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<blockquote data-quote="jkp062814" data-source="post: 213797" data-attributes="member: 43365"><p>[USER=38109]@Cataceous[/USER] </p><p></p><p>Thank you for the response. I'm aware from my research, while minimal, that many sites will have various members saying things that are contradictory. That leads me to typically not be as assertive with my doctor/s as most might be, because I view them as the professionals and more experienced than myself for obvious reasons.</p><p></p><p>As I stated in my original post, I fully understand why he's starting me out at 50mg/weekly rather than jumping to a dosage that might be too high. However, I really believe I need to have my labs done much sooner than at the 4-6 month mark as the nurse suggested. Hoping that may have been a mistake, so I need to follow up on that. If or when I do get my dosage upped, I will be sure to ask him about more frequent injections, which makes sense to avoid the roller coaster.</p><p></p><p>I'm also hopeful that they will request a full hormone panel rather than the few main ones, as you said, because every hormone can cause unwanted side effects as they fluctuate. I have patience, but will say that the one thing I've noticed since starting T (25mg gel daily beginning August 20th, upped to 50mg gel daily beginning November 18th and then to strictly 50mg weekly injection starting December 17th) is that I'm holding a lot of weight, seemingly water weight, in my midsection. For the last 6-8 years, I've maintained a bodyweight of 175lbs, give or take a few pounds, with consistent body fat of around 10%, athletic build. I weighed in this morning at 183lbs, heaviest ever, and it seems to be that "spare tire" that many struggle with. As nothing else has changed in terms of diet, exercise or stress, I'm attributing this to my body adjusting to the T and trying to find balance. Also why I want to get several hormones tested at the first set of labs.</p><p></p><p>I see several mentions of initial water weight gain by other members on various forums, but at the same time see men who claim to drop several pounds of fat in just the first 30-45 days, so like you said, many conflicting experiences and it likely comes down to each person's body responding differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkp062814, post: 213797, member: 43365"] [USER=38109]@Cataceous[/USER] Thank you for the response. I'm aware from my research, while minimal, that many sites will have various members saying things that are contradictory. That leads me to typically not be as assertive with my doctor/s as most might be, because I view them as the professionals and more experienced than myself for obvious reasons. As I stated in my original post, I fully understand why he's starting me out at 50mg/weekly rather than jumping to a dosage that might be too high. However, I really believe I need to have my labs done much sooner than at the 4-6 month mark as the nurse suggested. Hoping that may have been a mistake, so I need to follow up on that. If or when I do get my dosage upped, I will be sure to ask him about more frequent injections, which makes sense to avoid the roller coaster. I'm also hopeful that they will request a full hormone panel rather than the few main ones, as you said, because every hormone can cause unwanted side effects as they fluctuate. I have patience, but will say that the one thing I've noticed since starting T (25mg gel daily beginning August 20th, upped to 50mg gel daily beginning November 18th and then to strictly 50mg weekly injection starting December 17th) is that I'm holding a lot of weight, seemingly water weight, in my midsection. For the last 6-8 years, I've maintained a bodyweight of 175lbs, give or take a few pounds, with consistent body fat of around 10%, athletic build. I weighed in this morning at 183lbs, heaviest ever, and it seems to be that "spare tire" that many struggle with. As nothing else has changed in terms of diet, exercise or stress, I'm attributing this to my body adjusting to the T and trying to find balance. Also why I want to get several hormones tested at the first set of labs. I see several mentions of initial water weight gain by other members on various forums, but at the same time see men who claim to drop several pounds of fat in just the first 30-45 days, so like you said, many conflicting experiences and it likely comes down to each person's body responding differently. [/QUOTE]
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