After a year, I started to see that something was not quite right about my periods. They lasted 7 days and the first 4 days were really heavy. I would have to use the highest absorbance tampon and the heaviest strength night time pads. yet I still had to change both every 45 - 60 minutes. I also had irregular periods 4 to 5 weeks between them. I had to carry stuff all the time as I was never sure when it would arrive.
I decided that I needed to see a doctor, I booked to see my GP and felt nervous about discussing this with a male doctor. But I told myself he's a doctor he hears this all the time, He will be able to help. I didn't realise how wrong I was.
I explained how heavy my periods were, how long they lasted, and about the pain level that I get. My GP nodded along and then looked at me with no compassion and said "you just have heavy periods, take painkillers" He expected me to just accept this and dismissed me very quickly. I didn't know what to do or where to turn, so I suffered in silence and just gritted my teeth and got on with every month.
Looking back I can't believe how quickly my doctor dismissed me as It clearly wasn't normal to be experiencing what I was.
After two more years, I went back to the GP. This time I really felt sick waiting to see him, afraid of being dismissed a second time by the doctor. I wasn't completely wrong to think this. Explaining my issues again, the doctor again nodded along. Just said "well I guess I could give you the pill should stop your periods, although you might get a small amount of spotting once a month" I was prepared for something to get better, I was excited at the prospect of feeling a lot better. Only the magic Promise never came and I felt no difference other than that they were a little more regular than before but still not great.
After this second bad experience with the doctor, I decided to give up seeing my doctor and just live with it.
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