Quality endocrine care is essentially non-existent just like quality care for almost anything else in the U.S.
There are only a handful excellent MD's in the U.S. A review of complaints on these pages from members is all the proof one needs that unless one assumes responsibility for his own care health will suffer. This goes beyond TRT. In my own case I would have had a kidney excised last year for no reason whatsoever had I followed an MD's advice. The fact remains that MD's in the U.S., for the most part, are nothing more than over-paid agents of greed for Big Pharma.
Let's take a look at the remarkable progress I've made on my own in the past 9 months. Base line cholesterol 220, now 159. Hyperlipedimia now history A1C down to 5.1. I did not have to follow any extreme diet. I followed Canadian government guidelines on supplementation with inexpensive bulk aminos, antioxidants and supplements. I began using low cost quality whey. No it isn't organic. I stopped for the most part consuming bleached white flower, sugar and syn-foods made of chemicals. I avoid anything with added sugars. I still enjoy a pizza here and there. I focus on supplying my body with healthy things and don't deny myself comfort foods occasionally. I'm not obsessed about carbs or anything else. I just make sure I consume enough clean protein and fresh veggies when available which isn't that often. I produce isn't exceptional I leave it on the shelf.
I relied upon these pages, examine.com and a few other reliable sources. I quickly lost my fat tire. My waist size is down to 31. I gained energy, vastly improved my cognition. My golden rule is: Eat quality first. Then reward yourself with a little junk food if you are still hungry or are out with friends. There is no need to deny yourself.
It's amazing how quickly one looses appetite for junk food. Most commercial processed food is poison. Read labels. Don't buy it.
I had a visit with a new doc today. My labs were staring her in the face. Yet she insisted my progress, proven by labs, was solely from a drug I have been on for two years and that the aminos, hormones, and supplements could not possibly explain my remarkable progress. . She went as far as claiming that there are no studies proving the effectiveness of the supplements and hormones I am taking.
O.K., if the labs mean nothing let's stop doing them. She and her associates had nearly killed me. I told her so and asked her to pull up my T labs from four years ago while on Gel TRT. They were strangely missing from my chart. The single digit serum 25 D hydroxy while on prescribed Rx ergocalciferol (D2) was gone too.
I'm not under your care doctor. I'm not foolish enough to do that any longer. I'm recovering from neglect and malpractice and I will direct my own care thank you. Results are confirmed by lab work. As long as the labs demonstrate continued progress I expect you to support my decisions and prescribe accordingly. It's my life. No I don't want statins and as you can see I never needed them.
She didn't like this of course and tried to say she would refuse me care under these terms. I cited ADA.
It's not easy to sift through all the misinformation on the web. It takes a lot of work to educate your self. Your life depends on this however. The choice is yours. A good prescirber is one who is open minded, will read studies you present to them, order the labs you request and work with you toward your goals. As long as your labs demonstrate progress they should give you no grief. They work for you. They are entitled to their opinion however it is results that count. 99.9% of the time their recommendations will destroy your health while filling the pockets of Big Pharma.
Dr. Alan Pont, head of Sutter endochonlogy: "LH has nothing to do with leydig stimulation or endogenous T production" "hCG can not stimulate T production" "Once a month T cyp injections is all any one needs" "no I do not follow E2 serum levels" "You can have your testes removed and replaced with prosthesis" "I have a very nice home here in the city which prove my success"
I never saw so many desperately ill looking patients in any waiting room. Dr. Pont had no explanation on why my serum T shot up from 200 to 700+ on hCG mono. I listened politely for 45 minutes before telling him that he was he was an ignorant charletin and a quack and that the gaunt sickly patients in his waiting room proved this beyond a doubt.
If a perpetual struggle with symptoms is your goal then go ahead and be lazy. Otherwise wake up and educate yourself. Don't be shy. An honest doctor will admit that he has insufficient training. It is his duty to get informed. Get use to the idea that you'll have to fire a good many of them. At the same time recognize any area for which they are qualified to treat and consider using them for that purpose only.
