Recent content by ratt57

Thanks very much for these links. A lot of really great information here!!

The attached video was very helpful. I hope you're right that this could be a benign growth... the MRI was concerning, but so was the PET scan that showed metabolic (either cancer or possible inflammation) activity coming from the prostate. We cut my trt dose in half about three months or four...

Labs were last checked on 12/2/24: testosterone: 87, free t: 56.1, estradiol: 26, shbg:85 (high)

I'm 68 and have been on trt for about six months now (100 mgs. injected bi-weekly) and the changes I've experienced have been pretty profound. My libido came back, as well as erections and even semen volume. I'm building muscle at the gym and just generally feel better emotionally. I had a...

I'm pretty much in the same situation you are right now, and I'm doing 100mg weekly. I'm curious why you're injecting 5 days a week... so your weekly dose of TRT altogether is around 40-50mg?

I've been on oral minoxidil and 1mg finasteride every other day for a couple of years now. They've been effective for hair growth, but not overly dramatic. I started testosterone gel about five months ago and haven't noticed any changes in hair loss. Yesterday I replaced the gel with 100mg...

Something to take note of: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279700000685

All these levels and what ranges they should be in has become really confusing.

My ferritin levels came back perfectly normal at 286. However, RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, transferrin and abs lymphocytes are even a slight bit lower than they were before. Iron is right on the border of low. Strange. because today I'm not experiencing any dizziness or weakness and had a...

Luckily, I've never had covid yet, even though everybody else I know has.

Just spoke with my doc. We're running some new iron levels, ferritin, etc. He said he'd prescribe me a high dose of iron if the levels are low. Thanks for your help and info, I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the link! So were you taking 9 of these 28mg tablets a day with no side effects at all?

One of several sources on the web re: anemia/low BP: Other symptoms of iron deficiency anemias may include: irritability weakness shortness of breath low blood pressure (especially when going from lying or sitting to standing) sore tongue brittle nails unusual food cravings (called pica)...

I just discovered a lot of the levels were drawn on March 5 with my CBC and I didn't pay any attention to them, I was mostly concerned with RBC's. My MCV, MCH, MPV and platelets are all normal. RBC's are low at 4.23. They didn't run MCHC or iron saturation labs. I'm seeing my GP in two...