Heavy Periods and Jury Service!!

[Verbena37]

Just got in and found a jury summons in the post.
It filled me with dread because there are a few reasons as to why I cannot do it.
The main one is having very unpredictable, heavy periods and the second is childcare.
I have a period every three weeks and therefore it's quite likely that I will have one whilst doing jury service (think the norm is 2 weeks service) and secondly, even if I use tampons, it might be that I need to change after only 30 minutes!! I surely cannot just randomly keep getting up and using the loo in the middle of a court thingy??
It says you might be called upon later in that year if you don't give dates you cannot do.

Shall I just say "call me again when I've been through the menopause"!!!
To be honest, goodness know why they ask mothers of school age kids!!

It doesn't matter whether she wants to do jury service (does anyone actually want to?), it's a responsibility as a member of our society to do so.

I had my first jury service deferred as I was a teacher and it fell during an exam prep season - I had a letter from my employer stating the significant impact to the children I taught plus why a replacement wouldn't be sufficient. I then was called the next year at a more reasonable time and did a week and a half. I would imagine that a significant medical problem is easier to get deferred. I don't think the childcare issue is going to be persuasive unless you can show that suitable childcare for your child with epilepsy is not possible or punitively expensive.

Before you spend time at the GPs just call them. When I explained that I would have a newborn who needed to be fed all the time they didn't even ask me to send in confirmation that I was pregnant.

No, I can't ask one of their mates parents to have them every day for two weeks or more!, DS (10) has epilepsy and about three mates altogether....all of whom also have working parents. my DH doesn't get home from work until around 19:30 and the sheet doesn't say what time you are required until.....he leaves for work at 6:30.

Watching with interest......your dh may have to take leave.

I will call and ask then about the period thing. If you can't even leave for a toilet break, then they will surely understand.

Whether he takes leave or not, won't stop me flooding the lovely courtroom chair if I can't go to the loo stillwish

I guess it depends on the case and the judge, but the case that I did, the judge was very keen to finish promptly and even early. I recall it was similar times to when school finishes 3.30 to 4 ish, I think. I don't remember being kept there for very long days. The specific court might be able to advise you on that.

If they could say it would only be for a week total, then I could take norithisterone...which completely stops periods.....but you can't take it for longer than five days.

It's impossible to predict how long it could be. You might not be called into a jury at all and spend the whole two weeks corralled in the jury selection waiting room. In my case I was selected for the first case that week, which then lasted into the next week. As we had done one quite complex case they then let us go, rather than be put back into the pool for selection again. However, you might be selected for a long case and it might take more than 2 weeks. That's quite unusual I think, although possible.

Then seeing your GP must be the first step (you can take the mini pill progesterone only for more than 5 days. If you did that for a month then you would certainly cover jury service, some women do get spotting but it should stop the flooding etc)

In fact the bog standard cocp would do the job if taken continously.

I shouldn't have to go back on the pill just to complete jury service. That's like saying someone should have a back operation just she could sit down for a long period of time!
I purposely don't want to take the pill again or suffer from the associated side effects.

Ooh I'd love to do Jury service, did it when I was 19 and would love another go - I'll go in your place op :)

Hohum.....will just have to put the reason about heavy periods and hope for the best.

Great, thanks Scribble, you're hired!,

Incidentally, can your spouse offer to go in your place? I didn't that anywhere but if the computer generates people at random, I don't see why he couldn't do it.

Are you not going to phone the GP OP as suggested by several people? Get a medical note and It doesn't matter about childcare.

Luckily I'm not your GP or anything to do with the court system, so it's not up to me (or you )whether you have to do this jury service or not. My understanding is that it's a lot harder to get out of than it used to be.

I've been asked to jury service but replied that I could not get my children to school and then get to court on time using public transport (I don't drive) nor do I have any family to look after my children for me after school.

I never heard back.

Obviously I will get a GP note Now 40. Slightly worried they will still say no.
Perhaps I'm worrying over nothing.
Also just realised that I have to put cream on my hands and face for my eczema every half hour or so......not sure they'll be liking me get my tub of emollient and Vaseline out in the court room

That's good to know winter branches. I will be positive then.
I defo won't mind being asked when I'm in my 60s though.

Why couldn't he do it? Surely they just type in his name as a yes.

DH got really excited when he saw my forms......then realised as I proceeded to have a a completely emotional menstruation melt down about the period thing!! His face was a picture!