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jane63977
jane63977

Ive been feeling rough all week . Still not sure if its a bug , but I thought theres no harm having a chat with my doctor . Anyway , I was put in with a nurse practitioner instead . I have lost my appetite and my stomach has been decidedly naucous . Now my throat and nose feel bad and I have a rotten taste . She did all the different general checks and were all good , then I mentioned about peri and menopause and she seemed to lose interest . I explained that I finished a period last week and gone nearly three months in between , so she said oh maybe it was that . Anyway I am going to have bloods done to check iron , thyroid and vitamins , but she added that it wont be done before christmas . So in all I feel that visit was a waste of time and Im still feeling rough and anxious

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  • chrisann144
    chrisann144 jane63977

    Posted

    i can relate all weekend i had nausea on and off i have had more nausea in peri then i did when i was pregnant...perimenopause its like going thru puberty and being pregnant i was a nurse and wasnt taught about perimenopause and barely about menopause all these different symptoms soooooo annoying i totally understand you i believe its peri for you tho it could have been a bug that didnt go full blown...my mother was finished by the time she was 48 i just turned 50 and still going ughhhh its terrible not knowing from day to day how your going to feel hang in there we will get thru this together

  • Edell7329
    Edell7329 jane63977

    Posted

    I have yet to find a doctor that has any clue about menopause. The female doctors are worse than the males. One told me i should see a shrink. I wanted to punch her. All they want to do is give you an anti depressant

  • chrisann144
    chrisann144 jane63977

    Posted

    my original primary was fantastic he listened to me for a hour he said wasnt taught much in med school either he did my bloodwork but said thats not reliable but he did them to apease me hahahah he was great but he moved so my new primary i worked with in hospice he is good but his wife is going thru it as well soooooo he knows first hand what we are going thru im looking for a gyn and sooo many are just asses hahha so the search continues we just have to hang in there

  • 2blessed2bstressed
    2blessed2bstressed jane63977

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    The doctor you need to see is an endochronologist. I had seen all the other specialties trying ti find someone to validate me. All of these terrible symptoms and all of these doctors that say theres nothing wrong, all of tour tests are normal. The one doctor i hadn't seen yet was endochronologist. Guess what? FINALLY I had been validated! My hormones were so low that he said I WAS POSTMENOPAUSAL! According to the rules of menopause i am not, but according to my labs, I AM! The endo doc does way more testing than general practitioner. At this time I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO GO ON HRT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU STOP TAKING THEM, this ride starts all over! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!

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