I can’t cope

[rav3n]

i'm sorry you feel that way @Captain24!

we don't remove/edit posts for being negative, we know that a lot of our members are struggling but we do make edits if they aren't 'recovery focused' and seem vague around safety.

i'll send you an email to explain it more over there, keep an eye out for it.

[rav3n]

what are you up to today? @Captain24 what's jett and pix up to?

[Captain24]

I’ll try but I’m anxious @rav3n 

Im just sitting at the GP. We are having a medical appointment today as the GP hasn’t got to know me medically only MH. He wants to do blood tests and stuff. At least I can ask him about perimenopause. 

Pix and Jett have been playing with each other today. It’s the first time for a while. They haven’t been friends recently. Constantly growling at each other! 

[rav3n]

appreciate you giving it another go @Captain24 

ohh i see, do you suspect you have perimenopause? or are you just curious to learn more about it? i hope the tests stuff go okay! 

oh gosh! i wonder what caused the tension between them...seems like they're in a more forgiving mood today tho, so yay!

do you have much on for this Friday and weekend?

[Captain24]

It’s a very good possibility @rav3n. He is doing a stack of blood tests including to check hormones and to check for POCS. Plus I have to have an internal ultrasound to check for POCS as well. If it comes back that I am premenopausal then he is referring me to another GP just for discussion and options. I see him again in 4 weeks. Oh and I have to go and get my face waxed!

I don’t know what their problem has been but they were playing again when I got home. Pix has been a little unwell recently so maybe that’s it and it’s all cleared up. She had some bowel issues. She does also get easily annoyed as she is 6 and he is nearly 2

I have a Pdoc appointment tomorrow afternoon that I’m a bit anxious about. Not sure if I get extra diagnosis’s or if that’ll be the following appointment.

Then I need to mow my lawns over the weekend .

What about you? 

[rav3n]

@Captain24 my friend's doing some tests around pcos as well. it takes a bit of time to get all the scans and tests done hey, hopefully you get some answers soon. does getting your face waxed make your skin break out? i'm tried to find a hair removal method that doesn't irritate my skin, but so far, i haven't had much luck!

ahh okay, that would make sense! Pix probably just wanted to rest and recover, and poor Jett might not have gotten the message. at least they're all good now!

hope your appointment goes okay tomorrow!! i've got some shopping to get done, my sister's birthday is coming up so have to prep for that. i got my sister an orchid lego set!

i'll be hopping off soon so in case i don't see you reply tonight - take care and good night 💙

[Captain24]

I don’t know if my skin breaks out or not. I guess I’ll find out. I have been to a beautician in years! @rav3n The hair on my face is embarrassing and I hate it. The GP thinks it might improve my confidence a little. 

It’s not something that anyone has ever looked into. The internal ultrasound is worrying me a little though. Especially with such irregular periods. I think I have booked the scan in the safe zone. I guess I’ll get all the results in a month. So much he wants done. The bowel screening is for over 50’s but with all my meds and stuff he wants me to start now. It’s only 2 years until I’m 50 anyway. 

I also have to have a cervical screening test done. I ‘accidentally’ forgot to book that! lol

That set is so cool. I’m sure she will love it. 

Thanks for your support today. I have trust in you. 

[Captain24]

Hey @tyme 

I hope you are feeling a bit better today. Just wanted you to know that I was thinking of you.

Just incase you pop in. 

[tyme]

Hey @Captain24 ,

Thanks for asking. I'm just popping in for a short time. Thanks for your message.

I was feeling a bit ew on Wednesday night and was sick, so I didnt sleep. I thought it would go away, but it didn't. So I took Thursday slow, then rested today, and now I'm feeling better and I've been able to eat this evening.

My sister got it too I think, but she wasn't as bad.

The eldest was sick earlier this week and was vomitting, but I thought it was her asthma... I didn't even ask.

Now that I'm typing, it's all coming together!

My niece was sick Monday and Tuesday, I was sick Tues-Thurs, and my sister Wed and Thursday!

Must've been gastro 😞

How are you anyway?

[Captain24]

I’m glad you are feeling a little better. @tyme. It sounds like it’s going through all of you. I was thinking of you. 

I had a huge GP appointment today. I’ve got a fasting blood test tomorrow checking for a lot of things including perimenopause. Then I’ve booked in a pelvic ultrasound including internal checking for POCS. I have to do a bowel screening test. He went through everything. 

I have a Pdoc appointment tomorrow so that’ll be interesting. 

As for how I’m going all I can say is I’m tired. [edited by moderator]. Lost a lot of confidence in the last 24 hours. I’m trying to feel comfortable but struggling with it a little. 

Are you taking it easy tomorrow as well? Time to recuperate?