Blood test results 02-02-2012

[Anony-James]

Going to exclude any and all irrelevant crap on the tests.

Keep in mind this is on a Maximus-ish protocol. I say Maximus-ish because Chip wasn't available to go over my dosage with me so I had to pull a lot of it out of my ass according to what I saw here on the forum and what was on the bottles themselves.

I also just started using the test cyp that Maximus sent me. Originally I had a Naturpathic Doc who prescribed me 50 mg a week (.25 ml) and I thought that was crap so I went with Chip. However since I still had the other bottle of test from the ND, I just used his.

Hematocrit 43.8
DHEA 250 mcg/dl (a little low, but will supplement)
Estradiol 23 pg/ml (yet I still felt nipple pain)
PSA 1.0 ng/ml
Total Test: 1780 ng/dl
Free Test: 411.1 pg/ml
BioAvail Test: 899.1 ng/dl
SHBG 26 nmol/L
Serum Albumin 4.8 g/dl

Happy so far!

Although I have to admit...the days after my test injections from the ND's vial I felt the "RAWR!!!" effect of it...but I'm not feeling it at all now that I'm using the vial Maximus sent me....

BUT....

I've also just come off a weekend of horrible eating and drinking (normally eat well and don't drink at all) and I haven't slept well the last few nights.

Going to reserve judgement till I can 100% be sure its the change in test and not my stupid lifestyle the past week.

 

[cashout]

Those numbers look very good.

You should be feeling well.

Going to exclude any and all irrelevant crap on the tests.

Keep in mind this is on a Maximus-ish protocol. I say Maximus-ish because Chip wasn't available to go over my dosage with me so I had to pull a lot of it out of my ass according to what I saw here on the forum and what was on the bottles themselves.

I also just started using the test cyp that Maximus sent me. Originally I had a Naturpathic Doc who prescribed me 50 mg a week (.25 ml) and I thought that was crap so I went with Chip. However since I still had the other bottle of test from the ND, I just used his.

Hematocrit 43.8
DHEA 250 mcg/dl (a little low, but will supplement)
Estradiol 23 pg/ml (yet I still felt nipple pain)
PSA 1.0 ng/ml
Total Test: 1780 ng/dl
Free Test: 411.1 pg/ml
BioAvail Test: 899.1 ng/dl
SHBG 26 nmol/L
Serum Albumin 4.8 g/dl

Happy so far!

Although I have to admit...the days after my test injections from the ND's vial I felt the "RAWR!!!" effect of it...but I'm not feeling it at all now that I'm using the vial Maximus sent me....

BUT....

I've also just come off a weekend of horrible eating and drinking (normally eat well and don't drink at all) and I haven't slept well the last few nights.

Going to reserve judgement till I can 100% be sure its the change in test and not my stupid lifestyle the past week.

 

[Anony-James]

I was feeling pretty damn good...great gains in the gym and great libido... But like I said, either due to the switch in test or my recent sleep/diet issues have me dragging ass this week. Almost feels like before I went on HRT.

 

[cashout]

I've also just come off a weekend of horrible eating and drinking (normally eat well and don't drink at all) and I haven't slept well the last few nights.

I'd blame this ^^^ first and foremost with those numbers.

 

[Anony-James]

Those numbers were from about two weeks ago though, so I'm hoping you're right

 

[corvettels3]

Looks good.. Keep a close eye on your Hematocrit, hemo, and rbc numbers. As you know test tends to increase those numbers.. A good number of people have suggested to donate blood every so often to drop the numbers. Good luck..

 

[methos]

Just curious. What is the downside of a high hemocrit level. Mine was just barely high on my last bloodwork and I was just curious.

 

[cashout]

Just curious. What is the downside of a high hemocrit level. Mine was just barely high on my last bloodwork and I was just curious.

Hemocrit is a percentage of the total blood volume that is comprised of red blood cells. The higher the percentage of the blood volume that is comprised of RBC, the greater the viscosity of the blood. Higher viscosity means that the heart has to work harder to pump the thicker blood.

End result: increased workload on the heart.

General rule of thumb is 50% or less is an acceptable Hemocrit number.

 

[methos]

Thanks Cashout. Would a blood thinner such as aspirin help combat the higher vicosity of the blood? My hemocrit was 51.7 last test. Also, sorry to highjack this thread, hope I am on topic.

 

[Anony-James]

I was chronically anemic with low hematocrit numbers for years before starting testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), so I'm happy to see that my numbers are finally "normal".

 

[Spongy]

im interested to see if you start to feel better with the maximus test. seems strange to me that you would notice such a difference between the two.