No, I haven’t found anything to help me, but having a good doctor. Who listens to me carry on, like the pain around my belly, she just doesn’t know. But she not concerned, because it’s random and not often enough.
I just trust her opinion, I will say “but can it be this” and she will say no and explain why it can’t be that. She tells me there’s no silly question.
I’ve been seeing her for a long time, and she got every test I’ve taken to refer back too, sometimes she will get me to repeat as it’s been a while. And from experience she is good at getting things done when she does believe something wrong.
For example- before I saw her as my doctor I was seeing another doctor from the same practice. I was told I had a thyroid problem and was waiting at least 6 months and still haven’t heard from the hospital. One weekend I had trouble swallowing, I told her and said I was waiting to hear from the hospital. She said we had to do more test, because if something was wrong we need to prove it, to get the hospital to see me quicker. After a ultrasound, they found unusual cells, so then a biopsy was taken. She sent the information of to the hospital, a week later she called me, and asked if I have heard from them. The answer was “no”, she was angry, and called the hospital herself. Within 30 minutes, I had a call from the hospital, and was given a appointment the following week. The surgeon said to me that my doctor was amazing, and with the first doctor I would of waiting at least two years for them to see me. I was operated on the following week, and it turned out fine as it wasn’t cancer.
I have completed trust in my doctor and feel blessed to have her, and that she puts up with me and this crazy menopause.
So I just carry on and don’t worry, until a new problem starts and concerns me, then it’s back to the doctor. Last year I saw her at least one a week, I think I was lucky if I went two weeks.
This year has been better, I’ve got my second appointment of the year tomorrow.
Let me know how you get on
