Annoyed!!!!!!! ??? help???

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Today I went to see a gp (not my usual gp, she wasn't available) because I am 23 wks and really struggling with exhaustion at the moment as I am at uni full time, my last year too so I'm also doing my dissertation and have a part time job so literally I'm working 7 days a week, constantly on the go. 
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​I wondered if I could possibly get a sick note from my job that will allow me at least some time to relax but the dr that I saw was so rude, he basically told me that I'm still in early stages of pregnancy so the tiredness is only going to get worse (duh!) so I should just get used to it!!!!!! I don't mean to be sexist but how can any man truely understand how a woman feels when pregnant??? Books can only teach you so much feeling it is something else!!!! Is this acceptable? I have asked for help and feel like I've just been shunned away to struggle on ? does anyone have any advice?

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Thanks Kimberley, I am seriously thinking about seeing a different doctor as my next midwife appt isn't until the 22nd.
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​I am just so angry because not only was he very unhelpful but quite rude too telling me that even if he did write me a sick note my employer is well within their rights to decline it anyway, I almost felt as if he was more on my employers side than mine....  ?

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I'm sure I would be annoyed too if this happened to me but I know that in Canada the sogc guidelines are that physicians should not write sick/disability notes for routine pregnancy things.  I'm in my 25th week of my first pregnancy and the fatigue is really hard - I feel like everyone lied when they said it went away for the 2nd trimester.
​ Good luck with everything - it sounds like you have a lot going on

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Ps:  just wanted to add I am a 30 yr old adult, I'm not stupid and I wouldn't have asked for help if it was desperately needed

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Nhs docs are BAD for writing sick notes for anything preg related. With my first i had a terrible bad back for two weeks and when i went for a sick note i was given a print out sheet of exercises to do and told to move around more ? xxx
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Totally understandable! I would be annoyed too. That's a lot for anyone, let alone when you're pregnant! Can you see a different doctor or your midwife perhaps? Or could you talk to your employer and ask if you could cut down your hours?

Annoyed!!!!!!! ??? help???

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