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[FannyAnnie72]

Hi all

So I've just joined, been putting off accepting that I really probably am P-Mal and after reflecting back on the years, I think I may have started this new journey some 6 years ago.

I put down the mood swings and feeling hot at work to a pretty sh*tty number of years in my life with separation from partner, death of loved ones and also an accident which resulted in two very painful operations.

It's only really been in the past two years that I've collected all the information from the back of my (confuddled) brain and strung them all together.  I'm sure like many of you it was an albeit small epiphany when you had that realisation or were informed by a professional.  I have never been 'diagnosed' officially, and there lay in my opinion, a massive feeling of being let down by medical professionals. 

Anyhoo, that's that for now and I look forward to engaging with you all and finding the support I very much need during this transition and perhaps some wise words to convince me (some days) that I'm not actually going mad!!!

BW
F-A 

[jaypo]

Hi fannyannie,loving the name and 
Sorry for all the sad times you've gone through,sadly happens more as we age.
Anyway ask away,whatever questions you want,always someone to help out x

[FannyAnnie72]

Bless you Jay-Po, it's great to know I can reach out finally for some support 

[CLKD]

   sadly women don't put 2 and 2 together either.  We may be aware of 'the change' but to most it's cessation of periods and hot flushes.  The anxiety plus dry skin, vaginal atrophy, can floor many.

Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use.

[sheila99]

 
Another one undiagnosed until I worked it out for myself. You'll fit right in, I think we're all slightly mad 

[FannyAnnie72]

  sadly women don't put 2 and 2 together either.  We may be aware of 'the change' but to most it's cessation of periods and hot flushes.  The anxiety plus dry skin, vaginal atrophy, can floor many.

Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use.

Yep I'm considering a diary, I do keep some notes but nothing intensive, worth keeping for the sake of approaching the medical professionals in future

[FannyAnnie72]

Another one undiagnosed until I worked it out for myself. You'll fit right in, I think we're all slightly mad 

Bless you Sheila!  It's great to know I'm not alone and that I'm not the only one who has been ignored with symptoms <3

[FannyAnnie72]

Hi and Welcome!
"a massive feeling of being let down by medical professionals"
I think a lot of us can relate to that, FannyAnnie72.
What's P-Mal?

Hi Avalon and thank you for such a warm welcome!  P-Mal was my shortened version of peri-meno