A low dose of spiro made a big difference for me, as E monotherapy wasn't suppressing T. Took several months for levels to finally get there, though. And since T has been suppressed, I've experienced more skin and body changes and my breasts have matured.

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My mum overstocks on stuff but at least she puts the date on cans and keeps them used, why she has to have 3 of everything is beyond me as we go shopping every week! Freezer is full as well, I keep telling her to use it up .

@coral

Hi, Coral.

That was my experience too with the Mylan patches. They had to keep increasing the dose and I still never hit my "target" level of estradiol, so development was very slow. My Endo said that testosterone is a much more powerful hormone, so even a little can compete with estrogens.

Eventually, she took me off Spiro and had me taking Eligard (injection every three months) and Casodex tablets. I wonder if that might work for you. I have no idea what the cost might be. It could be prohibitively expensive.

The Eligard blocks testosterone production and the Casodex blocks testosterone receptors. That way if any estradiol gets converted to testosterone it will have no effect. The combination of the two is equivalent to a "chemical castration" which keeps T levels at their minimum.

Hi Jessica,

Good luck on the cleanup!

I've also been going through my pantry, eating stuff before it gets too old.
I bought some canned pineapple juice for vitamin C during Covid. Drinking it now.
It is acidic and long term storage of pineapple in cans is not reliable like SPAM.

Marion

Thanks @Northern Star Girl , @LoriDee , and @Courtney G .

My dad may well be at the point where all we can do is keep him comfortable, and visit as often as possible. Susan and I plan to see him again next weekend. While in town we stay at his house, in my old bedroom. We try to keep the yard looking nice, mainly to discourage people from thinking it's abandoned. We're also doing some cleanup inside, tossing food which expired years ago, and making small household repairs.

Sometimes a friend or neighbor will stop by and ask us how he's doing. They mention about the long conversations they've had, and how nice my dad is. Sometimes I wonder if they're talking about someone else. Obviously, my dad has 'mellowed' quite a bit over the last few years. Unfortunately, the dad I remember is not the one his friends and neighbors know.

Love always -- Jessica Rose