Updated 20 April, 2025: Thank you for helping me out while I’m incapacitated. Below are essential care instructions to ensure my continued well-being.
Specific Care Steps
Weekly (or as needed)
- Apply Clobetasol ointment to affected areas as directed.
Sunday Morning
- Remove Estradiol patch and apply a new one on the opposite side of the body.
Wednesday at Bedtime
- Remove Estradiol patch and apply a new one on the opposite side of the body.
Daily (mornings)
- Wash face with warm water and Ivory soap. Air dry.
- Brush teeth for 2 minutes.
- Optional: Water floss.
Nightly (bedtime)
- Brush teeth for 2 minutes.
- Water floss.
- Wash face with warm water and Ivory soap. Air dry.
- Swallow a Progestin tablet. No water is necessary.
- Squeeze out a pea-sized amount of Tretinoin onto the fingertip and dot all over the face. Using the ring finger, blend the Tretinoin under the eyes. Using any or all fingers, blend the remaining Tretinoin all across the face. Apply an additional pea-sized amount to the under-chin and front neck areas.
- Wait 20 minutes or longer (after applying Tretinoin) and apply eye cream or serum.
General Health Info
Health Insurance
Providence: For specifics, see pap doc on desktop computer.
Pharmacies
Postal Prescription Services: Mailed HRT prescriptions.
Costco: Other prescriptions.
Medical Records
MyChart: For login credentials, see pap doc on desktop computer. Alternatively, Providence staff and partners and Planned Parenthood staff will have access to my combined MyChart accounts.