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First, to Misty. Yes. 21 years active Army. Retired E-8, 1SG. 8 years of it at Ft Carson, in your territory. Forgive me if I don't utter that insipid cattle call so many are fond of. Never bought into that. And thank you for your service as well. Tri-care is a pretty good deal. I'm guessing (it's been a while) that you'll be eligible to draw retirement at 60? You should qualify for tricare then, I think. Depending on if you're working, and what your cost is thru your company, you really should consider it. I mean, where are you going to get such comprehensive coverage for (sorry to piss a bunch of people off) $568 per year? That's family rate, no matter how many in the family. Used to be $460 for forever, but went up this year. About the only benefit left that's worth a damn. The only bad thing, when you turn 65, you will have to go on medicare, and tricare will be the backup. Tricare then becomes free, but will you ever use it when on medicare? Enough of that, I'm probably boring a lot of people.
Monika, you listed so many maladies, that I now have one, a headache. Makes me feel ever so lucky that my major recurring issue is kidney stones. Passed #47 a couple days ago. I have a little bottle full of them. don't ask me why I keep them. Probably an attachment/reminder of pain and suffering thing. I have absolutely no real help to offer you regarding your medical problems, but admit to learning something when I saw the TSH/eyebrow relationship mentioned. I was not aware of that. When I got the results of my first blood tests, my doctor mentioned something about her thinking it looked like my thyroid was shutting down. But subsequent tests showed that not to be the case. Will be watching that. I had a vasectomy around 1990. I was single, with custody of 3 kids, and took the opportunity. Lord knows I didn't need any more. After that, orgasm resulted in the regular amount of discharge, just without the little critters. It was just since I started using Finpecia as part of my "booby/feminization" exercise, that my testes quickly went on the downswing. So, when I had my first blood test that resulted in such a low reading, I'd already been hammering the little fellas for a while. Yes, I WASN'T at all concerned. Then. That may be changing. Hell of a lot of things dropped into my lap the last few months, a couple big ones since New Years. I may hit the patches she gave me, at least for a bit, just to get through helping handle other peoples problems. I have become so emotional that certain movies, songs that bring back memories, etc., bring an almost embarrassing river of tears. Took my wife a fair time to get use to that. Geez, I watched an ABBA show the other night, and even that did it!!
At the levels I was at, who knows, maybe the little guys are practically "gone". I do know that they are well under half the size they used to be. Don't get me wrong. I really ebjoy the fact that it feels so good to snuggle on the couch, under the covers, and just walk holding hands. And my wife loves it too. I may try adding in the T just until these situations get resolved, as I know when I stop using it, things will probably revert.
I urge you not to give up. If you can't travel to find a better, more knowledgeable, and concerned doctor, reach out to some med sites on-line. Hopefully someone will help, or know of someone who can. Incidentally, one of those problems I mentioned is my 40 year old daughter. She'd been having a few minor marital problems. Married 20+ years. The marital problems were brought on by a bunch of medical issues that caused tensions. 2 days before New Years, she tried to end it all. Not successful, fortunately, but while she was in the hospital, her husband came in and told her he was filing for divorce. Needless to say, huge problem. Long story. So, don't go there, OK? Take care, Patti