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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: SadLynda on August 24, 2015, 03:10:56 PM
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Well, its been a rough few days that is for sure. If you have read my story (its on this bit somewhere) you will know I have had symptoms for a few years without knowing what they were, then treated myself with naturals and alternatives, now been to nurse had bloods and finally seeing a new GP on Wednesday.
I wont go into detail, but the last couple of days have been the lowest so far, I can only assume the symptoms are getting worse. I have read snips around of how ladies have had help from HRT, AD's etc and right now I really dont care what I take to make me feel better than this.
Can I please have some shares on anxiety and what has helped?
(the good news is the DH has finally realised how bad things are and is more eager to help)
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Anxiety? Could write a book on it ::)
Mine is a very physical beast, wake with heart thumping and feeling fearful for no particular reason. Usually feel quite swimmy/dizzy till late afternoon when it eases. Will sometimes retch with nausea on the worst days and need to deep breathe.Can convince myself quite easily that I have a hideous disease though I've had many tests and I'm "just" menopausal. Can have very down emotional days for no particular reason but can also be absolutely fine in the space of a day or two.
What has helped? I take Citalopram 10mg, have been offered higher dose if i need it but am happy mostly on low dose. Have a small stash of 5mg diazepam for emergency days which i usually half, haven't needed these for months but good to know they're there.. They help to relax and sleep on the worst days. Am also on HRT Oestrogel and Utrogestan but am reviewing doses of these at the moment.
Guided meditation has been my biggest natural help. There are lots of free apps if you have a tablet or pc.
Lots of women on here suffer from anxiety. The most helpful thing to know is you will have better days, some will be awful and some will be good but it will settle. Hugs xx
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Thanks Jedigirl, its quite crippling just now. I know I am not alone, and I have worked out which week it is at its worst too.
Just checked and Citalopram is a SSRI. Wondered if the GP might look at that route with me, previously I did not want that but now I really dont care what they give me ::)
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Initially ask for something to take 'as necessary' to help with any anxiety surges. i.e. Valium.
Discuss a short-term course of an anti-depressant medication - it can take 10/14 days for them to kick in.
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thanks CLKD - I think when I tell her what has been happening I wont need to ask :( Thanks for the reminder of how long they take to kick in though, should be okay though as the first weeks of the month are usually my better ones.
Thanks Sparkle - sleep not happening really, so that wont help will it? either too hot, on the loo and now have a painful insect bite too fgs.
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Massive hug to you. It's hideous and scary, especially if it's 'not you' and affects every part of your life. I became someone I didn't recognise within months, and withdrew from real life. Someone once described it as feeling like you're a photo copy of your former self and I can relate to that. I found even tasks like shopping became a big ordeal.
The good news is that it can be managed, if not cured. For me, ADs, yoga, acupuncture and various nutritional supplements did nothing for my symptoms - even though there was a feel good factor as I did/took them. Others have had better results. HRT was the only thing that got me stable enough to think rationally again. Even that took months rather than weeks. It's a sensitive topic as I know some people can't take it and others - for understandable reasons - won't. For me the decision was easy as being younger, I knew there were higher risks for me not taking it than taking it. I know for slightly older ladies, the risks are different. What I will say is, if you do decide to try HRT, don't ever think of it as 'giving in' - it drives me mad when people use that term. Is taking iron 'giving in' if you have anaemia?! There are enough things in life we already beat ourselves up about without adding another daily guilt trip!
Above all, remember you're not alone, you're not crazy, it's your hormones at fault, not you. There's always someone here to listen, so keep talking xxxxx
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Thank you Briony :thankyou: (again)
good job you cant all see me here :'(
really fed up of it all. I will update 'my story' after my GP visit with whatever I am prescribed and then add updates when there are some. Funny how a few months back I was never going back to the GP again and now I cant wait to get there, mind you Dr Idiot is leaving the practice soon.
