Recent content by Amberlin

While I appreciate you thoughts, I've already read both books noted, nearly 2 years ago prior to starting all treatments because I live an extremely halthy lifestyle & putting anything foriegn into it, is not common practice for me. To start testosteron treatment took quite a bit. To start...

It depended on how many others were ahead of me. On average it was 2 weeks, though sometimes it was 3 weeks & more recently, it was only 1 1/2 weeks & if you choose to pay more, you can ask to speak directly to the doctor. I spoke with both Caulkins & Saya. Both are helpful & neither was overly...

Hi Johann. Today is 11/19/2018 & I've been off testosterone treatment for 3 weeks. I lost 10 pounds in 8 days after stopping. My diet & exercise have remained the same throughout the treatment. My protocol was considered high & was prescribed by one of the women @ Defy, NOT the doctors. During...

**UPDATE** Defy called back. Part of the reason they didn't get back to me was I was emailing (Sam) who no longer works there. Note to all: When you opt to email Defy, email the [email protected] address over emailing any one of the individual employees because you never know when their last...

Hello BigBamBoo. It is nearly 3pm PST & I've not yet heard from Defy. In my experience, this is pretty typical. In the last 3 weeks, I've emailed them now twice & called once. The phone call yielded a result hat someone would call back. Apparent;y the doctor has been gone & maybe that's why I'm...

That is amazing! From what I understand, E & P numbers are based on a ratio. If they were happy with one, the other was balanced too. I am peri-menopausal & P cream was mentioned but I was leery. How was her weight after starting? Did it go up? That is my biggest fear right now.

Hi Feelinglost. I am using injectable testosterone. I tried the cream prior to Defy & the delivery system didn't agree with me. It was a testosterone/progesterone compound. The same day I used it, I immediately puffed up. My hands & face swelled. I contacted Defy because I thought they were...

My mg/ml concentration is 50mg/ml I take it twice a week (every 3.5 days) My starting dose was .04 which seemed pretty good but I was directed to titrate (increase) up to 1. I got up to .08 & had to titrate down (decrease) due to substantial water retention. My face instantly gets puffy when my...

I haven't had additional bloodwork since starting Cytomel. I am due for follow up labs in a couple weeks. I have not had iron or ferritin tested. I notice Defy doesn't seem to conduct a very comprehensive panel unless asked to do so. Being very new to this, I am not sure what to ask for when I...

I started with Defy Medical in March of this year & while the service is good, the treatment is lacking. I was started on testosterone at .04 & was directed to titrate (increase) up to 1. I got up to .08 before having to titrate back down due to severe water retention. This happens when I...

Ask if you can take testosterone dose every other day & increase HCG to 250 every other day. In some people the therapeutic effects wear off quicker than in others. Defy is pretty good about letting us alter our own dose because no one knows your body as well as you do. Are you taking injections...

The results for my thyroid test came in. Beyond noticing my thyroid level at 2.7 seems high, I'm not sure how else to interpret the results. Input from those with experience is appreciated. Thanks!

Agreed! After a couple years of my prodding my PCP for further explaination, he finally said "look, I'm not a specialist & the most I can tell you is your numbers look good to me. If you want more information, you need to find a specialist." My husband has been researching that side for me...

FeelingLost, Yes, Defy gave me a baseline test. If you're asking about my waiting on the other blood test to come back, I am waiting on my thyroid levels to come back. It appeared to be at the high end of the range but as we know, sometimes the ranges aren't accurate as is the case with...

Hi Allison. Thank you for your input. While I appreciate your perspective, I can't believe that proactively prescribing progesterone is a good idea without first establishing a baseline. Your comment, "you will still likely need to take a Progesterone regardless of your baseline", is concerning...