New bloodwork is confusing

CoastWatcher said:

Welcome to Excelmale.

When was your blood drawn? Just before an injection? This reflects your trough levels? You wrote that you are "experimenting" with an AI; what does that mean? What are you taking, how much are you taking, and how often are you taking it? Why are you using it?

How do these results compare to previous ones?

You have TSH and t4 values; were any further thyroid tests run?

Your SHBG is very low. How did you determine that 150mg, twice weekly, was an appropriate dose? Low SHBG typically means that smaller, more frequent doses of testosterone are more successful.

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Vince Carter said:

I dont see a problem per se just as CW noted your SHBG is gonna dictate perhaps EOD injections, that's why your Free and trough numbers are not looking that great. Also morning wood is a real fallacy in HRT, it's a terrible indicator of what's good and what isn't, even worse is experiementing with an AI chasing an erection. What kind of Estrogen can you get in Norway, is it listed and I don't see it or did you not have any E testing?

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krisnorway said:

Hi, experimenting with AI was maybe the wrong thing to say.
Started with 1mg weekly (same amount every day, just dissolved the pill), tested out decreasing it to about half of that without feeling any different.

Will EOD be that much difference from twice a week?

No E2 testing available here..

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krisnorway said:

Hi, I am a 37yo norwegian who's been on trt testo injections for the last 9 months (150mg weekly with two subq injections. Also been experimenting with AI).
Problem is I live in norway where TRT is more or less non existing so my TRT is more or less a trial and error ( largely based on all the information I have found on this forum and others and of course how i feel)

Bloodtest are also a problem as it is impossible to get E2 sensitive tests.

Now, my problem is that my last round of bloodtests and overall feeling was good, about 3 months ago I had to change testosterone (from one UG supplier to another, still these should all be good pharmacy products). Been feeling tired and put on some fat after the change and my bloodwork came back today and as far as i can analyze this, I don't think it looks very good so I am hoping for some feedback. To me, this seems like my current testo i rubbish but hoping someone can make sense of it.

These are all in norwegian but most of it should be understandable, let me know if it isn't.


Anemi

B-Erytrocytter 5.24 10^12/L 4,25 - 5,71 10^12/L
B-Hematokrit 0.45 0,40 - 0,50
B-Hemoglobin 15.8g/100 mL 13,4 - 17,0 g/100 mL
MCH 30pg 27 - 33 pg
MCV 87fL 82 - 98 fL

Glukose
B-HbA1c 5.5% <6,1 %

Hormoner
Fri Testosteron indeks 6.0 2,3 - 9,9
S-Fritt T4 14.0pmol/L 11,0 - 23,0 pmol/L
S-Kortisol (morgen) 458 SEKOMM nmol/L
S-SHBG 14nmol/L 8 - 60 nmol/L
S-Testosteron 9nmol/L 8 - 35 nmol/L
S-TSH 1.8mU/L 0,20 - 4,0 mU/L

Immunforsvaret
B-Leukocytter 7.910^9/L 3,5 - 10,0 10^9/L

Koagulasjon
B-Trombocytter 256 10^9/L 145 - 348 10^9/L

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krisnorway said:

Hi, I am a 37yo norwegian who's been on trt testo injections for the last 9 months (150mg weekly with two subq injections. Also been experimenting with AI).
Problem is I live in norway where TRT is more or less non existing so my TRT is more or less a trial and error ( largely based on all the information I have found on this forum and others and of course how i feel)

Bloodtest are also a problem as it is impossible to get E2 sensitive tests.

Now, my problem is that my last round of bloodtests and overall feeling was good, about 3 months ago I had to change testosterone (from one UG supplier to another, still these should all be good pharmacy products). Been feeling tired and put on some fat after the change and my bloodwork came back today and as far as i can analyze this, I don't think it looks very good so I am hoping for some feedback. To me, this seems like my current testo i rubbish but hoping someone can make sense of it.

These are all in norwegian but most of it should be understandable, let me know if it isn't.


Anemi

B-Erytrocytter 5.24 10^12/L 4,25 - 5,71 10^12/L
B-Hematokrit 0.45 0,40 - 0,50
B-Hemoglobin 15.8g/100 mL 13,4 - 17,0 g/100 mL
MCH 30pg 27 - 33 pg
MCV 87fL 82 - 98 fL

Glukose
B-HbA1c 5.5% <6,1 %

Hormoner
Fri Testosteron indeks 6.0 2,3 - 9,9
S-Fritt T4 14.0pmol/L 11,0 - 23,0 pmol/L
S-Kortisol (morgen) 458 SEKOMM nmol/L
S-SHBG 14nmol/L 8 - 60 nmol/L
S-Testosteron 9nmol/L 8 - 35 nmol/L
S-TSH 1.8mU/L 0,20 - 4,0 mU/L

Immunforsvaret
B-Leukocytter 7.910^9/L 3,5 - 10,0 10^9/L

Koagulasjon
B-Trombocytter 256 10^9/L 145 - 348 10^9/L

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madman said:

Even though you have low shbg it is still odd that your total t is only 9 nmol/L with a range of 8-35 nmol/L especially injecting 75 mg every 3.5 days (150 mg/week) and you say you have been on trt for 9 months and feeling well for the first 6 months than switched UG supplier and if you mean UNDER GROUND supplier as oppose to a legit pharmacy than you testosterone may be bunk or highly under dosed hence why you may have been feeling poorly for the past 3 months and your most recent blood work showing total t levels of 9 nmol/L which is horrible! If you are legitimately getting testosterone prescribed by a physician and getting your script through regulated pharmacies than the testosterone you have been injecting for the last 3 months is legit!

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