New labs .... not what I expected

[swilk]

Started therapy about 12 weeks ago .... had initial blood work done at about week 7 and my TT came back at 769 (348-1197), FreeT 31.45 (5-21) and Estradiol Sensitive was 34. My protocol at the time was 60mg Test C injected SQ twice per week.

Blood was drawn roughly 29 hours after injection.

I changed my protocol to 70mg twice per week and added 250iu of HCG twice per week .... I had blood work done this past Tuesday after being on this for roughly 5 weeks.

Blood was drawn roughly 26 hours after injection.

I am still waiting on the results of the FreeT and E .... but I got the results of my TT and it actually dropped to 737.

Any idea how or why I would have a drop from 769 to 737 even though HCG was added in addition to 20mg more Test C?

 

[swilk]

Also .... this recent blood work confirms that I am going to need to donate blood regularly in order to keep RBC and hct in check .... last blood work was done 2 weeks after donation and RBC came back at 5.59 (4.14-5.80) and HCT came back at 49.5 (37.5-51).

This weeks came back at RBC 5.96 and HCT 51.5.

 

[swilk]

The rest of the results came through ....

Free T 36.56 (5-21)

E Sensitive 47

 

[halfwit]

You converted more testosterone to estradiol, at least that's my guess. 20mg isn't going to necessarily bring your levels up drastically, and HCG *might* stimulate intra testicular testosterone, but the negative feedback loop keeps any additional testosterone from being made.

My .02c

 

[swilk]

My guess would be the same .... unless something extremely unusual happened.

Any advice on what AI dose to try? I was thinking .25mg Arimidex the day after my test injections.

 

[Megatron28]

My guess would be the same .... unless something extremely unusual happened.

Any advice on what AI dose to try? I was thinking .25mg Arimidex the day after my test injections.

Get your E2 results back before guessing what AI dose to start taking.

 

[swilk]

Post #3 .... came back at 47.

 

[Megatron28]

Post #3 .... came back at 47.

Thanks. I missed seeing that update.

47 isn't that high. If it was me, I would try DIM first before going the AI route.

 

[swilk]

I will research DIM ....

Im still considering the possibility of tweaking the protocol even further. I do not feel anywhere near what I would call "incredible" .... I land somewhere around pretty good a majority of the time and a little less than that from time to time.

Energy is still a little low at times.

My physique has changed in the time I have been taking test ... a little leaner ... a little more muscular.

I also seem to tan really, really easily. Strange.

 

[Megatron28]

I will research DIM ....

Im still considering the possibility of tweaking the protocol even further. I do not feel anywhere near what I would call "incredible" .... I land somewhere around pretty good a majority of the time and a little less than that from time to time.

Energy is still a little low at times.

My physique has changed in the time I have been taking test ... a little leaner ... a little more muscular.

I also seem to tan really, really easily. Strange.

If you take your test dose up any higher you probably won't be able to get away without an AI.

 

[halfwit]

Post #3 .... came back at 47.

As Megatron stated, you'll probably be forced into using an AI if you want to go higher. I personally would start at 0.25mg E3.5D and see how things go. If you go higher, be sure to tweak the doses and retest to see how they working for you.

FWIW, I wasn't happy with how I felt until I broke 900ng/dL, which requires an AI for me. Some are lucky and get by without an AI and still achieve those numbers, but the odds aren't in your favor given how your numbers look so far.

Keep in mind one thing too; don't get obsessed with a numerical value, it is ALL about how you feel.