Excerise and high hematacrit

[mooseman100]

Hey guys, been lurking for months, just joined. I join other new guys in thanking everybody here for all the good info and help. Awesome to find this place.
I have been on TRT for 3 plus years. My dr is an internal medicne doc and is great, but i am discovering he has not been treating my low T very well. My hct has been 55-56 for the last two years checked every 6 momths. I just trusted him. It spiked to 62 in nov, funny in that my rbc nor hemoglobin did not go up. It was a new lab. He tried to take me off Test cyp and put me on clomid based off a study he cited of 36 people. That is an experiment not a study! So i refused to follow his regimen and comtacted defy medical. They are helpimg in getting levels down so i can become a patient. After first phlebotomy i was down to 54.3, scheduled again feb 7. Question i have is it ok to workout with such high levels? I do seem to be short of breath quicker than i would like.
Brent

 

[johndoesmith]

Hey guys, been lurking for months, just joined. I join other new guys in thanking everybody here for all the good info and help. Awesome to find this place.
I have been on TRT for 3 plus years. My dr is an internal medicne doc and is great, but i am discovering he has not been treating my low T very well. My hct has been 55-56 for the last two years checked every 6 momths. I just trusted him. It spiked to 62 in nov, funny in that my rbc nor hemoglobin did not go up. It was a new lab. He tried to take me off Test cyp and put me on clomid based off a study he cited of 36 people. That is an experiment not a study! So i refused to follow his regimen and comtacted defy medical. They are helpimg in getting levels down so i can become a patient. After first phlebotomy i was down to 54.3, scheduled again feb 7. Question i have is it ok to workout with such high levels? I do seem to be short of breath quicker than i would like.
Brent

Hey man I'm glad you are receiving competent care finally and I use Defy as well, they are amazing, but the question you have is tough to answer.

I think it'd be best to call defy tomorrow morning, maybe ask to have a provider call you back. I had a question, nowhere near as serious, and melissa called me back within hours, she's a PA and was great.

You will do well with defy.

Oh, chances are that 62 HCT level was due to dehydration, especially if HgB didn't increase at the same time.

 

[maxadvance]

Absolutely you can work out, take full advantage of those extra red blood cells. Just pop a baby aspirin on a daily basis. Athletes and especially endurance athletes love that thick blood. Helps performance.

 

[Vince]

I also believe you can workout, you may want to supplement with fish oil and baby aspirin, to help lower blood viscosity.