I'm switching to an oral estrogen! The nurse called me back and said to take the patch off and switch to the oral prescription. The spot where the patch has been for the last 17 hours is almost as red as the original spot. Fortunately it doesn't itch much, and the orginal spot is itching less, too.

I'm feeling better since I had a good (but not big) lunch. I do get tired climbing just one flight of stair or walking for more than 5 minutes. I probably won't be doing much hiking on vacation next week. :-(