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<blockquote data-quote="wemmington" data-source="post: 61295" data-attributes="member: 13470"><p>My 3 month labs are <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?9201-3-month-labs&highlight=wemmington" target="_blank">here</a> </p><p></p><p>Since my 3 month labs I stopped DHEA and the nurse at Defy saw my last post and had me start <strong>.25 Arimidex twice a week</strong> with test shot but still on <strong><span style="color: #333333">60mg test e3.5d and 250 iu HCG Monday, Wednesday and Friday - </span></strong><span style="color: #333333">Labs below are from this protocol after 4 weeks. </span></p><p></p><p>I had my follow up with Defy two days ago and they adjusted protocol to 5<span style="color: #333333">0mg test e3.5d and 250 iu HCG Monday, Wednesday, Friday and .5 Arimidex with test shot. Defy also said to start Dim and DHEA at 10mg/dy but I might wait one more month for that as I don't want to make too many changes at once. They want new labs in 4 weeks. </span></p><p></p><p>I'm a little suprised my E2 didn't drop with the Ai after 4 weeks and now i'm concerned about low SHBG although the nurse at Defy I spoke to two days ago said it should go up with the reduction in test dose as test goes down shbg goes up, is this true? -This is the first time i've got SHBG lab so no baseline. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">The main symtpoms before trt were fatigue, no libido, brain fog, also poor sleep and anxiety that I'm not sure are from low test or not. All symptoms are about 90% better except the brain fog and anxiety are just slightly improved. The only new symptoms are itchy nipples but not bad or often at all and I started my cut 3 weeks ago and seem to be having a real hard time dropping any weight. I have cut probably 8 times and usually drop 2 lbs a week and the first several weeks are pretty easy but this time the first 3 weeks seem like the last 3 weeks of my cut. I have always had a hard time putting on muscle even though I lift 6 days a week for 1-1.5hr and so far TRT hasen't helped with this but maybe once I get dialed in. I still get morning wood but libido has decreased some in the last several weeks(to be fair my libido was off the charts for a few weeks so maybe it's just normal now) and erections seem softer than normal sometimes. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Labs were done just before my next test shot. </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p>Any thoughts? </p><p></p><p></p><p>COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL TP</p><p>GLUCOSE 81 65-99 mg/dL</p><p> UREA NITROGEN (BUN) 24 7-25 mg/dL</p><p>CREATININE 1.08 0.60-1.35 mg/dL</p><p>eGFR NON-AFR. AMERICAN 87 > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2</p><p>eGFR AFRICAN AMERICAN 100 > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2</p><p>BUN/CREATININE RATIO NOT APPLICABLE 6-22 (calc)</p><p>SODIUM 136 135-146 mmol/L</p><p>POTASSIUM 4.6 3.5-5.3 mmol/L</p><p>CHLORIDE 99 98-110 mmol/L</p><p>CARBON DIOXIDE 27 20-31 mmol/L</p><p>CALCIUM 9.3 8.6-10.3 mg/dL</p><p>PROTEIN, TOTAL 6.5 6.1-8.1 g/dL</p><p>ALBUMIN 4.6 3.6-5.1 g/dL</p><p>GLOBULIN 1.9 1.9-3.7 g/dL (calc)</p><p>ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO 2.4 1.0-2.5 (calc)</p><p>BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.7 0.2-1.2 mg/dL</p><p>ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 56 40-115 U/L</p><p>AST 26 10-40 U/L</p><p>ALT 30 9-46 U/L</p><p>CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT) TP</p><p>WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 4.4 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL</p><p>RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 5.26 4.20-5.80 Million/uL</p><p>HEMOGLOBIN 16.1 13.2-17.1 g/dL</p><p>HEMATOCRIT 49.0 38.5-50.0 %</p><p>MCV 93.0 80.0-100.0 fL</p><p>MCH 30.6 27.0-33.0 pg</p><p>MCHC 33.0 32.0-36.0 g/dL</p><p>RDW 14.7 11.0-15.0 %</p><p>PLATELET COUNT 209 140-400 Thousand/uL</p><p>MPV 10.4 7.5-11.5 fL</p><p>ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 2636 1500-7800 cells/uL</p><p>ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 1210 850-3900 cells/uL</p><p>ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES 321 200-950 cells/uL</p><p>ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS 216 15-500 cells/uL</p><p>ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS 18 0-200 cells/uL</p><p>NEUTROPHILS 59.9 %</p><p>LYMPHOCYTES 27.5 %</p><p>MONOCYTES 7.3 %</p><p>EOSINOPHILS 4.9 %</p><p>BASOPHILS 0.4 %</p><p>DHEA SULFATE 288 106-464 mcg/dL TP</p><p>PROLACTIN 9.7 2.0-18.0 ng/mL TP</p><p>TSH 2.18 0.40-4.50 mIU/L TP</p><p><strong>SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN 14 </strong>10-50 nmol/L TP</p><p><strong>ESTRADIOL, ULTRASENSITIVE</strong> LC/MS/MS<strong> 61 H </strong>< OR = 29 pg/mL