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[honeybun]

Remember it can take three months to work properly so don't expect miracles overnight or give up too soon.


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[Hurdity]

So sorry to hear about your unhelpful GP moonbeam. Those comments were out of order and yes a complaint is appropriate.

Dr Currie is a specialist gynae and while doctors may be offended - you are justified in seeking additional advice because you have been given incorrect advice ( ie re the effect of pills on your stomach as well as the dosage of the patches you were given before)  in the past. GPs are general and ones with that attitude have no place in today's NHS as far as I am concerned.

I do hope the new regime suits you but if not and your doctor refused to give you what you would like or refuses to refer you then you should be able to take it further.

I quoted Dr Currie and printed out her e-mail when I challenged my doctor's advice that I should stop HRT pending an investigation into some bleeding. It worked. I am outspoken too but sometimes you have to be in order to be taken seriously.

Hurdity x

[lancashirelass]

as someone who has experience of medical regulation i feel this lady should raise her concerns otherwise how does that gp/practice improve.   serious issues with doctors build up over years because patients feel that they shouldn't upset their doctor.  much better to raise this. 

[moonbeam121167]

Hi I did  mention Dr Currie and the fact I have printed the emails out but he just shrugged , said the Evorel 50 was the patch equivalent  to Climaval 2mg , no to meno clinic felt about 2 inches tall , i definitely will not be seeing him again x

[honeybun]

I still stand by my comments on the fact that some doctors do not like being second guessed by another doctor unless they are the one who has sent a patient to a consultant.
As I said , Dr Currie will be well known by doctors who have an interest in meno but you could be quoting any random person if they don't.

It's very frustrating but we have to work with what we get.
Dr Curries advice is wonderful and points us in the right direction but unless she personally contacts each GP individually we just have to hope they may listen and many won't.
We can all feel vulnerable at this time but if you are not blessed with confidence then it can be very daunting.
Moonbeam basically got what she wanted. A transdermal  HRT. Perhaps not the exact preparation but one that is just as acceptable.
A complaint after a first visit to a new GP at a new surgery would not do her any favours at all.

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[Rowan]

I agree with what HB has said and is complete common sense.

We should not be saying that moombeam should complain to her Surgery its not our place, and as HB says it can be frustrating and daunting and not all women are so outspoken, but we do have to work with what is available to us.

Mombeam, give the patch a chance, if possible see another GP try to build up a relationship with them, and if you feel up to it mention your disappointing appointment with the other GP.



 



 

[moonbeam121167]

I will give this patch a chance, got a bit of a blinding headache and some nausea at the minute but it could be just coincidence x

[honeybun]

It did make me feel a bit sick to start with but it soon passed.

Sure things will settle soon.

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[moonbeam121167]

I have taken a domperidone a hour ago and I will be taking some headache pills in a bit cause its rather blinding at the moment. As I have already been on a form of HRT for a year will it still take a few months for the patch to kick in ??

[honeybun]

No it shouldn't but any change needs to get used to.

Hope you feel better soon.


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[Dana]

Hi all again, just an update, been to the new GP and it didnt go well    he said the pills will not affect my stomach, wasnt interested in the emails from Dr Currie or what I want, he also said western women are prone to being stressed and HRT wont help, will not refer me to a meno clinic as my symptoms are under control, I asked for the gel and he gave me Evorel 50 patch  , just want to cry , dont know what to do, just want to curl up and cry 

I guess you need to be somewhat grateful that he didn't write you a prescription for valium. Isn't that what all us "stressed" western women need.... oh and a nice script for an AD too...... 

Don't be too upset about the patches. I'm on Estradot 50 and I love them. I am thinking about experimenting with reducing my dose a bit to see what happens, but it's just a thought at this stage.

If there is a certainty that you will never have to deal with the GP again, and you wanted to vent some frustration at him, you could post a letter directly to him marked "confidential" so no one else opens it or sees it.

I did that once, very early in my meno history, when the GP basically told me that all my problems were psychological and I would never feel any better until I addressed my "issues" WTF    I never cry, but those comments, at a time when I really suffering, literally made me burst into tears.

I knew that I would never be returning to see him again, so I typed out a very carefully worded, but very much to the point, letter addressed specifically to him and marked with a big "CONFIDENTIAL" and left it at the reception desk.

I have no idea if he ever read it, and if he did it probably just went into the bin, but it gave me a great deal of satisfaction just writing it.

[Rowan]

Moonbeam, have just read on another thread that you had a hysterectomy a year ago, don't know if you have mentioned it before or I had forgotten, but it certainly makes a difference, did you keep your ovaries? even if you did, having when you are older won't guarantee that the ovaries will keep on working.

Hysterectomy can for some women be devastating on the body and is certainly not the same as natural menopause. As usual some women are OK and the body adapts others have problems getting the body balanced again.

I said in one of my posts to you that "millions of women go through menopause without added hormones" I would never had said that if I had realised you had had a hysterectomy" I apologise for that.

There are a couple good sites for ladies who have had hysterectomies, they certainly helped and supported me, it takes some ladies a year to recover, I certainly did not feel myself until my second year.

Good luck with your new patch moonbeam, if you still are feeling not well it might be a good idea to talk to ladies on the hysterectomy sites.

[moonbeam121167]

I did ask for Estradot as he said he dont do the gel but told said Evorel is the only one they do, I do hope they work ok, woke up this morning with a headache but its very early days and I will persevere for a few months and pray they work for me, thanks for all your reply's ladies xx

[moonbeam121167]

Silverlady, no I didnt keep my ovaries, the op went very well but and the HRT help with most of the menopausal symptoms but as I have got stomach problems you ladies and Dr Currie advised me that the pills were not helping things but my old and this new GP I saw Thursday said differently but he reluctantly gave me Evorel 50 patch , which is a start and I hope and pray will help with my moods and my stomach xx

[Rowan]

Trouble is with  hysterectomy, the op does go well, its the aftercare (the effect that taking the ovaries has on the body) that is not so good, the surgeon does his very good job, you are in hospital for a few days and then sent home.

I felt wonderful for about a month and then I crashed even with a patch on and I kept my ovaries! I went onto Hormonin even better when I went on the nasal spray Aerodiol ( discontinued) then which perked me up and helped the second year.

14 years later and I am doing fine and feel well and healthy and at the moment not even on my 25 patch so there is hope.

It does help to talk to women who have not had a text book recovery from a complete hysterectomy.