to never leave the house first 2 days of period

[thenettyprofessor]

i'm in my very early 40s and my periods are now bonkers, I was always heavy and a good 7-8 days long. However my body seems to want to shift it all in 2 days, I wear 2 fat night time towels, pants, shorts, leggings and loose jeans and still have to change at least once an hour often am too late and goes through. I am assuming it maybe perimenopause and this nightmare will end soon.

It strikes me that one advantage of using a mooncup is that you could empty it into a container to show a doctor how much blood you are losing in a day. Gory I know, but I get the feeling there are doctors who are dismissing this.

Oh gawd, please don't bring a container full of menstrual blood to the doctors!

Doctors are familiar with the concept of menorrhagia or dysmenorrhagia, it is a 'thing', a well recognised medical condition.

I'm glad you've made an appointment, proffessor, and hope you find what works for your quickly.

You could fill it up and take a photo. There are evidently some doctors mentioned on this thread who may well be familiar with the medical condition, but not too familiar with the fact that it is debilitating, affects your life in a very dramatic way, and can and should be treated.

yes, there are crap doctors out there, but I don't that they will become more interested in a problem when presented with pictures or the real thing.
If they are rubbish they need to be called out on that.

It help when a women can quantify how many pads/tampons she goes through on a bad day, whether is flooding (soaking through clothes, often - bizarrely - car seats, missed days at work/school) and clots (size is a good one), how many days the heavy flow lasts, how regular or not the cycle is.
Investigations are fairly standard: internal exam, blood tests, usually a scan. Trial of Trnaexamic or Mefanamic acid or both after discussion of other options like the pill/minipill/contracptive injection or implant or Mirena IUS. More invasive treatment needs to come from gynaecology so needs a referral.