I will remember this is not my giving in, without this forum I would have thought so though :)
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SadLynda
Have a good look at all the treatments listed on the site , it might help to have an idea of what you might be offered before you go. Hope you feel better soon, anxiety is the pits. Be kind to yourself and keep chatting. xxx
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Wish people would stop thinking that accepting treatment is 'giving in' - to WHAT exactly? Research scientists spend hours/weeks/months finding medications which might work for people, which then have to go forward for various tests before NICE get hold of them. It can take YEARS.
Give yourself some slack, if you are hungry do you not eat? so why not try medication which has been recommended :-\
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Hi SadLynda, I'm with you, really struggling. It's been one of the worst weeks yet.
I've been trying HRT for a couple of weeks or so, and although I've noticed a difference in number of flushes, I feel so spaced out, depressed and sleepy I've left it off today. I know you have to give it time to settle, but I've felt worse on it except for the initial few days when I did feel a bit better. I may try ADs next.
My anxiety started quite recently and I would describe it as 'general' with no obvious cause - well, that was until the last couple of weeks! Now, it has latched on to 'ANIMAL CRUELTY', I can't stop thinking about it, I keep bringing up thoughts of stories I heard of going back 10, 20 even 30 years, of bad things that happened to animals. They were real things that happened so it's not my mind making them up, but why am I going back in the past? It has become obsessive, I have cried for days and the lurching twisting grief in my stomach doubles me over. I am now obsessed even thinking of childhood pets (I'm 54!), and wondering if my parents treated them as well as they should. It's all destroying me and I think that even though it's hormones, I might need to get some help. I am an animal lover, always have been and I admit I have struggled always with the cruelty to them in this world, but it has become magnified, it's my first thought on waking and continuous throughout every day. No matter what I do, I cannot stop thinking about it. I hope you don't all think I am mad, maybe other animal lovers may understand a little bit?
But it is anxiety in capitals we are struggling with, however it manifests itself. I did have some health anxiety a while back, but that's gone, I no longer care, and if this current fixation doesn't pass, well I wouldn't want to live like this for years on end. So Lynda, you're not alone, and if I find something that helps I will be sure to share. In the meantime I hope it helps just a little to know that someone else feels so low.
Wishing you well, Unhinged - really unhinged now xx
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Unhinged: situations that were un-resolved can come back and bite us! I haven't felt easy about the last few months when my dog was old :'( …… I can't remember the happier times at all.
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Oh thankyou CLKD, how far are you going back? These are things that happened literally 20 or 30 years ago, and things I've barely thought of over the years, I don't understand why they've suddenly taken over my life x
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Oh years - I get a guilty lurch as I'm dropping off to sleep, then issues that I thought buried are there in my face! More recently it's related to my pets and whether I cared for them properly …….. things I can't alter which I would like to change in order to make them 'better'. Depression can cause similar issues.
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Hi Unhinged, yes I understand - mine is also a fixation that is 'in my head' and not real. I do understand the animal cruelty thing for you both though - making 'those' last decisions is always a tough call.
I dont know about hrt yet, but from what I have read it can take a while to stabalise things (fgs, I wrote that 3 times then and I still cant spell it) though I know I would not be able to cope if I felt any worse than i do just now. Maybe you need to go back for extra help?
thanks for sharing your rotten feelings too - sorry to hear you are going through it too though.
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I understand CLKD, I'm so sorry you experience similar, and I have the same thoughts, and it's too late, like you say, we can't alter things that happened no matter how much we wish we could change it, I'd give almost anything to change some things. But apart from wishing I'd done better when I was very young, and wondering if I was good enough for my own pets, the worst thoughts are things I had nothing to do with - stories I heard of in other countries even. It doesn't make any sense to be knocking me for six now. How can we live like this?
