Need to rant before I completely lose it with the current state of women's healthcare...
DD has had implant for a few years without any issue. No breakthrough bleeding or anything during the whole time.
Until a few months ago, when she started with cramps and bleeding. Told her it sounds like she's taking after me with strong ovarian function, which means when the hormone levels start to drop, her ovaries essentially 'overpower' the implant. So it probably needs replacing before the official date (because not all women's bodies are the same and the 'lifetime' of the implant is based on averages).
She got in touch with the sexual health clinic where she had it done. But because there's a bit more than a year left before it's due to be renewed, and because she's bleeding (even though she's had zero history of bleeding with it historically) , they refused to do it saying she needs to be checked over from GP. Annoying but understandable.
So we rang up GP surgery and booked appt with nurse (told by receptionist its not a dr she needs to see but nurse). First appt was 2 months wait.
Morning of the appt, get a txt message from surgery CANCELLING THE APPT!! on the grounds of it's something the sexual health clinic should be doing. But if we insist surgery does it, we have a 6 month wait for minor surgery appointments.
Seriously what the actual hell?! To not even see her (never mind the risk of potential pregnancy if the implants stopped being effective in all this time!) DD has been in agony and now being told she had to wait potentially another 6 months...
I am sick to death of having to raise complaints after complaints with my GPs surgery just to get them to do their job.