Hiya
Well I can only say that I'm as gobsmacked as you must feel!!
I too am still regular as clockwork (aside from earlier this month that arrived late: boy was I disappointed
, but hoping its a sign of changes in cycle to come??) but have quite a few Peri symptoms. I'm 54 - you're a mere kid to me! - so I can honestly say I was shocked to read that with us having very similar symptoms, you've been deemed not yet Peri!
Did you have blood test results to confirm her belief that you're still ovulating??
I was always given the impression that you CAN still be bleeding regularly but not necessarily ovulating: or why else would GPs give us specific HRT for those women who are still bleeding regularly???
I attempted to talk about Peri with my Nurse Practitioner last November. Said I was a bit moany/tearful (joked about welling up watching 'Dont Tell The Bride'!!) The Silly Cow prescribed me SSRIs (anti D-type stuff they love to thrust at us 'women of age' these days). Not for me thanks.
Big wake up call for me: would appear its very common for Peri symptoms. But its also very common for many of us women not even to meet the criteria to be prescribed such meds. Even my ol' man had no idea why she thought I needed them, and he's no Hero: afterall he lives with me 24/7!! Told myself 'do a bit of research girl, get yourself some vitimins and sit and wait'.......and wait.....and wait.
Two of my sisters keep encouraging me to go get some HRT, but I honestly don't think I need it just yet. I started taking Menopace Original in Jan, along with some Serenity Prog Cream: feel great in the big scheme of things. But I do think it's defiinitely the combo together that works as I stopped applying the cream for a week and felt like I did last November - aching like a 90yr old again. Slap! on went the cream again, and the aches 'miraculously' improved! Maybe that the HRT that'll work for me??
I know a lot of ladies on this forum are not fans of these bioidentical Prog Creams, but for me I think I'll use it until things start to really change. What with my own 'bombshell news' this week, I really need to keep myself free of brain fog, panicking, need to stay in control so I can take on board the life-changing decisions I've got to be part of. 2015 is going to be a very defining year for us, that's for sure.
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No doubt the ref to this forum got the Gynae's back up. I think on reflection I may choose to speak to a male Doc when the time comes, as I find women talking to other women about their 'female' issues are not always sympathetic. The childless, female Obstetrician springs to mind.....as does the lovely, lovely male midwife I used to see during ante natal appointments. I think women think we should just 'man up', and men, well they see us as something completely different, I'm sure.
So you're back to chewing the ol' man's ear off then? I bet he was as disappointed as you!!! Seriously, I do think our blokes do have to put up with a bit, and some, from us at this time in our lives. Fortunately, I've always been a nutty cow, so my one's used to me going off on one/going at it like a dog with a bone on a regular basis.
So what now Elaine? Blood tests for your thyroid might a good idea - another of those lovely age-related things us girls have to expect. Just don't reach for the chocolate.....I'm struggling with my weight, even joined Slimming World (bloody hell: I have not stopped thinking of eating/food ALL day, EVERY day its nuts!). I think I have to remind myself that my age/stage in life is conspiring against me, and if I manage to lose a pound a week, I should be grateful. (Not helped by sitting next to a girl in her 30s who's lost 6st9lb, to my paultry 1.5lbs!!!! 14-21lb off for me would be brilliant).
Chin Up Kiddo. You're right: you do know your OWN body and how YOU feel. And as we all know, blood tests for hormone levels are so changeable/inconclusive.
Keep posting Elaine because you ARE in good company on this forum!
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