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Agree, that was a strange one, I do run usually on the high edge but never that high. Just wonder if I ate a piece of candy or gum or something that I forgot about. It will definitely get done again though

I've done both a total cortisol serum test which was in normal range and I also did a saliva cortisol test over the course of a day and they all came back normal. Is the adrenal stress test a different test all together?

This is the second thyroid blood tests that shows those high. But if I had an autoimmune like Hoshimoto's wouldn't it throw all my other thyroid numbers off?

My primary has kept an eye on my liver enzymes for many years even before TRT they were not great. He was never too concerned until they 'tripled' what they should be. However, I recently had an ultrasound of my gallbladder and liver for something unrelated and gastro told me I had fatty...

This has been probably the worst 4 months of my life in regards to fatigue, mental fog, motivation, etc... Both my primary and Defy have been open to different ideas and suggestions and so far we have not nailed it. Most recently my primary suggested depression/anxiety and started me on a low...

Never been told that and also never have had my TPO checked before either

MISTYPE, please forgive! What I should have said (and I'll see if I can edit) is that I went back to my 1/2 grain and not the 1 grain. I was taking the med, just not at the new dosage for fear of it causing the anxiety. Still I know it would have been better to get a reading with the current...

Thanks for the reply. I should have stated that I had not taken my 1grain Armour for a 2 mornings because I guessed that I had gone Hyperthyroid and that is what caused my anxiety (I'm not talking basic anxiety, I'm talking can't get off the couch, body tremor type) but I did take my usual 1/2...

Recently have been battling some anxiety/depression type symptoms. Do not believe they are tied to my HRT because things have been steady and consistent in the last 4 years (but never say never right!?) My primary wanted me to do a FULL thyroid panel to see where I stood. He knows, and accepts...

gotcha! hematocrit and RBC is really the only thing that goes up on mine. Platelets stay in normal range. Doc does have me taking two fish oil pills a day just to keep things nice and slick

Yes, I was wanting to take a little different approach. So many times we post (myself included) how we feel or what symptoms we are having then our blood tests. It is easy then to point to something and say "there is your issue" because we already know the end result (the symptom). I just wanted...

Interesting you say misdiagnosed PolyCythemia as the risk of high hematocrit, RBC and hemoglobin is what spooks most TRT doctors and patients. When I first started HRT, my hematocrit and RBC shot up into what I was told was dangerous regions and that I needed to donate blood to keep those down...

I've been on HRT for a number of years overseen by Defy Medical and things have went well. However, something changed over the past couple of months that I could not figure out. So I went and had a bunch of labs done through Discounted Labs. I do not want to tell you what I have going on that's...

Thanks, I'll look into Ferritin because I do not think that is something they commonly run on blood tests. How did you get it back up?

Sorry, that should have read "I WASN'T hoping for something bad" But if at least I would have seen a number way off the scale (high or low) it would give me something to pin the issue on and possibly correct. For example, if my Testosterone would have been 1400 than I could have said "whoa, that...

Yeah i could get it checked again down the road but you'd think as soon as it was out of the body, it would show up instead of taking time to go down. There was only a 5 day wait here. And I know you can get two blood tests back to back and they may show something different on all your numbers...

So by coincidence I had blood drawn multiple times in a short bit and was surprised the numbers did not change that much. For background, I use discountedlabs.com to keep an eye on my TRT and also donate to Red Cross when I'm eligible to keep Hematocrit in check. This was the order they...

UPDATE: So I promised my wife that if these palpitations did not subside by yesterday (Wednesday) that I would go get checked out. During the span of these palpitations (July 18 - Current) I had blood work done on the morning of the 20th through discountedlabs.com and then donated blood to...

Thanks for that thought! Did fixing your Ferratin levels correct the palpitations? The unfortunate thing was is that I was having them two days before I donated so maybe they didn't get back up and I just crashed them more??

Back when I started TRT over 3 years ago I do not remember having any. This is brand new for me. I've read about others on here having it and a number of them are because their numbers got too high. I take HCG and also Armour Thyroid but have been for quite some time with no issue. During my...

First I will say that yes, I have spent most of the evening searching all the threads and reading but as some know, sometimes you just gotta hear it 'first hand'. Starting today I started having a number of heart flutters with the slight accompanying lightheadeness. Both are random and short...

Thanks for the replies guys. I figured since they make you wait twice as long before you can donate Power Red compared to whole blood than it would give you time to 'recover' but then again I do not like the up and down, I'd rather stay steady. Since going to EOD t injections i have not had...

My hematocrit and hemoglobin run towards the upper range so just to keep them in check I donate blood to the Red Cross every time I’m eligible. My question is whether I should do the ‘normal’ whole blood or go for the Power Red? Thinking out loud here, with whole blood I go more often so...

Thanks guys. It does include lipid panel so fasting is recommended. I'll look at Monday morning. Just curious, why skip the HCG?

Working with Defy to fine tune my TRT as we are still off a bit as far as fatigue is concerned. They just sent me another blood order which I will do locally at Quest Diagnostics. My question is, when is the best time during my cycle to get the blood drawn to give the most accurate and usable...

Wow, just got off the phone with Melissa from Defy. She called at 7pm eastern time just to touch base with me, that is amazing 'customer service'. I believe we have a plan of action and will go from here, thank you for all your responses and Melissa, I hope Santa Clause brings you something...

my primary physician has been keeping an eye on this since the beginning of time and it really is unchanged. Only thing I've done for it is the metabolic detox from defy for two months but it did not change much (maybe dropped 4 pts). Primary does not seem to concerned about it yet but does keep...

agreed, but the point I guess I was trying to make was that I was not also at a peak. Either way around it, I've never been at the 1300 mark and my E2 never stays that high

Working on getting the entire tests results up. Test was taken on a Weds late morning, injection was early Monday morning. Interesting about anger being a myth because I've had high E2 before and it was more of the sad feeling. This is different, this is quick fuse, angry, etc... it...

trying to figure out how to get the whole lab up. That second test should have been in trough. I had it drawn on a Wednesday late morning and I inject on Monday mornings and Thursday evenings. I donate blood every time I'm allowed and have been for almost a year. My HCT was creeping down around...

Thanks, I received her message and responded that I am currently away with students on a convention until late Friday night. I can try to sneak away for a phone call but for the current moment, email is best.