✓ may 17

• new doctor!
• I was hella nervous until she walked in and I saw she was wearing a pin with a rainbow flag saying "you are safe with me"
• get-to-know-you
  • she used inclusive language and asked me for my pronouns, and agab + gender identity
• basic medical history survey
• discussed general anxiety disorder and prescribed Celexa
• discussed blood pressure levels and advised me to take it at home

✓ june 28

• discussed general anxiety disorder and told me to just keep up with Celexa, see me again when needed

✓ july 27

• discussed anxiety and changed Celexa dosage
• discussed my concerns about changes in my menstrual cycle I had noticed recently
  • late more often than usual
  • lighter than usual
  • 1-2 days longer than typical
  • blood clots
• mentioned my dry skin (face) and told me to try using Aquaphor

✓ august 25

• discussed general anxiety and changed Celexa dosage
• discussed high blood pressure and prescribed Spironolactone
• mentioned excess body hair concerns, which was another reason for prescribing Spironolactone

✓ september 22

• discussed high blood pressure, Spiro is working well
• given yearly flu vaccine
• ordered blood work to check kidneys primarily for potassium levels
  • done on septemeber 27

✓ november 18

• women's well exam (pap smear, pelvic exam, breast exam)
  • see my notes on how to prepare for this as a survivor!
  • It genuinely was not bad at all. I was completely okay the entire time.
  • She said it's no longer necessary for doctors to perform routine manual breast exams, unless the patient says the notice something off themselves.
  • After doing the pap, she said she didn't feel I needed a manual pelvic exam at this time.
• discussed previous findings on some 3-year-old test results from an ER visit I didn't notice until recently
  • calcification on left ovary
  • left adrenal adenoma
• She said I didn't need a separate gynecologist, so I asked her some other gyno questions.
• ordered blood tests (a lot lol, will list them later)
  • done on november 22

✓ december 22

• went over lab results
• went over pap smear results
• discussed/diagnosed PCOS
• prescribed metformin for elevated glucose and abnormal periods
• ordered a morning cortisol test to check levels again, and a lipid panel test
  • done on
• ordered + scheduled an ultrasound to check for the mass on left ovary