Dancingbear
New Member
Afternoon Gents. 44 year old male from the UK here.
Firstly, a big thank you to Nelson for sharing and dedicating so much of his time to this subject.
I've been wondering what's up with me for quite some time and the more I started to read about testosterone the penny finally dropped. I managed to convince my GP to do some blood work and my first result was 5.4nmol/l (156ng/dl). This got me referred to an Endocrinologist. I was going to be prescribed Sustanon 250, 1 injection every 4 weeks. However, she wanted to do a further check of my blood so ran a further test, which showed an increase of 8.4nmol/l (242ng/dl). Due to this increase I no longer qualify for TRT therapy as 8.4nmol/l is the threshold level minimum. Perhaps for a 105 year old male!
I've been back to my GP this morning politely questioning my situation and he is going to write to the Endocrinologist asking for an update.
I have to say, I'm really at my wits end. I'm desperate to feel great, sharp focused and just generally interested in life. A lot of the time I just seem to stagger on with zero motivation and a general mental fog. I've felt like this for years and just thought I was a lazy unmotivated individual. Without sounding like I am contradicting myself; my symptoms make me depressed but I don't suffer from clinical depression, if that makes sense. My gregarious attitude has carried me so far in life, masking how I really feel.
Hopefully, I can get some tips as things seem to be less progressive here in the UK regarding TRT.
Regards
Dancingbear
Firstly, a big thank you to Nelson for sharing and dedicating so much of his time to this subject.
I've been wondering what's up with me for quite some time and the more I started to read about testosterone the penny finally dropped. I managed to convince my GP to do some blood work and my first result was 5.4nmol/l (156ng/dl). This got me referred to an Endocrinologist. I was going to be prescribed Sustanon 250, 1 injection every 4 weeks. However, she wanted to do a further check of my blood so ran a further test, which showed an increase of 8.4nmol/l (242ng/dl). Due to this increase I no longer qualify for TRT therapy as 8.4nmol/l is the threshold level minimum. Perhaps for a 105 year old male!
I've been back to my GP this morning politely questioning my situation and he is going to write to the Endocrinologist asking for an update.
I have to say, I'm really at my wits end. I'm desperate to feel great, sharp focused and just generally interested in life. A lot of the time I just seem to stagger on with zero motivation and a general mental fog. I've felt like this for years and just thought I was a lazy unmotivated individual. Without sounding like I am contradicting myself; my symptoms make me depressed but I don't suffer from clinical depression, if that makes sense. My gregarious attitude has carried me so far in life, masking how I really feel.
Hopefully, I can get some tips as things seem to be less progressive here in the UK regarding TRT.
Regards
Dancingbear