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I very much appreciate it. It feels so terrible being dismissed when I mentioned symptoms something is wrong, even to my doctor who should be understanding. I very much appreciate the article and you 💚
I’m glad women are talking about this kind of stuff more; perimenopause, menopause, and feeling like your doctor won’t listen to you. The ladies at work are all 5-10 years older than me and share resources on how to push back.
That's fantastic you have a support group at least. I'm a ways off from peri but my experiences with healthcare so far have been dismissive to downright rude. I'm not looking forward to another fight, so until then I'll do what I can to lighten that burden for everyone else.
My biggest suggestion is to start tracking now. I started tracking my cycle in my mid 30s in a paper planner and now I have data for 7 years worth of periods that I can pull from. I track start and stop, any pain associated with my cycle, migraines, mood changes, and the rage cycles, fuck the rage cycles 😫 I can point to the data and show it’s all linked since it’s cyclical. It’s data I’m taking to my obgyn since my pcp was so dismissive.