloated too. Definitely feel like I want to bang some heads! Shorter fuse and fed up! No problem sleeping, more issue trying to stay awake. Almost constant nausea too. What a delightful picture this all makes
Now I've written it out I think I've answered my own question! Sound right to the more ‘experienced ‘?
Earlier this year ultrasound showed think lining and small fibroids.
Thanks x