I AM SO RELIEVED YOU HAVE POSTED - I DONT THINK I HAVE EVER FELT QUITE THIS ALONE.
No one understand what its like existing like this (apart from the ladies on here)
Well, I’m just starting on my 3rd week of patches Estraderm 100 – its taken an age to get the hospital to get the information to my GP who was then bewildered by all of this. Thankfully I had the letter the consultant with me so I could show him what the planned treatment it otherwise he wouldn’t have given it to me.
I’m not having the best luck with the patches – the first one peeled straight off the next two only managed a day and I have yet to have any stay on for the prescribed 84 hours.
I’ve resorted to this ritual like sticking on ceremony…..It seems the only place I have even the slightest success it the front of my thigh, I have to shave, scrub, de-grease the area. Warm the patch up with the hairdryer - Then stick it on and apply more heat from the hair dryer. The edges almost immediately start lifting so I then have to stick the edges down with extra sticky tape. They look a right bloody mess.
I can’t have a proper bath with one on so it’s a quick shower or leave my leg sticking out!
On a brighter note – I don’t ache like a 90 year old woman and my hair isn’t falling out anymore.
I’ve also had my mirena fitted………deep joy!
I was really reluctant to have this as anyway as I’ve had both coils in the past and don’t feel it suits me. Consultant persuaded me to give it ago but I’m already beginning to regret it. The last time I had a coil (for birth control) I was plagued with constant thrush…I always put it down to the coil but my gp flatly refused and said I was just depressed and stressed and signed me off work. I used canisten treatments on a daily basis all of which I bought over the counter. I know this is tmi but I also smelled differently down there – not disgusting like infection but was not me and I became really conscious of (I’m sure my DH though I’d been sleeping around) My DH had a vasectomy and I had it out – and both disappeared.
Surprise surprise guess what I’ve now got thrush and the smell is back - It’s only been in a week so I know I have to wait a bit longer to see if this all helps but I know my own body and I feel it’s not right.
The consultant tried to fob me off with them sending an appointment for 6 months’ time ( which in really would be more like 8) this was the final straw – I broke down like a baby and sobbed, she back tracked and said she would review me in February.
In all honesty I feel as bad as I ever have done (in fact possibly even worse) I am dreading the next few months because I’m not sure if I can physically mentally and emotionally cope any more my marriage is in tatters and DH is on the brink of leaving me-
DH didn’t even come to the appointment with me – I don’t think he can deal with it anymore.
He feel so rejected by my lack of interest in sex – which only adds to the problems. I feel rejected because he doesn’t seem to care and the cycle repeats. If Christmas wasn’t around the corner he’d have left me and out daughter already.
I’ve even considered leaving them both to spare them of my crazy misery, it’s all one massive nightmare.
Sorry I’ve unloaded like this – I have nowhere else to of load too – my family think I’m just stressed and that he should be more supportive but after the last 4 years who can blame him.