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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Got Test results after 3 months 1% T-Gel . . . very rattled!
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<blockquote data-quote="Melody68" data-source="post: 277772" data-attributes="member: 46595"><p>Madman, thank you for the very informative write-up, I'm learning at a great rate.</p><p></p><p>How did you guess I was in Canada? I converted the test results to American units just to simplify the presentation. And yes, it is 5g Taro 1% Testosterone Gel, terrific knowlege.</p><p></p><p>I'm not too happy with the way things are going right now, but I'll have to stick it out for a while. I've known the endo for at least 15 years when he treated me on another matter, and one would think an endo would know TRT better than most. He's sincere, and together with this forum I'm hopeful I can steer this in the right direction. You are correct; he only tests for TT and a CBC.</p><p></p><p>I don't have much faith in the trans dermal approach and readily accept the conclusion that I'm a poor responder. Needles don't bother me, and I'd like to go with injectibles. Before I started TRT, my hematocrit (H) varied between 47-49 and the endo said that the gels, applied daily, would lessen the impact of TRT raising the H over 50, versus the once a week T injection. I believe him . . . but I'm also hopeful that a conservative dose of enanthate or cyp injected every 4 days will benefit me without necessarily raising my H into the danger zone, which he says is over 52. I'd propose injecting 50mg every 4 days and seeing where that takes me. Hopefully with that conservative dose I would notice some benefits without running the risk of throwing estradiol and other markers out of whack. I don't want to start taking more drugs to counteract side effects.</p><p></p><p>I retested bloodwork today, drawn 5 hours and 15 minutes after application; hopefully that will shed light on some of these things, I'll report back.</p><p></p><p>PS I read with interest your attachments - I'm a little concerned now that I may have applied the gel down as far as the point where blood was drawn, which might also skew the results . . . I wouldn't have that problem with injectibles!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melody68, post: 277772, member: 46595"] Madman, thank you for the very informative write-up, I'm learning at a great rate. How did you guess I was in Canada? I converted the test results to American units just to simplify the presentation. And yes, it is 5g Taro 1% Testosterone Gel, terrific knowlege. I'm not too happy with the way things are going right now, but I'll have to stick it out for a while. I've known the endo for at least 15 years when he treated me on another matter, and one would think an endo would know TRT better than most. He's sincere, and together with this forum I'm hopeful I can steer this in the right direction. You are correct; he only tests for TT and a CBC. I don't have much faith in the trans dermal approach and readily accept the conclusion that I'm a poor responder. Needles don't bother me, and I'd like to go with injectibles. Before I started TRT, my hematocrit (H) varied between 47-49 and the endo said that the gels, applied daily, would lessen the impact of TRT raising the H over 50, versus the once a week T injection. I believe him . . . but I'm also hopeful that a conservative dose of enanthate or cyp injected every 4 days will benefit me without necessarily raising my H into the danger zone, which he says is over 52. I'd propose injecting 50mg every 4 days and seeing where that takes me. Hopefully with that conservative dose I would notice some benefits without running the risk of throwing estradiol and other markers out of whack. I don't want to start taking more drugs to counteract side effects. I retested bloodwork today, drawn 5 hours and 15 minutes after application; hopefully that will shed light on some of these things, I'll report back. PS I read with interest your attachments - I'm a little concerned now that I may have applied the gel down as far as the point where blood was drawn, which might also skew the results . . . I wouldn't have that problem with injectibles! [/QUOTE]
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