Hello forum,
I have just had a meeting with my Doctor today and things well a lot better than I was expecting.
He was really cool about it and didn't really judge me. He was a bit skeptical and told me that he obviously is going to try and dissuade me (he then listed all the side effects and risks). But the more I spoke to him, the more he realised I had done my research and seemed to respect that.
I think he is quite young (about 28) so he said he was going to talk to my actual GP (who is a senior I think) and call me to say whether or not they will monitor me before/during/after (Blood test analysis and general health). He said not to start until they have spoken to me again.
I went with a friend for moral support and strongly suggest anyone considering a cycle to talk to your GP, it really isn't as bad as you expect. And it is obviously safer to have a health professional monitoring you throughout your cycle to make sure nothing goes wrong.
I think I should point out that I live in the UK and therefore have free health service (NHS), not health insurance, so letting my Doctor know was not an issue.
I have just had a meeting with my Doctor today and things well a lot better than I was expecting.
He was really cool about it and didn't really judge me. He was a bit skeptical and told me that he obviously is going to try and dissuade me (he then listed all the side effects and risks). But the more I spoke to him, the more he realised I had done my research and seemed to respect that.
I think he is quite young (about 28) so he said he was going to talk to my actual GP (who is a senior I think) and call me to say whether or not they will monitor me before/during/after (Blood test analysis and general health). He said not to start until they have spoken to me again.
I went with a friend for moral support and strongly suggest anyone considering a cycle to talk to your GP, it really isn't as bad as you expect. And it is obviously safer to have a health professional monitoring you throughout your cycle to make sure nothing goes wrong.
I think I should point out that I live in the UK and therefore have free health service (NHS), not health insurance, so letting my Doctor know was not an issue.