I was *just* talking with friends last night about the whole menopause thing and how I keep getting dismissed by my female gynecologist because I’m “not old enough for that.” Meanwhile, I’m over here with my dermatologist telling me I have rosacea because my cheeks are flushed so often (hello, hot flashes). My endocrinologist (male) keeps annually reminding me that one day I’m going to have to get off birth control and let my body take its natural course (my gynecologist scoffed at that). Oh, and I have feelings of rage at least three times a week now, and someone suggested I just get on Lexapro.
That's so frustrating. I think maybe my D rating was too nice. I'm inclining towards an E. So many women spend so many years battling the medical profession to take them seriously. It's enraging (as if we were not raging already).
I was *just* talking with friends last night about the whole menopause thing and how I keep getting dismissed by my female gynecologist because I’m “not old enough for that.” Meanwhile, I’m over here with my dermatologist telling me I have rosacea because my cheeks are flushed so often (hello, hot flashes). My endocrinologist (male) keeps annually reminding me that one day I’m going to have to get off birth control and let my body take its natural course (my gynecologist scoffed at that). Oh, and I have feelings of rage at least three times a week now, and someone suggested I just get on Lexapro.
I agree with you on that D rating.
That's so frustrating. I think maybe my D rating was too nice. I'm inclining towards an E. So many women spend so many years battling the medical profession to take them seriously. It's enraging (as if we were not raging already).