Pre-cycle blood work...high hematocrit

[WildPug]

Long time lurker here... Got some bloodwork done to get a baseline for my current cycle. I am a bit concerned with my hematocrit level. My rbc, platelet, and hemoglobin seem to be in check. I have already started my current cycle (below). Do I need to donate blood? Is it possible that this reading for hematocrit is off? I got my bloodwork done in the morning and fasted. I also had a low dose of cialis pre-workout a day before getting bloodwork. What are your guys thoughts? Is this something to worry about?

BLOODWORK:
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 5.8 3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL 01
RBC 5.54 4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL 01
Hemoglobin 17.1 12.6-17.7 g/dL 01
Hematocrit 51.5 HIGH 37.5-51.0 % 01
MCV 93 79-97 fL 01
MCH 30.9 26.6-33.0 pg 01
MCHC 33.2 31.5-35.7 g/dL 01
RDW 13.9 12.3-15.4 % 01
Platelets 262 150-379 x10E3/uL 01
Neutrophils 38 % 01
Lymphs 47 % 01
Monocytes 12 % 01
Eos 3 % 01
Basos 0 % 01
Neutrophils (Absolute) 2.2 1.4-7.0 x10E3/uL 01
Lymphs (Absolute) 2.7 0.7-3.1 x10E3/uL 01
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.7 0.1-0.9 x10E3/uL 01
Eos (Absolute) 0.2 0.0-0.4 x10E3/uL 01
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 0.0-0.2 x10E3/uL 01
Immature Granulocytes 0 % 01
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 0.0-0.1 x10E3/uL 01
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum 86 65-99 mg/dL 01
BUN 20 6-20 mg/dL 01
Creatinine, Serum 1.12 0.76-1.27 mg/dL 01
eGFR If NonAfricn Am 91 >59 mL/min/1.73 01
eGFR If Africn Am 105 >59 mL/min/1.73 01
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 18 9-20 01
Sodium, Serum 139 134-144 mmol/L 01
Potassium, Serum 4.1 3.5-5.2 mmol/L 01
Chloride, Serum 99 96-106 mmol/L 01
Carbon Dioxide, Total 24 18-29 mmol/L 01
Calcium, Serum 9.8 8.7-10.2 mg/dL 01
Protein, Total, Serum 7.2 6.0-8.5 g/dL 01
Albumin, Serum 4.5 3.5-5.5 g/dL 01
Globulin, Total 2.7 1.5-4.5 g/dL 01
A/G Ratio 1.7 1.2-2.2 01
Bilirubin, Total 0.3 0.0-1.2 mg/dL 01
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 97 39-117 IU/L 01
AST (SGOT) 26 0-40 IU/L 01
ALT (SGPT) 26 0-44 IU/L 01
Testosterone, Serum
Testosterone, Serum 615 348-1197 ng/dL 01
Comment: Comment 01
Adult male reference interval is based on a population of lean males
up to 40 years old.
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S
LH 6.3 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL 01
FSH, Serum
FSH 5.6 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL 01
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Estradiol
Estradiol 26.7 7.6-42.6 pg/mL 01

 

[WildPug]

Long time lurker here... Got some bloodwork done to get a baseline for my current cycle. I am a bit concerned with my hematocrit level. My rbc, platelet, and hemoglobin seem to be in check. I am currently a week into a cycle. Do I need to donate blood? Is it possible that this reading for hematocrit is off? I got my bloodwork done in the morning and fasted. I also had a low dose of cialis pre-workout a day before getting bloodwork. What are your guys thoughts? Is this something to worry about?

 

[Primoballin]

I would giveaway some red blood cells before continuing. You'll feel better

 

[Manski]

Relax, and yes give blood. High RBC is very common especially once we start getting up there in age. I try amd give blood every 3 months to to keep my RBC down. I usually use eq to cut and I'll give blood at least once a month while running eq.

 

[WildPug]

I would giveaway some red blood cells before continuing. You'll feel better

got my appointment scheduled! Thanks!

 

[WildPug]

Relax, and yes give blood. High RBC is very common especially once we start getting up there in age. I try amd give blood every 3 months to to keep my RBC down. I usually use eq to cut and I'll give blood at least once a month while running eq.

Am I going to be losing enough gear by donating blood that I need to compensate for? If so, how do I go about doing this?

 

[Manski]

Am I going to be losing enough gear by donating blood that I need to compensate for? If so, how do I go about doing this?

No no, continue your cycle as usual. No need to change anything.

 

[Primoballin]

Am I going to be losing enough gear by donating blood that I need to compensate for? If so, how do I go about doing this?

Don't try and over think everything

 

[appleton111]

did you ever donate blood?