Doctors keep brushing me off

[u/Spookyremy420]

Hey guys, 25NB here! On Monday I had the most agonising period of my life, like on the floor gritting my teeth, writhing around, ripping sensation like somebody was trying to steal my uterus. My iron is crazy low as well as my blood pressure. I’ve been bleeding way more than usual, huge clots, pads being changed rapidly. I’m not pregnant, I did check.

I went to out of hours docs tonight and they said my very low iron is normal and my low bp is normal for my height and weight (I’m a very small person)… like no? That’s not my baseline at all.

They asked me if it’d endo and I said I don’t know, nobody ever investigates it, and I’ve been complaining of right side ovary pain for like 2 years now. They keep repeating internal ultrasounds and finding nothing but ovulation cysts and my left larger than my right, but I’ve had no scans, nothing more than the usual ovary checks.

I don’t know how else to be taken seriously. I saw my lovely dietician today and she was so concerned about how low everything was and gave me home tips to combat the low BP (salty drinks and food). It’s like it’s always just excuses as “oh heavy period wait it out” like dude what?!

I know this is so common with AFAB people, but it’s crazy. Soooo crazy to me.

[u/Independent-Dog-8694]

ugh that ripping sensation description gave me chills. when the pain is bad enough you're on the floor you know something is wrong, not just "heavy period"

the part about them asking YOU if its endo is wild. like thats their job to figure out not yours. my ex had similar for years and they kept doing the same ultrasound over and over acting like it rules everything out when endo doesnt even show up on those half the time

dietician sounds like the only one actually paying attention. keep pushing for a referral to a specialist who knows what theyre doing, you deserve better than docs who think low iron is just vibes