FIELD NOTES
Notes
Field notes from the years before the appointment. Short, sourced pieces on what to write down before your next healthcare conversation.
Perimenopause Headaches: The One Log That Reveals the Pattern
Perimenopause headaches feel random until you date them. A one-page log tying each headache to your cycle turns a vague complaint into a ...
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Perimenopause Bleeding Changes: The One Column to Add to Your Log
A dates-only period calendar shows that you bled, not what changed. Add one flag column...
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Perimenopause Appointment: The One Sentence That Gets You Heard
A bare list of symptoms is easy to nod at and set aside. Learn the one-sentence format ...
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Bring a Second Set of Ears to Your Perimenopause Appointment
A short appointment is a lot to hold alone. Here is the one-page brief you hand the per...
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How Long Should You Track Perimenopause Before Your Appointment?
A single hard day tells your clinician little. This is how long to track before a perim...
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Why perimenopause feels like puberty in reverse
The same hormones that ran the show at thirteen are moving again — this time downward. ...
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The 6 perimenopause symptoms nobody warns you about
Frozen shoulder. Rage. Electric shocks. Burning mouth. Tinnitus. Skin itching. Six peri...
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How to log a hot flash pattern in 30 seconds a day
Hot flashes are one of the symptoms clinicians can most easily work with, but only if t...
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How to find a menopause-literate doctor (a scoring system)
Only about twenty percent of OB-GYNs feel adequately trained in menopause. Here is a si...
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What the doctor's 'wait and see' actually means (and what to say back)
'Let's wait and see' sometimes means what it appears to mean. More often, it means the ...
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What estrogen actually does — a plain-English explainer
Estrogen has receptors throughout the body — not only in the reproductive system. Here ...
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The one page to fill in before you drive home
Ten minutes after you leave the appointment, the visit starts to fade. Here is the driv...
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The 3-line follow-up email that gets your provider to respond
The portal message that gets ignored is the vague one. The message that gets a real ans...
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