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Because all things pass. When I was very troubled in the 1990s it was almost constant, add to that a phobia which I had nightmares about so no relief at all; gradually by journalling and getting it out of my brain the surges of guilt became less and after all, what happens in the Big Bad World isn't our fault ;)
I did look into various charities to see how they really help war torn situations etc.. Then decided to begin 'giving' closer to home. My neighbours have 4 cats and because I can't own pets due to it causing anxiety, it's bringing back memories best left buried. It will pass.
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Thanks Lynda, yes the extra help I mean is maybe some sort of counselling or hypnotherapy or something. I understand what you mean, I feel like I'm hanging on by my fingertips, one bit worse and I've over the edge and won't get out of the pit I've fallen into. I've even started smoking again, bad for you I know, but I actually don't care right now. Hoping we get some relief soon ..... x
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Someone once described it as feeling like you're a photo copy of your former self and I can relate to that.
That's such a good description Briony, I felt just like a chalk outline where a body had been in a crime scene. I wasn't there anymore - just my outline where I used to be.
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Yes, I nearly started smoking again yesterday - if I had known were to get those vape things from I would have. trying to hold out till my appointment before I do anything rash though. The hardest thing is keeping the public face on, I am finding it harder each day.. infact I am not always managing it now.
Sorry about the pets CLKD :hug: that must be very hard for you.
So... this too will pass (but I wish it would bl**dy well hurry up and do so)
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I can never understand how, when people have done something really awful, they can sleep …….. :-\. Maybe I have guilt for those who don't ::)
It hurts badly at times. But I have had to accept that owning pets = crippling anxiety :'(
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CLKD, "journaling", do you mean just writing out all your thoughts every day? I would be keen to do that if it helped stop the guilt. That's encouraging.
Yes, I'm afraid I do tend to give at home rather than overseas, apart from when I halped IAKA for a while (South Korean dogs charity, those poor dogs, it's awful).
We're not responsible for the Big Bad World no, but I still have my guilt with my own pets, and it's not just the 'final decision' thing because I know in my heart that was the right thing to do for them, it's also that I am obsessing that I don't feel I always did good enough for them all the time. It might be the hormones making everything seem 'large' and 'out of perspective'.
It's so bad I can't even look at dogs this last couple of weeks, nor horses - I used to work in a riding school as a youngster and looking back I think the horses were overworked, could I have done anything about it? No I don't suppose so, but that doesn't make me feel any better. I may just have to accept that I really am going crazy now and will watch out for the yellow van ....
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Sparkle, thankyou so much, I should have known you ladies would understand - and now I am crying again, this time because you are al being so kind to me! What a feeble lemon I am!
CLKD, the pain, it's so much it's unbearable. No, I don't know how people who have done really cruel things can even want to carry on living. I feel I should have been more patient/understanding/realised how ill pets were/not told them off that time etc etc. I don't feel like I will ever be able to come to terms with it the way I am at the moment, and even if I could, do I deserve to?
Lynda - yes, starting smoking again was my "last resort", I'd run out of options to try. And at that moment I didn't care what it did to me anyway. Actually, I don't think it really did help much though ....
I have to put on my public face too - it isn't working very well at the moment, sounds like you're the same x
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Sparkle - thankyou, you are the compassionate one, you have a lovely manner and a lovely way to say things ... now I'm going for more tissues ha ha! xx
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When very ill many years ago I wrote down everything that came out of my brain, day after day after; when I read it 3 years later I was surprised that no-one hadn't called the yellow van ::). By getting it out of my brain I did feel better and knew that no one else was going to read it.
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That sounds like a good idea CLKD, and I've just written out a few things already. No, daren't let anyone read it really I suppose, we probably would get carted off! Where did we get 'yellow van' from ... there really did used to be a yellow van didn't there?
I have also tried meditating and 'spiritually' apologising to all my people who are gone - which is nearly everyone now, I suppose that's another way of 'getting it out'. I also picture them all, healthy and happy running through the fields for animals, and in a lovely garden with the humans too, which does bring a small relief, albeit temporary.
