I had an appointment with a new provider today, she said that I could very well be in perimenopause based on my symptoms, and she will extend my work leave until February and longer if needed. She also said that she's going to start completely over, I have to go in tomorrow morning to get blood drawn for over 40 different test🫣 I'm happy I found someone who listens, and validates my concerns, she spent 2 hours, 2 HOURS ! with me. Now I don't think doctors need to talk with their patients for 2 hours, however, the fact that she did, was just absolutely amazing.
That's amazing, isn't it great to be believed and helped? Some doctors forget why they are there.
I've also had to leave work due to an uncooperative GP who didn't believe that I was in severe pain. It wasn't meno, but secondary osteoarthritis when I was still quite young, 42. If the doctor had believed me then I might have got a pension, it was a government job. Anyway I left work, went private, got diagnosed, all in the wrong order, but the GP sent me away
7 times before I went private! I changed GPs after that, he was horrible, a bully by nature, you could see that in him.
I'm so glad you are getting the help you need and deserve. Of course it could be perimenopause, if our bodies aren't working properly we know and we expect better than the doctor saying there's nothing wrong, arrogant so and so's some of them.