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[Pixielilac]

So I broke my toe and got a blood clot, now I have been taken off tablet HRT.
The DVT nurse emailed my doc to tell him I can have transdermal HRT, he has written to Haemotology 2 almost 3 weeks ago waiting to see if they agree I can back on HRT.
I had a face to face appointment with doc on Friday, he’s told me I might not be able to go back on HRT not EVER ,even after blood clot treatment is finished.
I am gutted. The hot sweats are back with a vengance, I’m tearful, my VA seems worse.
He looked at my last wee sample(yet another one) result and it is positive, not borderline as I was told.
So he has put me on a week of co acloxicav and after a week of that 1 a night for 3 months.
I said I am upping my use of Ovestin he said I shouldn’t do that.
I am so fed up with this, I am thinking I will ring the DVT nurses tomorrow as they were very sympathetic when I said I had been taken off HRT by a different doctor and they said it’s ridiculous and I can have HRT as long as it’s not a tablet, and I am going to ask the DVT nurse to please speak to haemotolgy in the hope they can convince them that I can gave HRT.
So fed up with this.
I work in an air conditioned shop and every day I have to wash my work uniform because it literally sticks with to me with sweat, my mood is low, my VA is bad, sick of it all😢

[Limpy]

Give the DVT nurses a ring.
I think it is generally accepted that transdermal HRT is kinder in that it doesn't have to be processed by the liver.
I had migraines before I started HRT and had assumed that meant no HRT but my GP took the view that patches would be ok.
Or it might be worth having a word with one of the other GPs at the practice, you may get more sensible one.
Good luck!

[Pixielilac]

Thankyou for your reply. I rang the DVT nurse yesterday, she was annoyed that this is still dragging on and sent an email to Haemotolgy and to my doctor.
I had a phone call from the docs today to say they have heard back from Haemotology (surprise surprise lol) and I can have HRT and to carry on with the gel and Utrogestan, the Utrogestan I was taken off around 5 years ago as I didn’t get on with it and put back on about a month ago and again couldn’t tolerate. I said to the receptionist I want to speak to my doc as I don’t get on with Utrogestan and of course there are no telephone appointments left.
She said ‘You can have this, it’s a gel’ I said it’s the Utrogestan I don’t get on with.
So I said I want to speak to someone else, this is ridiculous as I had a conversation with my doc about patches about 3/4 weeks ago when I was taken off HRT and if I got put back on HRT and surprisingly I have to speak to my own doc.
I am at work soon so will have to ring tomorrow.

[CLKD]

Get an appt to a dedicated Menopause Clinic?

Chasing results seems to be 'normal' in the NHS - 3 years ago DH injured his knee; took 2 weeks to speak to a GP who recommended an X-ray which he had the same afternoon.  Result came back 'no treatment required': did any1 let him know?   Nope.  The report was filed without the diagnosis being passed on.  He then had to ring the surgery etc., etc.,; took 5 weeks to get the result over the phone!!

[Pixielilac]

CLKD that is awful!
I have looked at my online doctors notes and a prescription for HRT patches has been done 🎉 No phone call from the surgery to let me know but there you go.