Hey lovelies,
I posted recently regarding vaginal atrophy and you were all so kind. My dr had a face to face appointment with me last week, took swabs (even tho there was no reason to) and said although soreness was likely due to hormonal changes that if swabs came back clear (which they did) she would prescribe me with some local estrogen. I phoned yesterday (Monday) to request the prescription (dr advised to ring once the tests were clear to remind her to dispense a prescription) and basically the long and short of it is I've had to put the request online for my doctor to dispense the medication which means I now likely have a 72 hour wait before the simple job of sending the request to my local pharmacy happens. I asked when this would happen but the receptionists at my practice are beyond rude and ignorant............
I am struggling to a point not only with this but a ton of other peri menopausal symptoms which I won't bore you with. I am 50 and whilst my dr acknowledges I am peri menopausal, getting anywhere with any kind of HRT, basically I have hit a brick wall..
I am feeling at my absolute lowest, I don't know where to turn and it feels like I'm just stuck in a dr lottery when it comes to the offering of HRT. My sister who is 47 however, has the exact same dr as me, at the same practice, has been offered an appointment to discuss HRT with the nurse practitioner...............this makes absolutely no sense and actually makes me really angry.
I've tried ringing and speaking to the receptionist who are just the most rude, obnoxious people I've ever come across. I've put in a request online saying that I want an appointment and I would like HRT in a last ditch attempt tbh.
I am now feeling so depressed with the whole situation I'm worried for my mental health. I'm emotional, snappy and trying to keep my head above water whilst trying to manage the symptoms of chronic migraine, IBS and Fibromyalgia running alongside peri-menopause symptoms. I'm so so sad and desperate I am considering buying HRT out of my own pocket because I simply can't go on in my current state. Please tell me I'm not alone, it actually makes me so upset that all I want is some support and yet my Dr is acting like a gatekeeper.
Thanks for reading, Kerry xxxx