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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
RBC won't lower, what else could it be?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 263075" data-attributes="member: 16042"><p>Never knew until I used a recording SPO2 monitor.</p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tYgqZXM+L._SX522_.jpg" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tYgqZXM+L._SX522_.jpg" style="" /></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Health-Tracker-Overnight-Saturation/dp/B094JG4JD7/ref=sr_1_20?crid=2BJ2WL7ED5L3Z&keywords=recording+pulse+oximeter&qid=1692931652&sprefix=recording+pulse%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-20&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I have no obstructive apnea, but my SPO2 was averaging 87% with drops into the 70s until I got on supplemental Oxygen while sleeping. Now 97% on 1.5 liters per minute with no drops below 90. Unless I move to sea level, I am on O2 for sleep forever.</p><p></p><p>My sleep doc loves that I have one like this and can provide serial charts for any changes in protocol. I had to go through ruling out obstructive apnea to get where I am now. I have mild CNS apnea, which CPAP made worse. I was able to run these SPO2 charts with all available combinations: just room air, just CPAP, CPAP with O2, Just O2 at varying LPM.</p><p></p><p>The damn thing though, is i am still having trouble with HGB/HCT. My T dose is so low, It is probably due to being out of whack after several years of transfusional dependent anemia. My hematologist thinks that my system did not reset correctly to the norm. My EPO was off the charts during anemia, and once hematopoetic stem cells kicked in I rebounded hard and stayed there, overproducing RBCs. I'd be interested in another EPO blood test at this point</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 263075, member: 16042"] Never knew until I used a recording SPO2 monitor. [IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tYgqZXM+L._SX522_.jpg[/IMG] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Health-Tracker-Overnight-Saturation/dp/B094JG4JD7/ref=sr_1_20?crid=2BJ2WL7ED5L3Z&keywords=recording+pulse+oximeter&qid=1692931652&sprefix=recording+pulse%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-20&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840[/URL] I have no obstructive apnea, but my SPO2 was averaging 87% with drops into the 70s until I got on supplemental Oxygen while sleeping. Now 97% on 1.5 liters per minute with no drops below 90. Unless I move to sea level, I am on O2 for sleep forever. My sleep doc loves that I have one like this and can provide serial charts for any changes in protocol. I had to go through ruling out obstructive apnea to get where I am now. I have mild CNS apnea, which CPAP made worse. I was able to run these SPO2 charts with all available combinations: just room air, just CPAP, CPAP with O2, Just O2 at varying LPM. The damn thing though, is i am still having trouble with HGB/HCT. My T dose is so low, It is probably due to being out of whack after several years of transfusional dependent anemia. My hematologist thinks that my system did not reset correctly to the norm. My EPO was off the charts during anemia, and once hematopoetic stem cells kicked in I rebounded hard and stayed there, overproducing RBCs. I'd be interested in another EPO blood test at this point [/QUOTE]
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