Sounds so so exhausting :( I’m so sorry love 💚

Agreed, beem and ko-fi seem to be the only options I know of.

Very true

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Yummm

If my new GP has a problem with that, I will have to find a yet another doctor that will take my needs into consideration.

Okay, after talking to multiple people and all of them agreeing that there is no benefit to a GP performed pap smear over a self test, I am going to insist on a self test, and a referral for an ultrasound and hopefully a 3T MRI.

Yeah I now have multiple people agreeing about this so I’m going to tell her I want to do my own self test, and a referral for an ultrasound and a 3T MRI. If she has a problem w that I will have to find a new doctor that will take my care into consideration. Thank you lovely, I really appreciate it

Hopefully eggs, chicken or beef. It’s just the idea of it being flesh or something from an animal that greatly grosses me out.

But from my understanding there's no benefit having a GP perform a pap smear over a self test because the chances of PCOS/endo showing up in a physical exam are like?? Not a thing???

I should mention that I asked my GP about a self test straight away and she said it is an option but not for me if I'm suspicious of PCOS/endo and is insisting that she performs a pap smear herself.

I have been on and off a plant based iron supplement with no improvement and eat a rich plant based iron diet, so looking at collagen powders (unsure if will help at all due to EDS), bone broths, high heme iron supplements, etc, or just recipes that w meat and eggs that are ARFID considerate.