SadLynda and Sparkle, the things you fixate on, are they sometimes real things and they become magnified, or are they sometimes fictitious things?
Do any other ladies on the forum have any advice on how to stop or control these obsessive anxious thoughts that might help SadLynda and the rest of us who are hanging off a ledge with anxiety? x
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Hi Sadlynda, you have my utmost sympathy - I have already said 'I feel like I am going mad' & I know exactly what you are going through with the anxiety & feeling so low. It is like being on an emotional rollercoaster. The first couple of weeks are great then there's a horrible dip; it goes up slightly then drops dramatically. I definitely agree with the other ladies in going to your GP & asking for medication to help. I have a small amount of Valium to take if needed but keep them to a minimum. I also have beta blockers which help if I have anxiety before an event. The SSRI's are good for stopping panic symptoms - I used to get that hideous lurching feeling in my stomach which would escalate into a panic attack but escitilopram stopped that. I am waiting for CBT (still) as that is supposed to help with challenging those awful thoughts that continuously race through our minds. You have to work on retraining your mind (don't know how yet!). I get the same problem & my husband says I always have to have something to worry about! I finally stop focusing on one thing e.g worrying about getting a disease then something else pops up. I really hope that you can get the right meds to help you as soon as possible - I know how debilitating the anxiety & depression can be & there comes a time when you think 'I've got to have something''. I hope everything goes well at your visit to the gp. Hugs xx. Sorry
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I'm just the same Sparkle. I live in the 'what-if' moment, regardless of how illogical the what-if might be. The only up side is it means we're more prepared when things do go wrong ! (Trouble is, the constant thinking can be exhausting in itself, can't it?). Your DDs are lucky to have you as a mum - you will 'get' them, know how they're thinking and say what they need to hear - a lovely gift so many never had xxx
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"Magnified out of all proportion" is exactly what it is Sparkle, if I step back for a second I realise that's so true. If only my brain would accept that full time!
I too did the whole gamut of the health anxiety symptoms, I think what started that was my hernia and reflux problems - which I know you have too - because that was real I convinced myself that everything else must be real too! That only stopped when my brain replaced it with the animal cruelty focus - I do wonder what will be coming next!
I think there is something in what you say about genetics, my mum had terrible anxiety in menopause and she did something similar to me in dredging up bad stuff from the past - though she had reason; cruel parents who would be arrested these days.
Sorry to hear your DDs have it too, but it's good they have a lovely understanding mum to help them x
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Hi Ladies, sorry you're all suffering, I have horrible thoughts too....have invested in the Charles linden method and waiting for it coming through the post.....don't know if you've heard of him but you'll find him on YouTube and what he says makes sense.....hope you guys get some relief....I know how debilitating and awful it can be....?all anxiety at the end of the day. Xxx
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TropicalVon - I was considering ordering the Charles Linden method! Would you mind letting us know what you think of it when you've had a chance to look through it? Sorry you're suffering too .... and thank God for this forum, yesterday was one of the worst days yet and as you can tell by the comments in this thread, the ladies on here really helped me through. xxxx to them all. I hope you all will have a better day today.
SadLynda, how is today for you? I know your doc appt is tomorrow ..... x
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Thanks UnHinged, yesterday was bad for me too, day before was worse. Not finished work yet, and that does keep my mind off for a bit. I think I might be Sparkle's twin sister, as its just like what she said but also with the darkest of thoughts thrown in.
Must look up this Charles Linden fellow then? I do have some books, I am reading the Clare Weeks one at the moment when I can.
My DD is also having a really rough time with her pre-natal depression and relationship problems.
