synonymous
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I'm going to be brief, can add details where needed if I still have them.
2008 I had blood work done. I'd been lifting seriously since 2005. My wife was concerned about my eating (Large amounts of protein). To appease my wife, I got blood work done. I saw the form and just asked if they would also check my testosterone levels. They said OK. They were low. Numbers aren't exact, but below 200 (Normal being 200-800). I freaked out and since this doctor wasn't a specialist I began looking around. Had all sorts of tests done to rule out primary hypogonadism. hcg stim test was good, so my testes were functioning (I'm assuming this). For about 2 years I was on 3000 IU of hcg per week. Always felt really good after the hcg. Read somewhere this was too much. Switched doctors. He had me on 500IU once a week and 125mg of test twice a month.
2010, new doctor, lets me take my medicine home. After labs (Which I don't have) he said that 125mg wasn't bringing my test levels up so high and that 250mg per week was OK. Then there was the 3000IU twice a week. Bringing this home I watered down the hcg to 500 iu 2 days before and day of my 250mg of test. Was told not to be surprised if levels were over 800 but a little too high isn't that bad so long as my lipid profiles were all good.
Last month I had them checked (But no hormones checked) and my lipid profiles are all clean. RBC slightly elevated. Doctor recommended I donate blood once a month if possible.
So, I've blindly followed my doctors advice but now I'm thinking more blood work needs to be done. Partly because I'm not feeling as good as I used to. Another is my fear that things are getting out of control. But that's the other problem: I have anxiety issues (On meds for them). Was told these would have no affect on my T levels. However, when I get anxious I wonder sometimes if this is hormones messing with me or if it's just me being anxious.
What blood work should I request (Apparently they won't test for SHGB in Japan, this can be a weird country) and since I haven't had any real hormone levels checked in years, I don't know what I should ask for. My doctor is very open to changing protocols. There isn't a big HRT market in Japan. And I can get clomid but that's it. No Nolva no Adex. My nipples can hurt from time to time after a hard day (Which is every day) at the gym.
Not sure if this matters:
White Canadian dude
35 yrs old
lifting 5 days a week (MI40)
6ft
290 lbs
bf 25 percent and dropping (That's only recently)
Clean eating in order to prevent diabetes (Another fear)
I've also been getting more sick as of late. Battled a bad cold in October, took a week to get better. Again in November, took a week. Clean in December but now in January I've got tonsillitis. All doctors saying 'coincidence and need to lose more fat'.
Seems like a royally messed up situation but I wasn't aware it was as complicated as it was. So, any advice would be great. I see my doctor tomorrow so I'll be discussing things with him and maybe just get EVERYTHING that would be affected by these injections. Insurance pays for it, why not.
2008 I had blood work done. I'd been lifting seriously since 2005. My wife was concerned about my eating (Large amounts of protein). To appease my wife, I got blood work done. I saw the form and just asked if they would also check my testosterone levels. They said OK. They were low. Numbers aren't exact, but below 200 (Normal being 200-800). I freaked out and since this doctor wasn't a specialist I began looking around. Had all sorts of tests done to rule out primary hypogonadism. hcg stim test was good, so my testes were functioning (I'm assuming this). For about 2 years I was on 3000 IU of hcg per week. Always felt really good after the hcg. Read somewhere this was too much. Switched doctors. He had me on 500IU once a week and 125mg of test twice a month.
2010, new doctor, lets me take my medicine home. After labs (Which I don't have) he said that 125mg wasn't bringing my test levels up so high and that 250mg per week was OK. Then there was the 3000IU twice a week. Bringing this home I watered down the hcg to 500 iu 2 days before and day of my 250mg of test. Was told not to be surprised if levels were over 800 but a little too high isn't that bad so long as my lipid profiles were all good.
Last month I had them checked (But no hormones checked) and my lipid profiles are all clean. RBC slightly elevated. Doctor recommended I donate blood once a month if possible.
So, I've blindly followed my doctors advice but now I'm thinking more blood work needs to be done. Partly because I'm not feeling as good as I used to. Another is my fear that things are getting out of control. But that's the other problem: I have anxiety issues (On meds for them). Was told these would have no affect on my T levels. However, when I get anxious I wonder sometimes if this is hormones messing with me or if it's just me being anxious.
What blood work should I request (Apparently they won't test for SHGB in Japan, this can be a weird country) and since I haven't had any real hormone levels checked in years, I don't know what I should ask for. My doctor is very open to changing protocols. There isn't a big HRT market in Japan. And I can get clomid but that's it. No Nolva no Adex. My nipples can hurt from time to time after a hard day (Which is every day) at the gym.
Not sure if this matters:
White Canadian dude
35 yrs old
lifting 5 days a week (MI40)
6ft
290 lbs
bf 25 percent and dropping (That's only recently)
Clean eating in order to prevent diabetes (Another fear)
I've also been getting more sick as of late. Battled a bad cold in October, took a week to get better. Again in November, took a week. Clean in December but now in January I've got tonsillitis. All doctors saying 'coincidence and need to lose more fat'.
Seems like a royally messed up situation but I wasn't aware it was as complicated as it was. So, any advice would be great. I see my doctor tomorrow so I'll be discussing things with him and maybe just get EVERYTHING that would be affected by these injections. Insurance pays for it, why not.
