Search results

Yes it really does! Jersey is an option, An option that will end up putting me out of work for entire day plus will have costs of rental car. I think I need to exhaust all other ideas first.

To clarify NY city

I appreciate your opinion. I’m going to look into it further. But Defy medical gave me my options and it was NY blood center OR pay thousands of dollars for a private doctor to do it. Unfortunately NY is much different that most states and incredibly difficult when it comes to this kind of...

Even with your arm having a pressure cuff on it got clogged? Have you tried a bigger needle? Maybe you can purchase a vacuum tube somewhere? Honestly exploring all options at this point.

Yea I never even discussed TRT or said I was on it, Defy just sent them a form so I could donate more frequently. The woman must have looked up Defy medical and assumed I was on TRT. QUOTE="Vince Carter, post: 129036, member: 2657"]Let this be a lesson...never discuss your business with the...

Just a butterfly needle blood drawing kit.

Apparently she said it is, and disqualified me for life (or until Defy says I’m not on TrT) lol

I thought it was the only one but I will check the others you listed. Hopefully they aren’t all affiliated or it won’t work. Also just ordered at home Plebotomy kit.

Not on HCG, so that’s not the issue. Maybe I’m being paranoid but doesn’t high end Hematocrit cause flushing? Or any other issues? Is there anyway it can make you hotter/sweatier than if it was 5 points lower?

Yea that’s what I’m talking about. Do you donate?

Nobody gets facial flushing from high RBC ? 50+

Does anyone else get redness in the face or “facial flushing” after workouts or strenuous activity? Is it related to high RBC count?

Thanks Nelson! I just watched it and feel better about my situation overall. One thing I do notice or perceive to notice is that sometimes I feel like my skin gets a reddish color especially after working out. Could this be from having RBC in the low 50’s or is it more likely just from...

Mooseman- thanks for your reply. Who were you referring to that you call and pay $60 for the phlebotomy?

Hey guys I haven’t posted in a while. Been on TRT for a some years now. Love where I’m at and everything is going great with my doctor. Been donating blood for years with no issues. One day I came across a really nasty woman who made me ineligible to donate blood. She said I needed to bring...

How long did you use it for each time? What effects did you personally see from it? Do you have to “cycle” it on and off or did you?

What test did you get done to check for pregnolone? Did it cost a lot? Any idea why your levels could be so low?

Lol ok I probably won’t start then.....

What’s your dosing? And what’s the reason you are taking it? Low DHEA?

How do you guys know you need to be taking it? My DHEA was low when tested and now I take 35mg ED before bed. But when I asked about a blood test for Pregnolone they said it was really expensive and not that accurate.

Thanks for the reply! Let me clarify a few things and see what you think. Originally the doctor noticed my T3 was on the low end and T4 looked fine (upper 3/4 of range). He said I possibly have an issue converting T4 into T3. Now that I’m on NTG 1.5 grain my T3 is in the upper range and T4...

Wow I noticed this went away after starting Nature Throid (1.5 grain) and thought most of my life I had a speech problem. It was really on incredible. Though after being on for 6 months at 1.5 grain I do occasionally slur speech or get stumped on my words. Where I could almost articulate and...

Do you take creatine by chance?

I am not, I don't think it's estrogen related anymore.

Your post and others I have read have led me to hold off on HCG because of the many complaints like that.

Feel pretty great right now with no side effects. Hoping I feel even better with the increase in E2. Waiting to do HCG once I feel comfortable with everything else. Though I've heard mixed reviews on this forum of whether people like it or not.

I will consider lowering dose, but like coast watcher said I need to do the blood work in the "trough" to accurately asses where my T levels are. I'm thinking they will be closer to 1,000 next time around. In which case I will stay where I am, unless at some point I add in HCG and that makes...

Cholesterol is spectacular

So basically once I start dosing at .5mgs per week my estrogen will slowly be increasing week to week and eventually come to a steady state level in a month. I think I'm going to continue doing it every 2 weeks just for piece of mind so even if I "feel" like my estrogen has gotten too high I...

Ok will make the cut down to .5mg per week (50%less). Why wait so long I plan on running labs every week to 2 weeks.

All I meant by "optimize" was continue to adjust dose accordingly until I feel the best and my numbers are in line. Going forward I will absolutely do trough numbers, though it will be hard to continue this every week since I have a smaller window to do it. Is there any way for me to calculate...