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Yeah, the surgeon said to wait until my hormone levels were balanced and check back in 6-12 months but she seemed to think SERMs could help when I mentioned them. As I stated above, I don't think they were the right people to talk in regards to my situation whereas someone like Dr. Tamler would...

Another update: So I got my sensitive estradiol blood test back on the 6th day and it was 8.1 out of (8.0 - 35.0) so the anastrozole definitely brought it down but it had little impact on the lumps and since I took more while also continuing my TRT protocol, I have no idea what my level's are...

I spoke to the doctor tonight and he said he recommends to stop TRT and to speak with an endo familiar with TRT and gyno. He mentioned Dr. John Crisler would be someone to possibly reach out to. He didn't give any other medical advice as far transitioning/weening off TRT. He just said to...

Current update: I went to see a surgeon and their practice specializes in gynecomastia surgery. I definitely have lumps on both sides with the right side more pronounced/larger than the left. She said it's too early to consider surgery and to check back in 6-12 months. On 1/18 I took...

Sorry, it's sometimes hard to gauge meaning through text. I spoke to my prime body rep and I asked for a sensitive blood test only because I think it will help in determining a protocol moving forward. Hopefully I can get that taken care of tomorrow in the AM and I'll be contacting Defy...

And I said that Dr. Saya said I might need tamoxifen. I never said that he said I should take it so I don't know where you're getting that from. I'm just pointing out that my doctor said to just stop and hasn't mentioned anything else about it.

Several changes? The only thing I did was take anastrozole to try and reverse the lumps based on a protocol I found on several TRT forums that stated .5mg EOD. Should I have re-consulted with the PrimeBody guy, yeah probably but when I originally told him I felt sensitivity and similar feelings...

I took my test and hcg this morning and shortly after I feel the lumps diminish a little, does this mean anything? I'll try and get in touch with Defy this week and start looking up doctors who are familiar with gyno. Do I discontinue the anastrozole or just cut it down to .25mg 1x a week...

Never mind, I just tried sending a PM to Dr. Saya and his settings don't allow it. Hopefully he comes back in here.

I know there are glands in that area that can mimic signs of lumps like if they get swollen, right? but it feels like there is definitely something behind the nipples like little peas. I think the anastrozole has minimized the size only slightly because on 1/10 both sides were feeling...

Well I give up now... This is from the Prime Body doctor: "Hi Belmundo, your estradiol level is perfect, I have never seen anyone with lumps below 70. If you feel lumps, I would stop all therapy until you can be examined by your primary are physician or general surgeon. No other SERM is...

Forgot to ask would the HCG 350iu 3x a week be better with 250iu 4x a week with the low SHBG?

Damn well this sucks. Once again, my self medicating has probably screwed me over. I know what low E2 is like (it's awful and so is low test) as I started out low 5.0 (Roche) out of 7.6 - 42.6. So I guess I'll stop taking the anastrozole as I don't think I took it soon enough to reverse the...

Thank you for your responses. I wasn't able to get blood work done until 1/10 and this was a trough reading. Since I couldn't wait for the results I began taking the AI. On 1/11 I took .5mg of anastrozole, 1/13 took another .5mg, 1/14 took .75mg, 1/16 .5mg. I only have enough to take me...

In your experience, will anastrozole reduce/remove these lumps once I start taking it if it turns out my E2 is too high? Also, do you know if there are NY/NJ doctors under Defy's network?

Thank you, Dr. Saya. My last Test Cyp injection was Saturday (1/7) and my last HCG injection was this morning. I was going to wait until Tuesday which is my next injection for both and I wanted to have a trough reading. Based on what I'm currently going through, would you recommend I get the...

Thank you for all your feedback. I'll speak with them tomorrow and then see how things go after the doctor reviews my blood work. If I don't like what I'm hearing, I'll reach out to Defy and see what they would recommend. I'll post updates and the labs as soon as I have them.

I wonder if Defy Medical would be a better service to use instead of PrimeBody. Would you recommend I just add the SHBG test?

I was going to get the blood test this saturday but I held off after reading everyone's comments as I thought I might need to add the others and wanted to get it all done in 1 shot. I'm 100% getting the bloodwork done on Tuesday as that's when my next T+HCG injection is. It's odd that...

Yeah, PrimeBody is adding the sensitive estradiol (I have the LabCorp request for it in hand) but in regards to the other tests I requested SHBG (Sex Hormone-binding Globulin), plus a complete thyroid panel (Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, TSH, Antibodies TPO & TgAb), DHEA Sulfate and Vitamin...

What would be the most important test to get done with this updated blood work if I had to choose? SHBG? My nipples are really sore and the lumps are getting more pronounced. I'm worried that I'm doing irreversible damage here. If my estrogen is high which it has to be based on these...

The results I posted above are the standard tests they run for their blood work, I think. I asked them for the upcoming 6 week test to do a sensitive estradiol test instead of the Roche. They sent me the lab request which was fine but I thought I should ask the forum in case I was missing...

It says test includes: Free thyroxine index; T3 uptake (THBR); thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH); thyroxine (T4) So I've been doing TRT through PrimeBody and I reached out to my rep and asked them if they could add the following: SHBG (Sex Hormone-binding Globulin), plus a complete thyroid...

Is rt3 reverse t3?

Which of these would I need?

Yeah, I'm not changing the protocol until I get the results of the blood work. I wouldn't mind the sensitivity but the fact that I can feel the little lumps has me worried about any permanent issues.

Thanks for the suggestions! Tomorrow will be 35 days. I was hoping to make it to 6 weeks before the test but the lumps in the nipples have me a little anxious to get blood work done sooner as I'm concerned about my E2 levels.

None of these were checked initially. Only whats on the blood tests above. So we won't really have a good base level to look back on if one was needed to see the impact TRT has had on these. What do I say specifically about the antibodies so I can ask them to add it?

I'm coming up on day 35 of TRT and have noticed some initial positive changes (brain fog has greatly subsided and libido has increased a bit as well) but I've also noticed that my nipples are sensitive/sore and small pea size lumps behind the nipples have began forming. My E2 was taken by...

I heard back from my doctor and he apologized for the mix up. He said to take 100mg 1x a week + 350iu 3x a week and to not take the AI. @nelson vergel, I saw your video on combining the 2 into a single shot to limit the amount of pinning but I was wondering and others, please chime in, what...

Thank you all for the great feedback and support. It's really appreciated. When I initially spoke to my doctor he said he would start me with 100mg Test Cyp a week and around 250iu HCG or so 2-3x a week (I apologize as I forget the exact amount). However, my scripts say 200mg Test Cyp 1x a week...