Recent content by vripley

Will a Cortisone shot affect my testosterone levels? I'm seven weeks into TRT and doing my first level test. Got a Cortisone shot today for planter fasciitis. Testing bloodwork is scheduled in two days...

Dusting this post off and updating to say that here we are five years later and my Urologist did another test. Total Testosterone came back as 284 ng/dL. He has prescribed 0.5 milliliters weekly of Cypionate. I start next Tuesday when the RX arrives. Looking forward to the next level/stage of my...

My doctor only provided the test result numbers... No ranges. However, it does say that my Vitamin D is low and glucose is high. When she mails the lab results I will update ranges if they are available on the exam sheet.

I posted my bloodwork results in that section. Thanks for all the advice and tips!

I received and posted my bloodwork results... You can see my results here: https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?5859-My-Baseline-Test-Results-are-In&p=29499

My bloodwork tests came back. As discussed in my intro, I'm an HIV+ hemophiliac on a Sustiva, Viread, Epivir ****tail... Here are the test results: Testosterone Free - 89.8 pg/mL Testosterone Total - 447 ng/dL Free T4 - 0.9 ng/dL Total T3 - 94 ng/dL Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - 4.21...

Thanks for the tip! I've been on the majority of HIV meds over the years. My current ****tail is Sustiva, Viread, and Epivir.

Hi. I'm a 48 YO male who has been experiencing many symptoms of low T. I'm also a long-term HIV+ hemophiliac (bad blood 30+ years ago). I'm an inspirational speaker, published author, and certified personal trainer who races in long bicycle rides and triathlons. I use weight lifting to...