Recent content by johnnyd

Thanks CoastWatcher. I appreciate everyone's feedback. Although a bit concerned, I realize there's no need for panic. I see too many threads where someone on TRT changes too much, exactly as you'd warned. I'm going to do the consultation this week as planned, and see which what we do next: More...

Great point... It doesn't make sense to get new bloodwork to confirm my levels if I'm messing with my dosage.

I think the bigger question now is if I lower my dosage as planned... or schedule another lab first.

Concerned about gyno because I don't have the best chest to start with, and was experiencing some tenderness, as well as nipple puffiness. Tenderness went away, and I thought that was simply a stage of being on TRT, but now that I see my E levels, it makes me paranoid. I don't worry about how...

Thanks HealthMan. I think it would be helpful to redo my labs. Hate the expense, but if it get's me more accurate info, it's worth it. Until I talk to my doc I was thinking of dropping from 140mg/wk down to 100mg/wk. I don't want to develop gyno. I've read a lot about AI, but have never tried...

Thanks for the feedback Vince. I thought 62.6 pg/ml was pretty high for Estradiol. Expecting it to be somewhere in the low to mid 20's. Definitely looking to cut back on my T. Seems like going from 140mg/wk to 50mg/wk is pretty significant drop. I think I'd definitely notice a difference, but...

Thanks for the reply CoastWatcher. Good question. I notice that my SHBG dropped. It was originally Sex Horm Binding Glob, Serum 77.8 nmol/L (High) and now it's down to: Sex Horm Binding Glob, Serum 43.0 nmol/L (Normal) I think that would mean that more of the total testosterone is bioavailable...

I inject on Sun and Wed, and my labs were taken on Tue, the day before I inject. (And I realize most people here aren't doctors... but are still better informed on TRT than the majority of the medical community.)

I guess the other critical question I forgot to ask... If I'm only doing 140mg of T per week, why is my T, Free T and E2 all so high?? That's what's really confusing me. Thanks.

My pre-TRT labs results:Testosterone: 548 ng/dL Free T: 6.3 pg/mL (low) Estradiol (Sensitive): 14.2 pg/mL I inject 0.35mL of T, and 0.4mL of HCG 2X a week. If I understand this correctly, this would be 140mg per week. Not that unusual of a dosage for someone starting on TRT. Now after 3...

Happy to hear you had good results with Defy Medical. I'll definitely make some contacts and go back to ask the right questions. What makes it difficult is that we have some local places that only rate 1.6 out of 5 stars, with numerous bad comments. That's not a place that I even want to talk...

Thanks for the quick reply CoastWatcher. With my high deductible, insurance doesn't make sense for my TRT, so I'd plan on out of network care. My challenge is in finding the best resource in this area. It's not that Raleigh lacks clinics, but I'm looking for the most knowledgeable and cost...

I'm looking for a doctor in the Raleigh area, and welcome any recommendations you might have. Thanks! JohnnyD