There are only a handful excellent MD's in the U.S. A review of complaints on these pages from members is all the proof one needs that unless one assumes responsibility for his own care health will suffer. This goes beyond TRT. In my own case I would have had a kidney excised last year for no reason whatsoever had I followed an MD's advice. The fact remains that MD's in the U.S., for the most part, are nothing more than over-paid agents of greed for Big Pharma.
Let's take a look at the remarkable progress I've made on my own in the past 9 months. Base line cholesterol 220, now 159. Hyperlipedimia now history A1C down to 5.1. I did not have to follow any extreme diet. I followed Canadian government guidelines on supplementation with inexpensive bulk aminos, antioxidants and supplements. I began using low cost quality whey. No it isn't organic. I stopped for the most part consuming bleached white flower, sugar and syn-foods made of chemicals. I avoid anything with added sugars. I still enjoy a pizza here and there. I focus on supplying my body with healthy things and don't deny myself comfort foods occasionally. I'm not obsessed about carbs or anything else. I just make sure I consume enough clean protein and fresh veggies when available which isn't that often. I produce isn't exceptional I leave it on the shelf.
I relied upon these pages, examine.com and a few other reliable sources. I quickly lost my fat tire. My waist size is down to 31. I gained energy, vastly improved my cognition. My golden rule is: Eat quality first. Then reward yourself with a little junk food if you are still hungry or are out with friends. There is no need to deny yourself.
It's amazing how quickly one looses appetite for junk food. Most commercial processed food is poison. Read labels. Don't buy it.
I had a visit with a new doc today. My labs were staring her in the face. Yet she insisted my progress, proven by labs, was solely from a drug I have been on for two years and that the aminos, hormones, and supplements could not possibly explain my remarkable progress. . She went as far as claiming that there are no studies proving the effectiveness of the supplements and hormones I am taking.
O.K., if the labs mean nothing let's stop doing them. She and her associates had nearly killed me. I told her so and asked her to pull up my T labs from four years ago while on Gel TRT. They were strangely missing from my chart. The single digit serum 25 D hydroxy while on prescribed Rx ergocalciferol (D2) was gone too.
I'm not under your care doctor. I'm not foolish enough to do that any longer. I'm recovering from neglect and malpractice and I will direct my own care thank you. Results are confirmed by lab work. As long as the labs demonstrate continued progress I expect you to support my decisions and prescribe accordingly. It's my life. No I don't want statins and as you can see I never needed them.
She didn't like this of course and tried to say she would refuse me care under these terms. I cited ADA.
It's not easy to sift through all the misinformation on the web. It takes a lot of work to educate your self. Your life depends on this however. The choice is yours. A good prescirber is one who is open minded, will read studies you present to them, order the labs you request and work with you toward your goals. As long as your labs demonstrate progress they should give you no grief. They work for you. They are entitled to their opinion however it is results that count. 99.9% of the time their recommendations will destroy your health while filling the pockets of Big Pharma.
Dr. Alan Pont, head of Sutter endochonlogy: "LH has nothing to do with leydig stimulation or endogenous T production" "hCG can not stimulate T production" "Once a month T cyp injections is all any one needs" "no I do not follow E2 serum levels" "You can have your testes removed and replaced with prosthesis" "I have a very nice home here in the city which prove my success"
I never saw so many desperately ill looking patients in any waiting room. Dr. Pont had no explanation on why my serum T shot up from 200 to 700+ on hCG mono. I listened politely for 45 minutes before telling him that he was he was an ignorant charletin and a quack and that the gaunt sickly patients in his waiting room proved this beyond a doubt.
If a perpetual struggle with symptoms is your goal then go ahead and be lazy. Otherwise wake up and educate yourself. Don't be shy. An honest doctor will admit that he has insufficient training. It is his duty to get informed. Get use to the idea that you'll have to fire a good many of them. At the same time recognize any area for which they are qualified to treat and consider using them for that purpose only.
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