It is clear that Big Tex will find any way possible to justify the route taken, no offense, time will tell if it was the right one, i would not worry too much, since a few months on trt will probably not do anything irreversible. Making statements after a week of T is pretty useless still, anyone experiencing exogenous t for the first time would probably be feeling great. Why cut out the lipids from the next labs? Those symptoms you describe could also be growth hormone deficiency. Also you say the sleep patterns are fucked up, i understand you probably have tried to tell him they might be the cause behind the hormone deficiencies but he refuses to change, might still be worth reminding him that he could also try to fix himself by fixing his habits. If he is into politics, i bet he likes to watch content, i suggest familiarizing him with Andrew Tate to get out of the victim mindset, also to Read Rational male by rollo tomassi or watching his content on youtube. There is plenty of help available for the lost boys generation online.
Also i will say testing LH would have been useful, it is pretty easy to see if the hypogonadism is primary or secondary, especially if you suspect testicular failure, high LH with low-ish T would have confirmed it and made the TRT route a no-brainer.