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[oldsheep]

I've been on 1 ⅓ Evorel 50 patches (2x week). I found it suited me better than the whole 75mg patch.
GP has just disappeared for 2 weeks, leaving me with a wonderful, 6 month prescription for 75mg patches.
I was going to ask for it to be changed, then thought why not cut a little bit off the 75mg patch instead, seeing as though I already cut the 50 patch into 3 bits.
Question is my maths is way too bad to work out how much I should be cutting off (a teeny bit?)
as I've worked out (I think) that I'm currently using 66mgs.

Any help would be much appreciated!

[Joyce]

Oh heck, here goes.

Half 75 = 37.5
Half 37.5 = 18.75
Half 18.75 = 9.375
Total = 65.625

As near as I can get, but a lot of cutting involved.

[ariadne]

Another way - if you cut one 75mg patch in half (37.5 x 2) and cut a second patch into 3 (25 x 3) you could stick on a half plus a third which should equal 62.5 mg. A bit less than your 66mgs but close enough perhaps.

Ariadne xx

[bramble]

Or, mentally divide the patch into quarters then cut off half a quarter. That would give you 66mgs. That will work regardless if your patch is square or round.

Bramble

[oldsheep]

Thank you!
Bramble, you had me going "whaaaat" for a mo with the mental division!

Er, is it about 1/8th I should snip off? If I understand right, that would mean wasting the 1/8th?

[bramble]

Yep - it is an eighth going in the bin!
Bramble

[andius]

I cut mine too, but I find the smaller pieces tend to come off easy....one day they will just be gone!

How do you keep them on?

Andius

[oldsheep]

I'm still using up the last few 50s, so my ⅓ patch stays on easily. It gets chlorined a few days a week too. In fact it sticks so hard, I have to scrub with baby oil.
Not sure about a 1/8th though - we'll see.

[Joyce]

Sounds very fiddly.

[oldsheep]

Sounds very fiddly.

Yes, it does. However I already cut a patch into 3s, and lots of women use gel, so I suppose as hormones fluctuate daily anyhow, that you don't need exactly 66mg of oestrogen but there or thereabouts. Hopefully!