HELP - LVH while on TRT, what to do?

[gruntwerk]

Hey guys I went in for a stress test today and when I got there they told me the results of my echo they did 3 weeks ago... turns out I have an enlarged left ventricle but only slightly enlarged... I'm .1 over the maximum normal. This freaked me out a bit, now mind you the echo was done before starting TRT (i'm only in week 3) so theres no chance the test did it.

ultimately this me to my question - should I come off trt? I am starting to feel better and finding this out was just a huge kick to me. I know there is a chance TRT can cause LVH so I wonder if TRT will worsen my condition?

I have an appt next week to see the cardiologist and see what he says, the NP who did my stress test said it my LVH shouldn't be a huge issue and it might just be from exercising and being a big guy. But should I stop my shots now until I talk to the cardio and get his input?

Have any of you continued TRT well having LVH?

Maybe the anabolic doc will see this thread and give me some insight.

No I need your input guys... stop now until I see cardio or what? Does anyone know if you already have LVH and use TRT can the therapy make the ventricle walls thicken even more?

 

[halfwit]

How big of a guy are you? I don't have LVH, but I have been told that my heart is larger than "normal". Well duh, I'm 6'7", I need a larger heart as my body requires more blood to be pumped through it.

When my grandfather was in the hospital, they also said his heart was enlarged; until I asked if they took into account that he's 6'6". The cardiologist looked up from the chart and was like, "really? Ohh, well that makes sense then..."

I'm not trying to tell you that it's of zero concern, but if you're a big man, make sure they're aware of this. It might seem intuitive to us that they'd look at such things, but my experience has been that the labs/equipment doesn't - and they just report what they see on the results.

If it were me personally, I'd first confirm things relative to your size. I'd also keep tabs on your heart, but the stark reality is that TRT is beneficial for your health - even with such risks.

My .02c

 

[blakey]

This is doctor country mate best stay with the advice of the docs on this 1 . In saying that im sure trt would take some time to effect this if it did at all it woudnt happen overnight or in a week or 2 had to edit my terrible grammer on this one wrote it in a rush at work