Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to all.

[Kaptain Jack]

I'm a newbie here.
I tried TRT back in 2012 although I only did it for perhaps 4-5 months. I stopped it when my dad died & I had to fly to half way around the world & stayed a couple of weeks. I didn't want to risk travelling with my prescription testosterone. When I got back I decided to stop the TRT but I continued the HCG for a month or so to aid my boys to get back up to speed, and I didn't really notice any bad effects at the time. I was 48 then.

Now 8 years later, and I'm now 56 and I'm just not feeling ANY zest for life.
Jan 2019 I saw a terrible drivers license photo and I saw a dead man walking, so I got motivated & I hit the gym & trained hard (as hard as I did in my early 20's & 30's) & lost a lot of fat (100+ lbs) & actually gained muscle also which took approx 16 months.

Here's my issue. I'm currently living in the Dominican Republic and Sustanon 250 is legal over the counter.
I want to get blood work done, but my Spanish isn't real good.
Can you point me to the area in here on exactly what bloodwork you'd consider essential for a baseline.
I'm looking to get my test back up into 700-800 range at least, so nothing over the top bodybuilding wise. Just more a replacement TRT to feel enthusiastic about life again and hopefully get that natural drive I used to have in my 20's & 30's.

Here in the DR they don't have the grouped tests like they do back in the states, so I'll have to check all the individual blood test boxes that I need.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Cheers

 

[A.B]

To start ask for a full hormone panel

Total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
SHBG sexhormone binding globulin
Thyroid
DHT
Liver values (albumin etc)
White blood cell count
Red blood cell count
All vitamins to check for deficiencies

Thats to start. Im sure Im missing a couple.

 

[Milton]

To start ask for a full hormone panel

Total testosterone
Free testosterone
Estradiol
SHBG sexhormone binding globulin
Thyroid
DHT
Liver values (albumin etc)
White blood cell count
Red blood cell count
All vitamins to check for deficiencies

Thats to start. Im sure Im missing a couple.

Great advice! let us know op what the numbers reveal.

 

[casanovaaa]

Welcome to the forums bro! ^^^^^ preaty much said it all. at your age its great to want to get fit.
please be sure to do it right and train all you can for months before you start pinning gear. push it to the limit and then do a basic cycle. Testosterone, arimidex, HCG for 12 week more or less then your pct with nolvadex and clomid. be sure to read the beginners cycle sticky thread to do it right.
and be sure whatever you do to get labs done before you cycle to have your numbers precycle down.

 

[Kaptain Jack]

Thanks for the replies & advice guys !

Sorry for not getting back sooner but I've been pretty busy working.

I'll take a trip to the lab in the next town over from me in a few days or early next week hopefully.

The paperwork for the blood tests are all in Spanish so I've been using google translate to figure out what most of the boxes on the blood test actually are. My Spanish reading/speaking needs a lot of work, as I knew hardly any before coming over here, LoL.

I'll post the results once I get them.
Cheers !

 

[A.B]

All good bro. Welcome to the forum

 

[Kaptain Jack]

So, it took 15 days for my Testosterone libre (free) & SHBG results to come back.
Here are all the my test results;

Testosterone Libre 9.58 pg/ml range 5.70 - 30.70
SHBG 55.6 nmol/L range 10 - 57
FHS 3.96 mUI/ml range 1.7 - 12.0
LH (hormona Leutinizante) 2.88 mUI/ml range 1.1 - 7.0
Estradiol 28.61 pg/ml range < 62
Testosterona* 5.63 ng/ml range 2.6 - 8.7
PSA (Antigeno Prostatico) 2.40 ng/ml range 0.00 - 4.00
HDL 76.78 mg/dl range 35 - 50 (HIGH)

Potasio en Sangre 4.48 mmol/l range 3.50 - 5.30
Magnesio 1.62 mg/dl range 1.60 - 2.50
Sodio 138.7 mmol/l range 135.0 - 155.0
Calcio 8.14 mg/dl range 8.50 - 10.50 (LOW)
Cloro 106.80 mmol/l range 95.00 - 115.00
Glucosa 107.08 mg/dl range 60.00 - 110.00

HEMOGRAMA
WBC 5.60 10e3/ul range 4.00 - 10.00
RBC 5.13 10e6/ul range 3.50 - 5.50
HBG 15.70 g/dl range 12.00 - 17.00
HCT 47.70 % range 37.00 - 50.00
MCV 92.90 fL range 82.00 - 96.00
MCH 30.60 pg range 27.00 - 32.00
MCHC 32.90 g/dl range 32.00 - 37.00
PLT 152.00 10e3/ul range 150.00 - 450.00
RDW-SD 43.90 fL range 37.00 - 54.00
RDW-CV 14.90 % range 11.00 - 16.00
MPV 8.10 fL range 9.00 - 13.00 (LOW)

Recuento Diferencial
NEUTROFILOS % 47.60 % range 45.00 - 70.00
LINFOCITOS % 40.50 % range 25.00 - 70.00
MONOCITOS % 8.80 % range 0.00 - 14.00
EOSINOFILOS % 2.90 % range 0.00 - 6.00
BASOFILOS % 0.2 % range 0.00 - 1.50
NEUTROFILOS # 2.67 10e3/ul range 1.80 - 7.00
LINFOCITOS # 2.27 10e3/ul range 1.00 - 4.50
MONOCITOS # 0.49 10e3/ul range 0.00 - 0.70
EOSINOFILOS # 0.16 10e3/ul range 0.00 - 0.60
BASOFILOS # 0.01 10e3/ul range 0.00 - 0.15


Thoughts or advice ?
I was expecting a free range score inbetween 290 - 1100 but the results above have confused me a bit. How can I understand these numbers better ?
Here in Dominican Republic, the only over the counter Testosterone here I've found so far is, Sustanon 250
If you think my numbers are alright to stick a thigh, how often would you stick the Sustanon 250 ?
And would you suggest an AI even though I'm only looking for approx 700 - 900 free test range?

 

[Milton]

I moved your thread from new member intro to the steroid forum so you can get more views and advice. good luck and thanks for sharing your blood tests!