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That is very convenient. The Red cross here is non-existent as far as blood donations.

Update: Called the blood bank and I can do whole blood donation and 3 days later do another one. They do not allow double red donation for therapy but you can come back 3 days later and do another whole blood one. Thats fine for me. So I will do the whole blood donation today and then since they...

Update: The Defy staff and Dr. Saya were very prompt in getting me the form and RX for the Double red donation Monday. Form was faxed so after it processes I am good to go for the double red donate. The blood gods have been testing me the last few days but I am almost there...It's quite a relief...

Yes Dr. Saya, donating after work tomorrow since they do the therapeutics on Tues, We'd, Thur. Ok, I will do those iron labs you advised 7 to 10 days after the donation and see where I am at. I will do them the same time I do the RBC labs that I will be sending to you. No iron for me anytime...

Budget is always a factor so don't extend yourself of course. You do have current labs that Defy would accept so that would save you money. But you need to stay within your budget. I'm In a Houston, TX suburb, but we do have some good TRT Docs here. It's a long heavy traffic drive for me to go...

Matteo: I was having difficulty myself finding an independent Dr. in my area who knows what they are doing with TRT. Give Defy medical a call. I did and I am on my way to getting proper and cutting edge TRT. At this point you are more informed about TRT than most of the Docs you have encountered.

Yes that's true. I do know my iron gets low after donating because of labs I did after in the past. Maybe get a lab after a week of taking iron after blood donations would be a good idea to see where I was at with the iron level.

That makes sense. Thanks . I think that would be a good balance. I'll ask Dr. Saya also about that during our consult in June.

That's an interesting article. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the advice.

Hello, I had a question as to whether it is prudent to supplement with Iron after blood donations, due to increased levels of hematocrit from testosterone therapy. About 18 months ago I was tested for iron after two recent blood donations and it was low. I did supplement with iron, but the catch...

Thanks for sharing VitC. Well, it seems like it's not a bad thing so that's a relief !

Some delays today with my blood donation. I went to the Blood bank and they only do the therapeutic donation every Tue, We'd, Thur. I do a have a therapeutic blood donation form on file for whole blood only once per month. They rejected me to just donate, so that was not happening either due to...

Welcome dteran....I'm new here as well. I read more than I post. It's a great community with knowledgable people. I keep learning more about the subjects covered here and I am glad I found the site. I actually bought and read Nelson's book a few years ago, but did not realize he was here until I...

Ok, thanks Vince I will do that.

As you can see I need to donate blood....

Just to add: I am 46 yrs old, 6ft , 203 lbs. I'm not sure of my body fat. My main issue I need to take care of right now is high hematocrit. I will do that through blood donations every month. I do excercise, but probably need to step it up more. I am a vegetarian who occasionally eats fish and...

Defy Labcorp labs with DHEA and Test Labs with DHEA and Test

Ok, yes I think I was confused about that. Thanks.

Estrogen level was 17. DHEA-s I believe. It was ordered by Defy. I'm not supplementing with it no.

My recent labs say my DHEA level is high. I have never had this test before. What does it mean? I do recall reading low DHEA levels can mean you are a hyper metabolizer of test? So would this mean the opposite for me ?

Had some good news today. My consult with Dr. Saya will be June 2. Tomorrow I will do the double red cell donation and a week later do another CBC.

I'm going Saturday Dr. Saya. The blood bank is open all day. I would like to go tomorrow but I have commitments at work that I cannot escape. I do take fish oil twice daily and aspirin everyday as is recommended by you and others. I will definitely keep hydrated....

Thank you Dr. Saya...I will and I hope this will remind others to pay attention to this as well !

Yes sir...I will !

Yes that's me Dr Saya...

Yes. It happened before when I was on TRT. But I have not donated in some time since I have been off TRT. So, I will be donating every month from now on when I get back on TRT. I am one of those types who gets high hematocrit levels from TRT level doses. I just have to be regular in my donations...

Defy received my labs and unfortunately I need to get my hematocrit level lowered before I can continue the process at Defy for TRT. I am glad I found this out. I will be doing a double red cell donation asap and then 7 days after the donation I do labs again to see if my hematocrit has come...

Congrats. I'm glad you are getting the help you need with Defy. I will be consulting in a few weeks with Dr Saya. I'm looking forward to being under his care.

Yes, I understand you. I still prefer to wait the 3 weeks for Dr. Saya. It's good also, as he said, that he will ensure the care is uniform for all as the medical director of Defy, no matter what Dr. a person consults with.

Not sure did not ask.