[jannet.duff]

The reason why I want the patch is the reduced risk of blood clots. I have Type 2 diabetes which I am working very hard to reverse my A1C numbers are almost back to normal range. They said the injections can actually increase clot risks so I don't want that.
My therapist is just that but she can provide the letter to begin HRT. I'm meeting with an endocrinologist next week. Hopefully with my estrogen levels already up there, it should help matters. 
Speaking of Spiro, I heard that spiro can also be dangerous and there are newer t blocker prescriptions that would be better than spiro. Do you have any insight in this? Your thoughts?

Any hormone thats classed as bio identical, and is delivered without passing through the liver ( parental delivery ) have very little to no risk of blood clots. Injections have the lowest risk of all the options.
A supplement called Rutin, takes that risk to 0.
I cut myself the other day, blood clots were the least of my worries, i bled like a pig, on a frigging paper cut!!!

so let me asking you something, when you finally got on HRT did you quit all the herbals? I know you talked about White Peony and Reshi etc. Do you still take anything? I just purchased two more bottles of BO, one more of PG and Reshi and they arrived today but now that I have my HRT Dr appt next week felt I should stop them. I have to send them back to get a refund. But I am going to keep taking fenugreek and blessed thistle since they help increase mammary gland growth quickly. Which I can attest too.

Thanks again Jannet, between you and Megan you've been very helpful in my journey.

Luv,
Ali

I would drop the herbals, let the HRT do its work.
Lotus has some threads on what she takes that helps HRT to be more effective.  Thete is no point taking a low effect herbal, blocking some recepters with it, and peeing your HRT meds away.

That's what I thought... thankfully I stopped all..Amazon allowed me to return everything.  Like I said, the only thing I take are the liquid extracts of Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle under my tongue 3 x a day. Those two have been building my mammary glands like crazy. 

Ali

Thats lucky .. I ended up just giving my extra stuff away, i guess I am financially in a decent place, the money was already spent, if i could help somebody else out, then why not.
I got mine in bulk order, so i had had them a few months, returning was not really an option.