Another thank you from me for the great support here, it really helps. :thankyou:
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Try taking half a day at a time. Also, I found that making lists in the evening and having something to tick off the next day, showed me exactly what I did manage to achieve. Anything not done went on the next list ;)
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Hi sparkle, yes I get that feeling too, think it's mental fatigue to be honest, bloody horrible, yeah I will let you know unhinged how I get on with it.....if you have an email address I can forward the virtual copy of it to you as I got it on eBay for a fiver, but wanted to use the CDs and DVD too to ordered a copy on Amazon for 30 something quid.......I did aqua aerobics yesterday and feel a bit better today, still anxious but better.....period week!!!!! Gaaaah......horrible thoughts paranoia, palps, sinking feelings....you guys know the script....I have an audition with a ladies drumming group tonight so wish me luck.....scared, but really want to do it, will give me something positive to focus on :-)......we are a brave bunch.....hugs all round xxx
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One thing I forgot to mention was how I felt my mind closing in on itself - has anyone else had that feeling, almost like you're disappearing into your own body. Very odd feeling! Also the constant mind chatter that you can't just switch off - that's exhausting!
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YES. :'(
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:-\ twins ???
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Hi sparkle, yeah it went really well, I think I'm in :-).....had so much anxiety last night though, wired, thirst, don't know if I've just done too much as hugely wired this morning and not coping, keeping DD off school and just feel freaked out and panicky.....this is so frustrating trying to keep going through all of this shit and so trying to build myself a life, so upset and just want to cry...hope you ladies are OK this morning xxx
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TropicalVon, I feel just like that today I think, just totally rotten. Took every effort to get out of bed I am just so tired too, I wondered if it was the adrenaline from the last few days, wish I could just go back to bed, but shopping next, then another walking job, then parents and docs after that so no chance of a much needed rest. But if you can rest today then please do so.
Morning Sparkletwin :)
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Sorry to hear it's a grim day for you ladies so far, good luck at the docs later Lynda, maybe you will get some encouragement and some help.
TropicalVon - that is so kind of you, but no worries, I'm going to get the full one too, but thanks so much for the offer. Congratulatons of your drumming - maybe it'll help beating ten bells out of something!
Sparkle & Lynda, yes the mind closing in feeling, it feels like everything is imploding inwards and there's some sort of barrier that won't let me see anything from the outside, only my dark bad thoughts.
I too am on the edge today, I'm going to force myself to go out, see if I can make my mind thing about something else x
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well done on mastering the effort to get out Unhinged - have a good day, get some fresh air and hope you feel better for it.
Will be interested to hear how you get on with the Charles LInden, I did take a look and too pricey for me after my financial cock up remember LOL. Wish I could have a go on the drums too.
Hope the sun is out for you all too today and you can try some 'me time' and have a little treat of some sort to cheer you.
I will update about my GP visit on 'my story' later - thank you again for all your support :-*
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Thanks Lynda, yes do let us know what happens at the docs, I will check in on your other thread. I will let you know re the Linden stuff, when you're a bit more 'flush' apparently you can pick them up real cheap on eBay sometimes.
I'm going to the shops to get a couple of bits for my holiday to the Highlands early Sept, as soon as I go away all the anxiety just stops and I could bungee jump off Ben Nevis - well maybe not but you get my drift ha ha! I feel right back to my old self when I'm away, can drive hundreds of miles, nothing fazes me - 'anxiety, what's that?', even the physical symptoms seem barely noticeable. Which is telling me that it is my mind that is really letting me down ....
Hope you all find good parts in the day x
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Can i hide in your suitcase Unhinged? not had a holiday for some time, think I might need one.
I have updated my 'story'. Clue is I feel worse than ever now :'(
(sorry to be such a whingebag of late, but I hide it to everyone else)
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You can SadLynda! A holiday does wonders, even if you don't go far, just a break from the routine ...
Yes I replied on your other thread, I know you haven't yet got the help you wanted, I really hope you do soon.
