So just how bad is it?

I was going to shave my chin this afternoon so I could go out. 

I last did it before heading out the door Tuesday morning, heading for the food bank. 

So the pictures you see, is what happens after just over 2 days.

How much or how fast it grows seems to vary with both my cycle & the lunar cycle. 

As I mentioned before, if the only thing that changes is that this hair growth slows extremely or stops, I would be happy.

These are selfies with artificial light so they are not great or sharp. LOL But you get an idea of what I deal with. 

You can see why I am embarrassed to go out without shaving. Having a lazy eye that draws attention to my face is bad enough. I don’t need help from my chin. 

We have been known to run back home if I notice I forgot right after we leave the house. I now keep a razor in the glove box, just in case.

I share this one time & onetime only. 

I don’t like to let the world in this much. But maybe what I am going through can help someone else.

Other hairy areas are not as easy to share ... 

Medical update

So it has been almost 2 weeks now since I saw the doc. The results from my blood work were not as bad as I expected, but not perfect either. One big thing to cross off the list is Diabetes. I’m okay with my blood sugar levels right now. My thyroid is below the optimum level. And the progesterone part of my hormones? Yeah, it’s bottomed out! So there is indeed actual real reason behind many of my symptoms & issues. And, we are already on the road to re-balance.

I brought my hubby with me when we went back for my appointment on Friday (10/31). I wanted him to meet the doc. He’s glad he came. He went over the results & pointed out things for us. And right away he got me going with a natural thyroid medicine. It’s a little more than the synthetic versions but it also (he feels) addresses the problems better, faster & more accurately. I’m good with that. I have to take it every morning … and wait at least 45 minutes before eating or drinking anything (beside water)!! I started this on Nov 1.

The other thing is my lack of progesterone. This is being addressed with a hand mixed progesterone formula, just for me. This is what compounding pharmacies make. I now take this every night before bed. I started on Oct 31.

Now the funny part. Well, not funny really … Hubby had taken the day off on Friday so we could prepare for our vacation. We had a few errands to run; this doc appt, the dog to drop off at Club Pet, & bags to pack. Oh, & get to bed early so we could be at the airport by 5am on Saturday. Well, to get the progesterone, we could either wait until we got back from vacation & have it waiting in the mail … or drive just over an hour to go pick it up & start that night. We opted for the latter … so in the middle of everything, we took a side trip down to Moses Lake. It should take almost (maybe?) 80 minutes. We made it in just over 60 I think. LOL While down there we had a bite to eat so that was one less thing to do when we got back. It all worked out.

So its been over a week now with both in my system. How do I feel? Well, I wish effects were instant so I could say its great! I do seem to notice a small difference but not much. By the end of next week will be a better measure. Last week not only did I start taking 2 new medications, but we went on vacation. Not a fair evaluation really.

And of course on top of everything my cycle is early. Yeah. That sucks. Oh well. Like I said, next week should be a better measure. Meanwhile. I will keep notes of things I notice.