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Had a go appointment today

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Solongtoshort · 29/03/2023 23:16

Hi all,

l had an appointment today with a gp which has just left me with loads of questions rather than answers, Well l will get them after my blood test.

My symptoms are lack of sleep l am usually asleep now, go to bed routinely about 10.30 and wake up at about 3am. I have like 5 nights every so often where l am so hot and sweaty l have to shower and wash my hair because it’s so wet, l have restless legs and wake up feeling like l have ran for 10 miles and not stressed. I sometimes say the wrong word like this morning l said put that in the bin instead of washing basket, l sometimes am in the middle of a conversation and l forget what l am talking about. I am emotional sometimes over silly things. My knees hurt sometimes, if l don’t have a night or two just of quietness l know l would feel not stressed but irritated. I get itchy feet hot and itch when l am weeping, my skin is having mad breakouts too.

my life is busy l have 2 kids s husband and a full time job, l live away from my family and two weeks ago joined ww and started running, l have a good social life out maybe once a fortnight and do nice things for myself for example l had my hair and nails done today, then had lunch on the beach by myself which l thought was nice, l was by there and thought why not do that before my appointment.

At the appointment she took my blood pressure which was high and l wasn’t surprised seeing as the parking is awful there, then she didn’t really want to know about my sleeping, but told me basically l am fat and l am suffering with depression, she gave me done leaflets about breast cancer, losing weight and depression made some blood appointments for me to check my iron levels, to see if l am diabetic and asked me to fill in a blood monitor sheet, l said l didn’t have one she said they are £15 on Amazon and that’s it.

I behave bought a blood monitor and it’s 138 over 90 do high but the chart looks like it could be worse, l don’t feel depressed, l feel fobbed off like she couldn’t be bothered to listen to me, she didn’t ask about my periods, l just think what was the point if you aren’t going to listen.

For clarification l am fat, l could of told her that, l know it’s her job but that’s not why l was there.

l feel so deflated from the appointment, l can’t even go and get my bloods done for 5 weeks that’s how long the wait is 🙄

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Solongtoshort · 29/03/2023 23:21

Blooding auto que not stressed should be not stretched after running and weeping should be weeing.

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Mumof1andacat · 29/03/2023 23:40

How old are you? Could these be linked with peri menopausal symptoms

Solongtoshort · 30/03/2023 08:03

@Mumof1andacat l am 47 and yes l thought this and mentioned this but she just dismissed it straight away.

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Mumof1andacat · 31/03/2023 12:14

I am suffering many of the symptoms you have. I recently went to the doctors and was given a blood test which showed nothing clinical if you will. I am 38 and was dismissed that these symptoms could be peri menopausal. I would get yourself over to the menopause chat on mumsnet. You can be peri for many years before going in to the menopause. You more at the age to be potentially suffering from peri more that me. I know people younger than you on hrt and someone I know started the menopause at 38

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