u/jacyerickson

I'm not opposed to advice,but I mostly wanted to vent. Also, I use they pronouns.

In my early 20s I saw multiple doctors for very heavy periods. At the time that was my only symptom. I was still able to work full time and was an active and avid hiker. I was dismissed at every turn but to shut me up I had my iron levels tested multiple times but they were always fine.

Fast forward to my late 30s. I started not being able to get out of bed the first day of my period. Then two days etc. Now it's pretty much the entire week of my period that I'm mostly bed bound and only drag myself out to work two days a week. Plus the fatigue follows me daily just not as extreme as when I'm on my period. I can no longer hike. It's a good day if I feel good enough to take a long walk on a flat park path.

I was uninsured for a while but finally got health insurance again earlier this year. My doctor still dismissed me as just being fat, depressed and afab but at least agreed to a bunch of tests. My iron and ferritin levels were still perfectly healthy but my mcv and mch levels were a little low. My vitamin D levels were a little low too. I'm talking just outside the healthy range. I've been on iron and D supplements for about a month now. My anemia symptoms have disappeared such as pica cravings,pale skin, restless legs. I have to wait another couple months for a recheck.

I know it takes time but this is the first period I've had since I began supplements and I still feel like I'm on the verge of death. I expected at least some improvement. I'm on day four and I've only pulled myself out of bed to eat and shower.

I have more tests being run next week to see what the cause of my heavy periods are. Other important information- my other vitamin and minerals were all healthy including b12. Kidneys,heart,lungs, thyroid etc were all normal labs. Even though I've had bad periods for much longer, the fatigue started after a bad case of strep throat that turned into scarlet fever. I assume that's related but obviously had something else wrong before that.

I don't know. I just feel like I'll never live a normal life again. I'm just tired both mentally and physically.

I'm new to Medi-Cal. I was only approved in April. My partner and I both were. I don't know who the fucking idiots are that run this but it's the biggest mess ever. I might end up trying to contact my representative for help because this is ridiculous. My partner still hasn't received his card all these months later.

Anyway, twice now without my permission I've been moved from HealthNet to some other plan that only has doctors hour or more away. How can they do that without my permission?