Finding a docter in Kentucky

[smokejumper]

Ok. I am a 36 yo male that has been on testosterone cypionate 1.5 biweekly for the past year. I had been on androgel prior but it had been about a year in between because of insurance issues. My first run about 4 years ago with the gel I got my numbers up to a high 800 range but they keep falling every year. Last year when I got new insurance that covered TRT I got tested again and I was about 150 when I started the cypionate and started with 1ml. After a month I had just got my number ups to a low 300 and my Doc increased me to a 1.5. I got tested last week and my numbers he said were the best they were going to get at around 400. I feel like he is missing something. I have asked him about estrogen and GH and he said that I should not worry about those. I still feel like shit. I have been doing a IF diet the last 3-4 months have lost about 20 lbs. Currently I am 6'0 269 around 19%BF according to skin fold.

My question is I would like to find a doctor who specializes in male hormones and is in a reasonable driving distance for me (2-3 hours max) and wold take my insurance. I have looked at the low testosterone page but the closest doctor is about 6 hours away. Does anyone know of a good hormone doctor in the Lexington KY area? I live in south east KY on the TN/VA Border and Lexington and Knoxville TN are about 2 hours away.

Thanks

Sorry I have never use AAS and I don't know why my T levels dropped either my ass got to fat or the Andro poppers I took when they were out fd me up.

 

[Megatron28]

You need to inject once every 3.5 days to keep stable levels of testosterone. This will help you avoid aromatization to estradiok as well. You are on a roller coaster right now injecting once every 14 days. You start with really high levels which causes a lot of aromatization. And by the end of 14 days you have really low levels. The half life of test cyp is approcpximately 5 days.

And yes, you absolutely need to check your estradiol on a regular basis. Sounds like your doc has no clue.

You can get labs run yourself using Private MD - Buy Lab Tests Online. Get the Hormone Panel for Females (for men too). Costs about $50 and you get results sent directly and only to you in about 24 hours. This panel includes TT and Estradiol.

Give the forum sponsor IMT a call for TRT. They do a fantastic job. Lots of guys here use their services. They will take good care of you. Just for full disclosure: I don't use them as I go through the doc I have had for the last 15 years. But I would call them in a second if he wasn't treating me. You find their ad to the right hand side of your screen.

 

[smokejumper]

does anybody know if the IMT takes insurance? I have pretty good insurance that covers my T right now at about 10$ a go so this is important as I defiantly can't pay a fortune for this.

 

[Brunodk]

Sadly IMT doesn't take insurance but there are positives and negatives to that. I believe you can still file a claim directly to your insurance but wouldn't expect full reimbursement.

 

[smokejumper]

So I got a copy of my Blood work from the Doc today. I also called a local compounding pharm and got the number of a local provider who I have actually seen years ago for a cold so I hope it goes good.

Testosterone Serum 588
Testosterone, % Free + weakly bound 42.6
Testosterone, F+W Bound: 250.5

Any help you can give me would be awesome.

Thanks

 

[Megatron28]

Did you get any other lab tests done? Specifically, how about estradiol and hematocrit?

 

[smokejumper]

No. I had asked about estrogen last year and he said it didn't need to be checked in men. I called a compounding pharm this morning and got a name of a doctor who does TRT in my area. I have an initial appt Jan 13. I think for the time being I will ask my doc if I can split my dosage in half and do a once per week. Would that be ok or should i do one every 4 days?

 

[Spunkey71]

No. I had asked about estrogen last year and he said it didn't need to be checked in men. I called a compounding pharm this morning and got a name of a doctor who does TRT in my area. I have an initial appt Jan 13. I think for the time being I will ask my doc if I can split my dosage in half and do a once per week. Would that be ok or should i do one every 4 days?

Every 3 1/2 days is ideal - Pinn Monday morning and again Thursday evening.


Good Luck!

 

[Megatron28]

Every 3 1/2 days is ideal - Pinn Monday morning and again Thursday evening.


Good Luck!

I like my morning pins to be on the weekend so I don't have to rush before I go to work.