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Treevey134777

Hi,

So, I’ve been putting off asking anyone about it for a few weeks now. But I’m starting to become worried. 

I’ve been on my period for around 3 weeks now. The first 2 weeks were quite heavy/what I’d class as normal/medium. I was worried after 2 weeks but thought it might have just been a fluke. But now it’s going on 3 and a half/4 weeks. These past few days have been lighter, but they don’t seem the same as the previous weeks. I don’t think it’s spotting as I’ve looked that up and it doesn’t fit the criteria. One day it might be light, the next it might be quite, red bloodish, more so than normal (sorry if that’s TMI).

I’m hesitant to see a doctor incase they think I’m being a hypochondriac or worrying over nothing, plus I don’t feel comfortable with how to tell them, and what they’d ask me to do or if they’ll want to see or whatever. I went to the doctor once for a lump I was worried about and the nurse made me feel uncomfortable and as if I’d wasted her time. That’s why I’m hesitant. 

Anyone else experienced similar or have any ideas what’s going on?

I will also mention that this isn’t the first time, it happened maybes 2 or 3 times in the last 4 years. But this one feels different in the sense of I’m not happy about it. 

UPDATE: Finally got an in-clinic appointment for tomorrow. Something I haven’t mentioned as I didn’t know it was linked is that over the weeks I’ve been on my period, I’ve had the ‘sickness bug’ 3 times, within days of each other and I mentioned it to the nurse on the phone and he said that it is most likely linked to everything else going on. Woke up today and my stomach is in absolute agony and sickness again. 

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  • Mine gone a bit weird since the Pfizer vaccine. Either bleed for 2 days or in pain.

    My GP surgery is useless as suspect you to phone up to make an appointment. 

    I only live 5 minutes away. Lucky if get an in house appointment. Also they told me to find a blood pressure machine. This isn't my job to do this.

    *needed to have a rant*

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  • Mine gone a bit weird since the Pfizer vaccine. Either bleed for 2 days or in pain.

    My GP surgery is useless as suspect you to phone up to make an appointment. 

    I only live 5 minutes away. Lucky if get an in house appointment. Also they told me to find a blood pressure machine. This isn't my job to do this.

    *needed to have a rant*

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  • in reply to Rosy

    It’s the same here. I live in the North East of England. The Gp practice here is horrendous for getting an appointment. You have to be on the phone at 7am on the dot and by 10 past 7 all the appointments are gone for the day. I know there’s a strain on the NHS, but when you really need an appointment and there’s no other GPS in the area, you have to just try and beat everyone else to the phone. Considering pulling an all nighter so I’m on the phone at 5 to 7 in the morning for them opening. If I got to sleep now, I’ll sleep in and not get the chance to make an appointment. The GP online service is not as good as I thought it was going to be as they rang me but they come up as No ID and my phone blocks all Unknown Callers or No ID callers which is a pain. 

  • in reply to Rosy

    I think most surgeries these days require patients to book appointments by phone, or else via the internet. The days of turning up without an appointment on the offchance that a GP might have time to see you, now appear to be long gone.

    Your comment about the blood pressure machine reminded me of a conversation I'd had with one of the GPs at my surgery when I was asked if I'd got one. As far as I'm concerned, unless I'm diagnosed with something that requires frequent monitoring of my blood pressure, then I cannot justify the expense.