[Brandye]

I suggest that you allow the doctor some latitude in matching the pill to basic body type and other metrics of your bodies function. There may be pressing reasons to use something other than a combination pill. When you start adding acne or iron or other medication, you are severely limiting the drugs available. This also puts you into the "latest stuff" with the added expense of not using a generic.

As for your attitude on time of taking the pill, you sound like a candidate for a slip-up. All pills have a some slight latitude. Consider that it is likely about six hours. If you are three hours early one day and three hours late the next, you are at the limits and at risk. The attitude to be developed is that you will take the pill as scheduled and then do something (alarm in cell phone; changing of TV shows; whatever) to damned well take it!