Just wanted to share some of the frustration I have had as I start down the road of HRT. I've been on HRT for two months now, and have had three different doctors in that time. I made an appointment for my first doctor in November of last year, and waited until late February for my appointment with a Planned Parenthood doctor who was very nice, but didn't know anything outside of the three main drugs(Spiro, Progesterone, Estradiol) here in the US. Problem is I have a reaction to Spiro, and she recommended another doctor who it took a month to get in to see. Again very nice, understanding but had no clue when I started asking questions about drugs other than the main three. All in all very frustrating that I couldn't just have a quick call with the doctor to ask a few questions before waiting a month for a first visit.
Very shortly after that I was recommended an Endocrinologist much closer to where I live, and again waited a month for a first visit. And it was very much like a goldilocks story, as this was seemed to be just right. He knew what he was talking about, had attended conferences on the topics at hand and had several things to say about how we could proceed. It was an amazing feeling talking to a doctor who knew more on the subject than I did from my months of Google and medical journals. Which is to say I knew enough to be dangerous, and he knew enough to make me feel safe.
I am now on Estradiol injections, and just started Lupron today. And while I am now happy, I really feel like this could have been avoided if I had been able to spend five minutes "Interviewing" these doctors before I waited months to see them, only to be disappointed. Anyway, rant ended.
