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Hey everyone,

Been a while since I posted.  Life gets in the way.  Well I had my latest labs done.  Good news, great news (I guess) and some concerns.


The labs:


Since starting the metformin it has had a significant impact on my T levels.  My latest test 6 months after my last test has proven that my total T levels have dropped over 100 points (and maintained) (mid 600s) , free t has dropped and maintained about 10 pts. (Mid to upper teens)  E2 has dropped and leveled off at around 35 to 40.  My A1C has maintained at 5.7 so I am pretty certain that the metformin is still having little if any affect on my FBG but its pretty clear that my pre metformin value of 5.7 was not an aberration and the T has been helping with my blood glucose!  Which is awesome news!


My PSA has risen yet again and now sits at 1.0.  When I started the injections I was at .6 or .7.  This has me a bit worried.  I know it's not a lot but I have almost doubled my PSA value in a little over a year and it has not stopped climbing.


My hematocrit has dropped and maintained at around 50.  RBC is still slightly elevated but just barely.


I have continued with 200iu of HCG twice per week.


How I feel?


Right now I feel between good and awesome most of the time.  No hot flashes, no aches and pains (aside from getting old), I continue to build muscle mass and strength.  My mood and attitude has been really good.  Libido runs in cycles.  Some weeks better then others but I generally want to have sex more then 3 time per week.  Since my serum levels of T and E2 have dropped my ED has been much better.  Erections are more frequent and firmer (and last longer too) without the use of the generic Viagra.  I am still using it though (40mg) - I feel like its giving me the edge I need to extend sessions.  Without it I could probably go to completion but it would be rushed.  Sensitivity on a scale of 1 to 10 is about a 6. Some times its a 7 or 8 especially when first starting out, then it quickly begins to slip back to a 5 or 6.


The only significant "issue" of I can even call it that is my brain function.  Since my T dropped I feel like I am having a harder time again with words but no where near what It was 2 years ago.


My dosage of T is EOD for a total of about 105mg per week.


Oh one more thing.  I had a bit of a cancer scare a few months ago.  My lymph node in my neck when I had the biopsy done 20 years ago enlarged one night after I strained the area somehow during sleep.  Then the swelling subsided within a few days.  Then it happened 2 more times.  It forced me to see my oncologist who I had not seen in almost 20 years.


Just wanted to post this to keep followers up to date and reading the front page, man so many poor guys getting bad treatment with such high dosages.  I am proof that less *could* be better for *some* men.


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