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Hey all, so I have decided to create a blog based on my experiences of menopause. But not only menopause. Just generally being a woman and the woes and pain that we go through. My aim is purely to just meet friends, share advice and have some fun. 🥰 I’ll try to keep this edgy and fun, but I want it to be true and factual as well.

So a little bit firstly about me. I am Emma, Em, Em’s, nark, mardy, moody. I am 46 years old and Mum to 2 boys who are 25 (nearly 16) and 23. I am also step mum to 5 and step granny to 5. I work full time for a Housing Association and I am happily married to my best friend who I have been with since 2003. Not my boys Father, but he saved me.

Now, onto the suffering. So I actually started having really bad periods when I was very young. My cycle started at 12 years old and I was always heavy. It affected many activities within school and continued on for years. Not ever being able to take any pills I just suffered. I had my first Son at 19 and he was a natural birth. But following this my periods returned with a vengeance. I clotted, passed out was constantly anaemic. Doctors decided I needed to be quarterised!!! This ended up happening twice. It never helped. My second Labour was also natural apart from having my waters broken. But was the most horrific experience ever. Sorry, going to go off track a little now. But I think background helps. My second boy was not a very well baby at all. He was sent home but a Mother’s instinct knows. Two long weeks of my boy crying at lights and screaming in pain, I am fighting the doctors and midwife constantly. He’s finally admitted, loads and loads of tests. Called a neurotic Mother 😭 by Doctors and family. Finally following a lumbar puncture in my poor babies back. We got told he has Meningitis. Then later diagnosed as Group B Streptococcal Meningitis – oh he caught it from you they said 😭 Anyway I digressed.

So following the births of my boys I continued to suffer for years and years. Just like my Mum did, and my Auntie. My Mum had a hysterectomy in her 30’s. I separated from my ex Husband when my boys were 6 and 4. I met my new partner now Husband at the same time. He was so so supportive and come to many hospital visits with me, where blood was taken. Mirena coil fitted, then getting rushed back in because it got lost and had to be surgically removed. 🤦‍♀️ Anyways…. Forefront to now, at the wonderful age of 46 and still flooded really badly, throw 4 pads and Tampax, through trousers (whilst at work) being in so much pain. Not functioning at all. Being dismissed, take this and that tablet. Finally 2020 yep right on lockdown I am finally transferred to a Specialist, yay I thought. No, just the beginning of yet again….

I had so many appointments at Hospital. Having to attend on my own due to Covid. 10 ultrasounds, ultrasounds, CT scan with contrast, MRI scan. It was just endless and painful. Then get told I have high markers and I need to attend urgently for CA125 blood tests and the suspect ovarian cancer. Still can’t take anyone with me. Wait a lifetime wondering, waiting thinking the worst. Then get called in again. Need to have a Hysteroscopy, first appointment booked wrong….. Finally this is done March this year. Then wait, wait and wait again. Results finally through. No cancer, praise the lord. But we’ve found endometriosis. We are discharging you, you need another specialist WHAT!!!’

Now we are nearly up to date now. Last week I see my new Specialist this time taking Hubby no matter what I was not going on my own. He was brilliant. Hubby and Specialist. I think I was thinking here we go more tests etc. But no he has reviewed everything and said I need a Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 🙏 yay she thinks, finally. But everything needs removing. Elated, scared and apprehensive is where I am.

So… thanks for reading so far, this was just a brief over view. I am going to use this Blog to share much more information, experiences, anxiety that has started. Lots and lots in the hope I can meet friends, help others oh and just ramble basically. ❤️❤️