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<blockquote data-quote="MJ65" data-source="post: 199877" data-attributes="member: 40363"><p>My current ferritin level is 18ng/mL without any blood donation in last 10 months. If I donate a pint of blood how much lower can my ferritin levels drop? If it drops in half I’m not sure if my symptoms could be much worse than they currently are. </p><p>My RBC is 6.2</p><p>Hemoglobin 18.8g/dL</p><p>Hematocrit 53.7%</p><p>This was after 5 weeks of testosterone cypionate 80mg per week. Protocol was 20mg IM Mon, Weds, Friday & Saturday.</p><p>Levels prior to starting injections were</p><p>RBC 5.5</p><p>Hemoglobin 16.9g/dL</p><p>Hematocrit 48.</p><p>Ferritin 67ng/dL</p><p>SHBG 44</p><p>Total testosterone was 629 measured at trough 2 days after injection and before next dose. Test levels were 310 before I started injections and failure on cream. I was instructed to stop treatment immediately by my provider which I did. I was also told not to donate blood due to low ferritin levels. These are the only labs I currently have as I ordered them myself through Quest. I did not want to wait 8 weeks for my provider since I was having symptoms of high RBC etc..</p><p></p><p>I know it varies but any idea how long before my RBC, Hct and Hgb will drop since it has now been 11 days since my last injection of 20mg? Since I was only on treatment for 5 weeks on a low dose I’m hoping this will normalize soon. It is probable that even the low dose testosterone has driven down my ferritin levels in response to increased RBC demand. </p><p></p><p>This was my first attempt using injections after multiple attempts with cream with no success. I am dealing with all the expected side effects and just trying to get through it. Probably my last attempt with T replacement therapy. </p><p>Thanks in advance for any feedback.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MJ65, post: 199877, member: 40363"] My current ferritin level is 18ng/mL without any blood donation in last 10 months. If I donate a pint of blood how much lower can my ferritin levels drop? If it drops in half I’m not sure if my symptoms could be much worse than they currently are. My RBC is 6.2 Hemoglobin 18.8g/dL Hematocrit 53.7% This was after 5 weeks of testosterone cypionate 80mg per week. Protocol was 20mg IM Mon, Weds, Friday & Saturday. Levels prior to starting injections were RBC 5.5 Hemoglobin 16.9g/dL Hematocrit 48. Ferritin 67ng/dL SHBG 44 Total testosterone was 629 measured at trough 2 days after injection and before next dose. Test levels were 310 before I started injections and failure on cream. I was instructed to stop treatment immediately by my provider which I did. I was also told not to donate blood due to low ferritin levels. These are the only labs I currently have as I ordered them myself through Quest. I did not want to wait 8 weeks for my provider since I was having symptoms of high RBC etc.. I know it varies but any idea how long before my RBC, Hct and Hgb will drop since it has now been 11 days since my last injection of 20mg? Since I was only on treatment for 5 weeks on a low dose I’m hoping this will normalize soon. It is probable that even the low dose testosterone has driven down my ferritin levels in response to increased RBC demand. This was my first attempt using injections after multiple attempts with cream with no success. I am dealing with all the expected side effects and just trying to get through it. Probably my last attempt with T replacement therapy. Thanks in advance for any feedback. [/QUOTE]
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