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Androgel not absorbing - Crashed T levels - seeing Endo end of month - need advice
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<blockquote data-quote="seegs71" data-source="post: 127581" data-attributes="member: 32811"><p>Hey Guys </p><p></p><p>New to the forum and have been reading for a few hours and figured I would introduce myself and post all in one</p><p></p><p>47yr old male with classic low T symptoms - still able to workout 4-5days/week w/weights and cardio - issues with body recomp, does not change no matter how heavy I lift or hard I diet (5'9" 195lbs @ 16%BF) - never used AAS, been on Androgel 5g package everyday applied in the AM for just over a year prescribed by Urologist - first 6-8mths felt pretty good (which is relative when you feel like crap for so long) then T levels dropped way off the last few months</p><p></p><p>Testing done every 6mths by Urologist was for Total T only while on replacement</p><p></p><p>Sept 2017 was 16.5nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l </p><p>March 2018 was 16.1nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l </p><p>Sept 2018 to 7.1nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l </p><p></p><p>Retest to double check Sept's low result - FMD did full panel - bloodwork all normal w/exception of slightly raised Hb/Hct/MCV which I would expect being on replacement for a year</p><p></p><p>Oct 2018</p><p></p><p>Total T 1.6nmol/l - Range 8.4-28.8</p><p>Free T 21/L - Range 196-636pmol/l</p><p>TSH 4.10 - Range .034-5.60 mIU/L</p><p>Free T4 10 - Range 8-21pmol/L</p><p>Free T3 4.9 - Range 3.7-6.5pmol/L</p><p>FSH 3.1 - Range 1.3-19.3</p><p>LH 1.8 -Range 1.2-8.6</p><p></p><p>Feel like total crap most of the time, I feel my body stopped absorbing the gel, tried rotation of sites with no improvements, Urologist wanted to increase to 7.5g Androgel but I said if I am not responding why would you increase it, his response was to not change anything and retest in 8mths which I could not even wrap my head around - so went to FMD who did the full blood panel and referred me to Endo </p><p></p><p>With such low T levels FMD referred me to an Endo and I am looking for some help in preparing for endo appointment for end of Nov (as this will be the first one) what should I expect - what questions to ask - what to research. I am thinking he will changed me over to injections but am unsure what else to ask about (HCG??) </p><p></p><p>FMD and Urologist have been no real help to date, I have been trying to research online but not much out there on Androgel that I could find, am hoping the Endo will get me some answers as he does TRT. </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance J</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seegs71, post: 127581, member: 32811"] Hey Guys New to the forum and have been reading for a few hours and figured I would introduce myself and post all in one 47yr old male with classic low T symptoms - still able to workout 4-5days/week w/weights and cardio - issues with body recomp, does not change no matter how heavy I lift or hard I diet (5'9" 195lbs @ 16%BF) - never used AAS, been on Androgel 5g package everyday applied in the AM for just over a year prescribed by Urologist - first 6-8mths felt pretty good (which is relative when you feel like crap for so long) then T levels dropped way off the last few months Testing done every 6mths by Urologist was for Total T only while on replacement Sept 2017 was 16.5nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l March 2018 was 16.1nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l Sept 2018 to 7.1nmol/l Range of Total T test 8.4-28.8nmol/l Retest to double check Sept's low result - FMD did full panel - bloodwork all normal w/exception of slightly raised Hb/Hct/MCV which I would expect being on replacement for a year Oct 2018 Total T 1.6nmol/l - Range 8.4-28.8 Free T 21/L - Range 196-636pmol/l TSH 4.10 - Range .034-5.60 mIU/L Free T4 10 - Range 8-21pmol/L Free T3 4.9 - Range 3.7-6.5pmol/L FSH 3.1 - Range 1.3-19.3 LH 1.8 -Range 1.2-8.6 Feel like total crap most of the time, I feel my body stopped absorbing the gel, tried rotation of sites with no improvements, Urologist wanted to increase to 7.5g Androgel but I said if I am not responding why would you increase it, his response was to not change anything and retest in 8mths which I could not even wrap my head around - so went to FMD who did the full blood panel and referred me to Endo With such low T levels FMD referred me to an Endo and I am looking for some help in preparing for endo appointment for end of Nov (as this will be the first one) what should I expect - what questions to ask - what to research. I am thinking he will changed me over to injections but am unsure what else to ask about (HCG??) FMD and Urologist have been no real help to date, I have been trying to research online but not much out there on Androgel that I could find, am hoping the Endo will get me some answers as he does TRT. Thanks in advance J [/QUOTE]
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