You are NOT a whingebag! I too hide it from everyone else, and that's the whole point of us being on this forum - we can all speak honestly knowing that everyone else here understands how bad things can be, we don't have to put on a brave face, hide fears, worry about what people think of us or anything, it's a wonderful place to be so you keep 'whingeing' x
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Thanks sparkle, had that hyper real feeling too... yeah I think it was the after effects of adrenaline combined with my worst time end of period and a few days after....dreading the next few days....what a way to live eh!!!!....some days it's all just too much. .I know you all know....does anyone also feel they have an acidic feeling in your head?.....and pulsing behind their ears?....if any of you want me to email you the linden method, add me as a friend...sad Lynda, hope you feel a little better now......just going to read your post...a holiday sounds fabulous unhinged....sure you will have a lovely time xxx
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Hi Tropical, thankyou, I am really looking forward to my holiday. With regards to head symptoms, I do have acid reflux due to a hernia anyway, so my throat and mouth are always feeling 'acidy', I don't get the pulsing behind the ears (yet) but I do have a frequent 'jangling' around my salivary glands which then runs along my whole jawbone, I don't know what that's about! Other than that head-wise, apart from light headaches (no migraines) I sometimes feel like my whole head is pressured, as though it's clamped in one of those old full face metal battle helmets - that's the best I can describe it!
What I do know for sure is that a huge number of these weird symptoms we get have not made it onto the 'official menopause list of symptoms' - probably why we all feel half-mad half of the time! xx
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Yeah absolutely get the head pressure too unhinged, its a horrible feeling like your brain is being squeezed lol....don't get the jangling jaw bone but I do get burning in my chest which I think may be acid reflux .....at least we have each other to compare symptoms with, think of the women who haven't found menopause sites.......hey I have a huge positive for the day.....other women who get the weirdness :-) xxx
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Yeah Tropical, that burning in the chest is very likely reflux, a classic symptom of it. Yes that really is a positive, there's loads of others among us suffering the same and we can talk to each other! It is really quite sad when you think of the others who haven't found a forum like this, I can't imagine going back to feeling like this on my own - the isolation, loneliness and fear they are experiencing, a horrible thought, especially the anxiety ... all on their own ... no, no, I hope they find us soon! xx
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Bloody hormones sparkle, that's why, Its like sometimes the rational part of your brain is switched off with anxiety........diaphragm breathing helps and keeping blood sugar stable....It's always good to hear of someone with the same symptoms, horrid as they are...thanks unhinged, that's reassuring to know its prob acid reflux.....yes I hope they find us soon, I tell any menopausal women I speak to about mm.....hope you're all having a better morning....today is a better one for me...think I will go for a swim....have a good one xxx
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Afternoon all. Head in vice, tick. Mouth stuff, tick. Finding head, tick.
Yesterday and today I have heartburn, what is that all about? not had that since pregnancy. gums played up yesterday but that happens with major stress days.
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Hello all, yes Sparkle, a lot of heartburn about! I've just posted on another thread about it and said that since I started HRT mine has decreased a little so I'm postponing the anti-reflux op! I really believe it is more hormones than my hernia now!
Glad hearing about these unusual symptoms helps others, it certainly does me.
Trouble is none of them are on the 'official list' so unless someone happens to mention it in a post, everyone is probably thinking they're the only one! Perhaps we should start a new thread in bullet format listing all the less publicised symptoms of menopause? If I get time later I may do just that!
I've not had quite such a bad day as have been very busy at work .... I just need to get through the evening, hope you other ladies are ok. SadLynda how are you now that you've had time to think about your doc appt? xx
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Hi sparkle....I found it (passes it over)....just take it out the box n pop it on lol...pmsl sad lynda...love the checklist.....got whey powder today so will keep you all posted on how I get on with it.....my gums get sore after period too and teeth get more wobbly.......went for a swim today hurrah!!!!
