Recent content by tomtom58

Update time. I had an appointment with my urologist yesterday. I received the lab test results several days earlier. T was 969 ng/dl, down from 1125 three months ago. Hematocrit was 50.9, down from 55.5 three months ago. In the meantime, I had voluntarily reduced my dosage from 40 mg every...

Not really an issue with me. The doc and I reduced my monthly dose from 400 mg to 375 mg because of an elevated hematocrit (55.5). I donated a pint of blood and that, together with the reduced dosage of T, brought my hematocrit down to 50.9. Incidentally, in order to iron out the usual...

Not really experiencing any stress. My prostate cancer treatment was stressful in and of itself, but I think that's the nature of having cancer. The people that I dealt with were superb as was the care I got. My Medicare Advantage plan took care of most of the bills, including 3 T suppression...

Good idea to stock up, but impracticable. I called my pharmacy (CVS) this morning to renew my regular Rx. The normal renewal date is next Wednesday; CVS will allow a refill no more than 3 days before the 30-day period, so I can't pick it up until tomorrow. That's OK. I have enough for my...

Thanks for that. That's the best rationale I've heard (so far).

I'm not fixated on dealing with the insurance. My BC/BS has reclassified T so that I now pay the full cost. So why bother with putting it through insurance? Clomid isn't in the BC/BS formulary at all--no surprise, since this is a Medicare supplement and Clomid is a fertility treatment and I...

OK, back to my original question. If I can't get my Rx filled because LabCorp moved the goal posts, is Clomid a viable alternative. It's not a controlled substance. My BC/BS formulary doesn't include it. It would be a simple matter of submitting the Rx to my pharmacy (or some other pharmacy)...

That's my assumption (and hope) as well. I'm just trying to cover the bases before visiting my doc next week. My prescription is due for renewal on Monday, so I'll use that opportunity to talk to the pharmacist, too.

The issue is that my last "natural" reading was 288. That was hypogonadal then but it isn't now. My concern is that they will look at it again and say no. Their approval was only for a year, so reexamination might be in the cards.

I started with AndroGel but quit because, at $1K/mo., it was going to run through the Medicare coverage range very quickly. I've been doing injectable for the last 9 months. Cost is only $40/mo. My Medicare supplement doesn't pay anything. I'm assuming it has to go through the pharmacy...

I've been on TRT for just over a year. My last "natural" T level was 284. My Rx goes through a pharmacy benefits manager, and, before it would approve the Rx, it required evidence that I was hypogonadal. Easily done, and the Rx was approved. That approval is up for reexamination in July of...