Could low T be killing my workouts?

[tooth]

My pcp sent me paperwork to have labs done. I plan on doing that tomorrow, and I do have an appt with an endo in a couple months. I don't have a problem with the embarrassing amount they are charging me at the trt doc in the short term. I certainly plan on following through with the other avenues to both be properly diagnosed, and hopefully have my insurance picking up some of the tab, or at least have an Rx to fill with a compounding lab.

Thank you all for the advice.
Tooth

 

[Megatron28]

My pcp sent me paperwork to have labs done. I plan on doing that tomorrow, and I do have an appt with an endo in a couple months. I don't have a problem with the embarrassing amount they are charging me at the trt doc in the short term. I certainly plan on following through with the other avenues to both be properly diagnosed, and hopefully have my insurance picking up some of the tab, or at least have an Rx to fill with a compounding lab.

Thank you all for the advice.
Tooth

But it isn't just that. It is the questionable medical advice they are giving you. You really need to advocate for yourself when it comes to TRT unfortunately.

 

[Austinite]

Killing me. Please seek a different physician.

 

[tooth]

Just got labs from my pcp. I only see two noteworthy things. First, my prolactin looks normal, so I don't have a prolactin secreting tumor. Second, my lh and fsh levels are normal on this lab. Could they vary this dramatically in just over a week?

Total test 190 Ref Range 240-950
Free Test 7.22 Ref Range 1.26-16.81
SHBH 12 Ref Range 10-57
TSH 2.11 Ref Range 0.34-5.00
FSH 3 Ref Range 1-18
LH 4 Ref Range 1-9
Prolactin 8 Ref Range 4-15

Thank you
Tooth

 

[PrinceDianabol]

Have you started any injections yet?

Fluctuations are normal but that is quite strange seeing them go from tanked to normal like that in a couple weeks... and your T dropped? Weird. I'll let someone else chime in here I think

 

[tooth]

Have you started any injections yet?

Fluctuations are normal but that is quite strange seeing them go from tanked to normal like that in a couple weeks... and your T dropped? Weird. I'll let someone else chime in here I think

Well, there's one embarrassing thing to mention. When I got the 57 I panicked and got everything I needed from a ugl to do my own trt. I was too embarrassed to even think about mentioning it to my pcp. When I got the second test back I panicked even more and gave myself 1ml / 250mg cyp. That was on 11/1. I felt like a total dick as soon as I did it. Called my pcp the next day, and he wasn't nearly as worried about the 57, and 211 as I was. I had already been lurking the net for a decade, but to be honest I was trying to figure out if I wanted to do my first cycle for a decade. One of my biggest concerns that kept me from ever doing a cycle was the fear of getting shut down and needing trt. How friken ironic is that! So the blood test with the low lh, fsh, and slightly higher test was less than two weeks out from the cyp injection. I came clean with the trt doc about it. Would that have been why the lh, and fsh where that much lower?

Started last night. My T levels where low, but all over the place in the FOUR labs I've done in the past month. First one was out of morbid curiosity, I was sick, had blood drawn on 10/19 and 57 total. Second one I was in denial, it was done on 11/6 , and I was feeling 100%, and 211 total. Third one was for the trt doc that everyone here seemed to loose their shit over. That one was done on 11/12 and came in at 290 total. The last one was for my pcp on 11/20, and came back at 190 total. Crazy thing is I keep expecting the results to come back normal. Seeing the 190 from the last test has finally got me accepting this whole thing. Just happened that my Rx came in from the trt doc yesterday, so I went for it.

My workouts have really suffered lately. I can move more weight, but lack the mental endurance to push through the whole workout. I'm hopeful that in a few weeks I have my head on straight. I have another pl meet the day after Christmas, and I need to get this out of my head and get my shit together. I was really struggling with accepting this whole thing, but I think it's time to be a big boy and get over it.

Thank you
Tooth

 

[halfwit]

That explains the suppression. Hope you didn't have to pay too much for the prolactin test as it was the injection that did that.

Having low testosterone doesn't make you any less of a man. You don't have to accept that at all - you just have to accept the fact that you have started down a path that will have you feeling better in the days to come.