Thank you for your advice...and I agree that cream is not the answer for me.
I found a post here on Excelmale forums from last summer from someone(said both he and his wife are doctors in Spain) that after 3 years on and off of TRT struggling with high E2 symptoms, high BP etc., that he employed a testosterone "stack" protocol. He pinned 200mg. of Nebido every 18 days + 25mg. of test cypionate pinned once every week to create a "base" test together with a cover test that would provide a smaller roller coaster rise and fall each week...theoretically making a curcadium rythym of test peaks/troughs. Additionally, he injected just enough HCG each week(twice wkly of 250 IU) to keep his testicles to a normal size.
He was able to keep his E2 within a decent range, felt great, had "libido through the roof", and did so all without the use of an AI.
I thought it was a well-thought out approach worth considering.