EZ</p><p>DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE, LC/MS/MS 52 16-79 ng/dL</p><p><strong>TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL</strong>, LC/MS/MS <strong>1222 H</strong> 250-1100 ng/dL</p><p><strong>FREE TESTOSTERONE</strong> <strong>337.3 H </strong>35.0-155.0 pg/mL</p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wemmington, post: 61295, member: 13470"] My 3 month labs are [URL="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?9201-3-month-labs&highlight=wemmington"]here[/URL] Since my 3 month labs I stopped DHEA and the nurse at Defy saw my last post and had me start [B].25 Arimidex twice a week[/B] with test shot but still on [B][COLOR=#333333]60mg test e3.5d and 250 iu HCG Monday, Wednesday and Friday - [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#333333]Labs below are from this protocol after 4 weeks. [/COLOR] I had my follow up with Defy two days ago and they adjusted protocol to 5[COLOR=#333333]0mg test e3.5d and 250 iu HCG Monday, Wednesday, Friday and .5 Arimidex with test shot. Defy also said to start Dim and DHEA at 10mg/dy but I might wait one more month for that as I don't want to make too many changes at once. They want new labs in 4 weeks. [/COLOR] I'm a little suprised my E2 didn't drop with the Ai after 4 weeks and now i'm concerned about low SHBG although the nurse at Defy I spoke to two days ago said it should go up with the reduction in test dose as test goes down shbg goes up, is this true? -This is the first time i've got SHBG lab so no baseline. [COLOR=#333333]The main symtpoms before trt were fatigue, no libido, brain fog, also poor sleep and anxiety that I'm not sure are from low test or not. All symptoms are about 90% better except the brain fog and anxiety are just slightly improved. The only new symptoms are itchy nipples but not bad or often at all and I started my cut 3 weeks ago and seem to be having a real hard time dropping any weight. I have cut probably 8 times and usually drop 2 lbs a week and the first several weeks are pretty easy but this time the first 3 weeks seem like the last 3 weeks of my cut. I have always had a hard time putting on muscle even though I lift 6 days a week for 1-1.5hr and so far TRT hasen't helped with this but maybe once I get dialed in. I still get morning wood but libido has decreased some in the last several weeks(to be fair my libido was off the charts for a few weeks so maybe it's just normal now) and erections seem softer than normal sometimes. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Labs were done just before my next test shot. [/COLOR] Any thoughts? COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL TP GLUCOSE 81 65-99 mg/dL UREA NITROGEN (BUN) 24 7-25 mg/dL CREATININE 1.08 0.60-1.35 mg/dL eGFR NON-AFR. AMERICAN 87 > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2 eGFR AFRICAN AMERICAN 100 > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2 BUN/CREATININE RATIO NOT APPLICABLE 6-22 (calc) SODIUM 136 135-146 mmol/L POTASSIUM 4.6 3.5-5.3 mmol/L CHLORIDE 99 98-110 mmol/L CARBON DIOXIDE 27 20-31 mmol/L CALCIUM 9.3 8.6-10.3 mg/dL PROTEIN, TOTAL 6.5 6.1-8.1 g/dL ALBUMIN 4.6 3.6-5.1 g/dL GLOBULIN 1.9 1.9-3.7 g/dL (calc) ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO 2.4 1.0-2.5 (calc) BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.7 0.2-1.2 mg/dL ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 56 40-115 U/L AST 26 10-40 U/L ALT 30 9-46 U/L CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT) TP WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 4.4 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 5.26 4.20-5.80 Million/uL HEMOGLOBIN 16.1 13.2-17.1 g/dL HEMATOCRIT 49.0 38.5-50.0 % MCV 93.0 80.0-100.0 fL MCH 30.6 27.0-33.0 pg MCHC 33.0 32.0-36.0 g/dL RDW 14.7 11.0-15.0 % PLATELET COUNT 209 140-400 Thousand/uL MPV 10.4 7.5-11.5 fL ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 2636 1500-7800 cells/uL ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 1210 850-3900 cells/uL ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES 321 200-950 cells/uL ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS 216 15-500 cells/uL ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS 18 0-200 cells/uL NEUTROPHILS 59.9 % LYMPHOCYTES 27.5 % MONOCYTES 7.3 % EOSINOPHILS 4.9 % BASOPHILS 0.4 % DHEA SULFATE 288 106-464 mcg/dL TP PROLACTIN 9.7 2.0-18.0 ng/mL TP TSH 2.18 0.40-4.50 mIU/L TP [B]SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN 14 [/B]10-50 nmol/L TP [B]ESTRADIOL, ULTRASENSITIVE[/B] LC/MS/MS[B] 61 H [/B]< OR = 29 pg/mL EZ DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE, LC/MS/MS 52 16-79 ng/dL [B]TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL[/B], LC/MS/MS [B]1222 H[/B] 250-1100 ng/dL [B]FREE TESTOSTERONE[/B] [B]337.3 H [/B]35.0-155.0 pg/mL [COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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