18-10-2016, 11:29 PM
(18-10-2016, 10:17 PM)Tiffany00573 Wrote: I had to make my appointment 3 months in advance
Depressing but an average wait time.
(18-10-2016, 10:17 PM)Tiffany00573 Wrote: The blood work I had was the standard CBC, Lipid panel etc that I have to have done every 3 months. I did not have any hormone testing done. They can do the lab work for free, but you have to do it a week before your appointment and it is a 3 hour drive for me to get to the clinic. Since they are only open at 5:30 pm to 10 pm every other Wednesday, it is hard for me to get to the clinic.
That's understandable (sucks too), you'll still need baseline plasma sex-steroids scheduled, it's well worth the 3 hour drive......(and test 1x per month for at least the first 3-6 months of HRT, followed by every 6 months). From those results the meds can be adjusted, like E2 being increased to 4 or 6 mg.
You'll be looking for at least 200 pg/mL of estrogen and below 50 ng/dL of Total Testosterone
(18-10-2016, 10:17 PM)Tiffany00573 Wrote: and it is still widely used as evident by my pharmacy having it in stock and being able to pick it up the same day the prescription was called in.
I don't doubt Premarin being in stock.
(18-10-2016, 10:17 PM)Tiffany00573 Wrote: I had already planned on seeing about going to the patch on my next visit. I was a little afraid they wouldn't give me the hormones and didn't want to cause any problems and thought it would be easier to request to switch once I am a patient.
The first appointment is nerve racking, though asking for options shouldn't put the doctor off, lol. Good, ask about an estradiol patch, the cost is slightly higher over oral estradiol but far less health risks.
I wish you good health Tiffany.
L.
