Hey, guys -- Wondered if you could have a look at my test results below and tell me what you think. I am 62 and for the past 15 years have been dealing with a progressive, muscle-wasting, nerve killing disease called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. I sleep well, I stopped drinking a month ago for good, my beloved vodka having worsening effects on the nerves in my legs. My balance is shot and I'm chronically tired. OTOH, I'm a surfer and continue to surf, albeit no longer with any skill, and it leaves me having to take a nap almost immediately afterwards.
A few months ago, I got a Dr to prescribe T for me, to try to deal with the muscle atrophy. (I can no longer ride a bike or walk a block.) I injected myself 3 times, over three weeks, and each time, my legs and feet fuzzed up and numbed out 3x how they normally feel. This freaked me out, so I stopped. The bloodwork was taken about 2 weeks after my last shot.
I live in a small state, in a small town, and there are NO good doctors for this stuff within 100 miles of me. My neurologist is purely reactive and won't even discuss T with me. My primary will give me anything I want, but doesn't know doodly squat about my condition. There's a local endo who i'm trying to see, in the hopes she has some experience with CIDP and what testosterone might do or not do for it. Or maybe I don't even need T.
Drugs I take: levothyroxine, nuvigil or adderall (for exhaustion), wellbutrin, zoloft.
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions you might have!
P.S. Even though I've lots tons of muscle -- in my feet and legs, in my fingers and arms, everyplace, basically -- I still have lots of belly fat and jelly in my legs. So, my weight has remained the same, around 165 lbs, while I continue to get weaker and weaker ....
Test Result Flag Reference
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TESTOS.BIO | | |
TESTOSTERONE | 335 | | 250-827 ng/dL
TESTOSTERONE | 514 | | 250-1100 ng/dL
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FREE TESTOSTER. | 46.5 | | 46.0-224.0 pg/mL
TESTOS, BIOAV. | 89.6 | L | 110.0-575.0 ng/dL
SEX HORMONE BG | 53 | | 22-77 nmol/L
ALBUMIN | 4.2 | | 3.6-5.1 g/dL
I take Levothyroxine for hypothyroid condition. Here are my current lab results for that:
FREE T4 | 0.99 | | 0.58-1.20 ng/dL
FT3 | 3.31 | | 2.5-3.9 pg/mL
TSH | 0.19 | L | 0.34-5.60 mcIU/mL
A few months ago, I got a Dr to prescribe T for me, to try to deal with the muscle atrophy. (I can no longer ride a bike or walk a block.) I injected myself 3 times, over three weeks, and each time, my legs and feet fuzzed up and numbed out 3x how they normally feel. This freaked me out, so I stopped. The bloodwork was taken about 2 weeks after my last shot.
I live in a small state, in a small town, and there are NO good doctors for this stuff within 100 miles of me. My neurologist is purely reactive and won't even discuss T with me. My primary will give me anything I want, but doesn't know doodly squat about my condition. There's a local endo who i'm trying to see, in the hopes she has some experience with CIDP and what testosterone might do or not do for it. Or maybe I don't even need T.
Drugs I take: levothyroxine, nuvigil or adderall (for exhaustion), wellbutrin, zoloft.
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions you might have!
P.S. Even though I've lots tons of muscle -- in my feet and legs, in my fingers and arms, everyplace, basically -- I still have lots of belly fat and jelly in my legs. So, my weight has remained the same, around 165 lbs, while I continue to get weaker and weaker ....
Test Result Flag Reference
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TESTOS.BIO | | |
TESTOSTERONE | 335 | | 250-827 ng/dL
TESTOSTERONE | 514 | | 250-1100 ng/dL
|
FREE TESTOSTER. | 46.5 | | 46.0-224.0 pg/mL
TESTOS, BIOAV. | 89.6 | L | 110.0-575.0 ng/dL
SEX HORMONE BG | 53 | | 22-77 nmol/L
ALBUMIN | 4.2 | | 3.6-5.1 g/dL
I take Levothyroxine for hypothyroid condition. Here are my current lab results for that:
FREE T4 | 0.99 | | 0.58-1.20 ng/dL
FT3 | 3.31 | | 2.5-3.9 pg/mL
TSH | 0.19 | L | 0.34-5.60 mcIU/mL
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