Update a year later

I've been on 45 mg Armour for a year.  Still "hit the wall" but not quite as bad as a year ago. I find myself tapped out if I walk up stairs, or any type of hill.  My skin and hair are still very dry.

225 Effexor is still the same.

Bart Endrizzi diagnosed me with lichen schlerosis, which is a thinning of the skin.  That's why I've been so itchy all these years!  Last year, a gyno dr confirmed the diagnosis, but prescribed me with hormones.  It wasn't working so I texted Bart, and he called me in a steroid that has been a magic little tube!  No more itchies!

My left hand has ostero arthritis.  A year ago I had a shot of cortozone that did nothing.  It has bothered me the entire year.  Now my forearm has a super pulled muscle!  ouch!

My ovaries are why sex hurts.  Found that out after an ultra sound.  No growths or anything, so that's good, but then there is nothing to blame the pain on.  My iud was tipped, so I got a new on put in (very very painful!!!!!)

Saw a New Doc

Luanne Jacobs-Peterson at Premier Family Medical in Lehi

Not impressed.

She seemed quite cold and while answering my questions, made it quite clear by saying, "no, what I said was..." about four times.  Not great bedside manners.

She's like me in that she speaks her mind, but she's not quite as nice about it.

The office is in a new hospital and was d.e.a.d.   I like the smaller quainter offices better.

I had a pap smear and a breast exam.

She ordered several blood tests including:

tsh, reverse t3 and t4, vitamin d, maybe vitamin b12

She prescribed me  fluconzaole (diflucan) for my itchy vag.  Hope it works.