Hi everyone,
Relatively new here but posted a couple of months ago about the possibility of getting BHRT on the NHS, anyway long story short I had an appointment at a local clinic today.
I'm 52, peri and ticking a lot of the symptom boxes but because I have had DCIS (non invasive breast cancer) didn't expect to be even considered on the NHS for any kind of treatment.
The main symptom and the one I can't cope with is feeling angry all the time. 😩. I'm normally quite a laid back tolerant type, but ATM I could commit an act of aggression just because someone reaches past me at the shelves in Tesco!! I do NOT want to live like this, but on the other hand I'm usually someone who will avoid medication unless it's absolutely essential and probably take about one paracetamol a year.
Anyway - so today the consultant has given me a prescription for sandrena gel and utrogestan 100mg for 12 days a month. I'm still pretty regular period wise...missed a couple. I'm due any minute (although my pmt bloating is getting longer and worse so who knows!) so my questions are...
1. Due to my other prominent symptom brain fog, I can't remember if the consultant said that day 1 of cycle is day 1 of utrogestan? If it is so I take it for 12 days then only again when I start another period or assuming the 28 day cycle therory, leave it for 16 days then start it again regardless of when the period starts? Sorry if I'm being incredibly thick here but I don't have anything in writing as yet but want to start it when I come on and don't want to leave it another month if that's how it works. Agh.
Thanks ladies