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Hi, SadLynda, how are you feeling today? I haven't been on here for a couple of days as I started a new job & felt hideously anxious (again). I took a BB which helped but then felt exhausted afterwards - actually fell asleep on sofa. I was just reading these posts & experienced the heartburn. Like many of you, I get this on occasions & that 'burning' feeling in my chest - so that is another 'delightful' symptom then?! I have also found, in the last few days, that I feel nauseous whilst eating some of my meals. :sick02: My period is due sometime in the next few days (I think!). Over the last few mornings, I have been waking up really early with a horrible, rumbling tummy & that 'jittery' feeling - it may be anxiety associated with the new job (this is my first paid job since my breakdown early this year & it is for only 2 days per week - can't take on any more at the moment as I am not ready). Yesterday, I met up with my friend who suffers from terrible anxiety & I told her about this website as she has experienced many of the symptoms mentioned on here. I think she is reluctant to visit her gp (probably because of the unsympathetic attitude she may get). :bang:
I hooe today is a better day for all of you. :) . :hug: X
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Morning Sparkletwin ;)
Thanks for asking Unhinged and MadBoss - I took control eventually after the appointment and chatted with my yoga/acupuncture guy, I feel so much better that he listened and thinks he can help - i think mostly that he actually listened. I am still really angry at the lack of support shown by GP, and hunting for an improvement still.. but no joy in my area, so may have to make further enquiries at how to move further afield to get help. But still going to wait till I have seen the new GP after bladder scan.
I think my heartburn was stress? who knows, just hoping it doesnt return in hurry. Love the idea about a new list of symptoms as I had no idea how many there were. Remember when I had my gum problems years back I was treated like a lunatic by everyone as they could find no problem, infact I am often treated like a lunatic I am just used to it now ;D
Hugs to all you wonderful ladies for all you help and advice too, and for being there for each other :-*
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;D sorry to break the news.
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Hi Acid Club Ladies, I hope you're all doing ok today!
Yes, I'm amazed too Sparkle at the number of us coming forward with heartburn, HRT is reducing my symptoms a little bit, so I'm now wondering - three years later, if it is my hernia being the main cause or whether it is indeed hormones!
I have just started a new thread with a list of symptoms, hopefully some other ladies will post and we can build our own 'reference manual' to give us comfort and reassurance coz we sure as heck ain't getting it from our docs!
Thanks to all of you terrific bunch for your ongoing support and help, it's awesome. SadLynda I'd be really interested to hear how the acupuncture goes!
Unhinged xxx
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Hi Unhinged,
will update about acupuncture.
Having seen my bottom about the latest actions of my somewhat useless GP - I told DH when he came in and I had found one who would take me, so DH took me (as I am not good at new things) and I have registered, I will be a patient there by the end of next week. I have now added a 'signature' at the end of all my posts as I am always banging on to ladies to do this, and can now say I lead by example. Two of the doctors at the practice I have registered with have 'extra' gynie experience, so fingers crossed. I have an appointment with the nurse for my 'new patient' induction on the 8th (week on Tuesday).
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Sparkle & Lynda - thankyou for posting on the symptoms thread!
Congrats SadLynda, that's brilliant news! Do update re what the new docs are like, you've got me thinking now about whether I should change. There is a doc at another surgery who I saw twice when he was on locum at my surgery and I thought he was really good - trouble is he's so damn hot I get all flustered and can't explain myself properly, just sit there bright red with my jaw on my stomach ha ha!
Un xx
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;D …….. I knew a male Student Vet. who got me like that :-X :D
Let us know how you get on at your new Practice! My GP also has an Obs and Gynae Degree.
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Thanks all. Look into it Unhinged, 'hope' does help to make us feel better. This practice had the GP's and all their qualifications on the website, so was nice to see them too. I will certainly let you all know how I get on, but will be a while yet. I feel very proud of myself for doing it too, though did have a 'little' help from DH last night too.
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SadLynda - it's really good news, you do sound a bit more upbeat after changing docs, you're right, when there's hope it does help take the edge off the sheer desperation! Glad your DH is helping .....
CLKD. Understand about the vet, my dentist is also rather attractive - good looking, charismatic .... it get's quite unnerving when his face is right over mine when doing his close up work - I of course blame the bright red face on having a flush!