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I have a hard red lump which I assume has been caused by an injection. I have been injecting Test Cyp and HCG, both sub q for 3 weeks. Does anyone know what this might be?

Thanks very much for those replies. I have been extremely tired today. I never normally can sleep during the day but have been asleep for all of this afternoon. I have decided to completely skip today's injections of Test and HCG. I will stop HCG altogether as per your recommendations for the...

Hi Vince. The thing is, I am normally not anxious at all. But yes, maybe I'm not a good fit for this, because the way I'm feeling now is just terrible. I will get my blood test done and make a decision this week.

Also, I'm wondering, should I take some arimidex, just as a one-off, to get my E2 down? I took 1 tab about 5 days ago and I really feel it helped. For a while now I've had almost no ability to maintain an erection. Surely this is a sign of high E2, yes? Should I perhaps take a quarter tab now...

I have woken up this morning feeling absolutely terrible. I can't even really describe how I'm feeling, just an overall horrible feeling, almost like I'm about to have a meltdown or something. I really don't know what to do. I feel quite fluttery in the chest. Today is my injection day and I'm...

Thanks for those follow up responses, I really appreciate it. Just to be clear, of course I want her to be happy. I just think it's natural to want your ex to miss you. But yes, I do want the best for her. Now, yes I can afford a blood test. The cost here in Australia is nowhere near a low as...

I just wanted to do a follow up. I have been having an extremely tough time emotionally. Getting really upset and emotional. I ran into my ex at a cafe yesterday. She looked happy and for the rest of the day I was a complete wreck. This isn't like me and I'm honestly feeling so bad I'm at the...

Ok, thanks for that. I just thought I should ask. I am also having severe problems emotionally. Although I have another thread about that so I'll post about that in there.

I have been on TRT for exactly 3 weeks. Lately I've been having very sensitive nipples. Does this mean that my estrogen is definitely high? Or is it possible to have sensitive nipple without also having high estrogen?

Thanks again for the replies and advice, I really appreciated it a lot and it's helping me understand all this. Yesterday after my initial post, and before anyone had repsponded, I was doing a lot of reading up and had decided that my E2 was probably too high given my symptoms (I have also been...

Ok, thanks for all the advice. I'll just wait it out. I was planning on having my blood test at the end of week 8. I might bring that forward slightly to week 6 or 7 so I have an idea what where everything is at.

Quick question. How long would it generally take to crash your estradiol? I'm assuming it would be at least a month or two? So I'm thinking, there probably isn't much harm in incorporating a moderate dose of arimidex, say 0.25mg twice a week, and see how I feel after a couple of weeks. If I'm...

Thanks very much Harold. I must admit that I don't quite understand the graph. The mg numbers on the y axis don't seem to make sense to me. Also, I'm not sure what the yellow line is, Test or Estradiol? Also, if the rapid change in hormone levels are what's causing this, wouldn't I have noticed...

Thanks for that Vince. I think that here in Australia, we don't have all those options for Estradiol testing. I think there's just 'Estradiol' and that's it.

I'm 45 yo and in 2 days, it will be 3 weeks since I started TRT. My protocol is: Monday afternoon 50mg Test Cyp 300iu HCG Friday morning Same as monday I have Anastrozole on hand but have not been using it as yet. For the past few days I have been experiencing what I can only describe as...

Excellent information Nelson. The video you posted below is the single biggest help I have experienced in understanding testosterone and trt. Thank you. One question, I have seen suggestions to do the HCG injection on 2 consecutive days, say Thursday and Friday, and then not again until the...

I'm a 45yo male. In the last couple of years I've noticed my general energy level decrease, as well as motivation and drive. In my country you can't get TRT unless your test level is very low. I've had all my tests done now and while my test levels are pretty low, it's now low enough to get trt...

Hi Guys So I've now had another test to check Thyroid function, cortisol and DHEA. All levels came back in the normal range: DHEA-S 8.1 umol/L Range 3-10 Cortisol 335 nmol/L Range 120-620 TSH 2.1 mIU/L Range 0.5-4 FT3 5 pmol/L Range 3.5-6 FT4 19 pmol/L Range 10-20 TGAb < 20 IU/ml Range...

Ok, so I can get the advanced thyroid test which includes TSH, FT4, FT3 as well as antibodies TBOAb and TGAb. Would this be sufficient? Also, I asked them about cortisol and they said they can add the serum cortisol test in as well. Is this all I need? Sorry about all the questions, I just want...

I can order a thyroid test from the place I got the blood test. This test includes:TSH, FT4 & FT3. Is this sufficient or do I need more? Regarding cortisol, I may have to go to the doctor for that one as I can't find anywhere that does this test.

Thanks for your response. Sorry, I didn't realise I left my age out. I'm 45. My symptoms are that I just don't have as much energy and motivation as I used to, significantly so. Also, less sex drive. I still like to be active and play sport however my energy levels are affecting my enjoyment and...

Sorry, I made a typo on the SHBG value, it should be 20nmol/L Now when you say my free test is 4.01%, I'm assuming that you mean free test as a percentage of total test. Or is it something else. Because I get my free test percentage to be 2.3%. Also, when I got my blood test back, one of the...

Hi Thanks for the replies. I did the blood test around 10am and I hadn't eaten or drank anything since the night before. My results were as follows. Testosterone 8.4nmol/L Free Test 191.5pmol/L Oestradiol 97pmol/L FSH 9IU/L LH 4.4IU/L SHBG 20nmol/L I was planning to have another blood test...

So in my country, Australia, TRT is only possible through a doctor if you have very low T for your age. I've had a blood test and my T is lowish, but nowhere near low enough to get TRT. So I've decided to do it myself. I'm planning to use the following protocol to start with: 100mg Test Cyp...

Ok so it turns out the reference ranges were on there, I just didn't realise what they were. So here they are: Testosterone 8.3-29 Free Test 255-725 Oestradiol 50-150 FSH 1-7 LH 1-7 SHBG 11-71

Thanks very much for that info. I didn't get the blood test done through a doctor. It was from this place I found it on the internet. You just go get the blood taken and then a day or so later you get the results. Should I ask them for the ranges? In any case, the results said my free test was...

Thanks so much for the reply. I just had another look at the results and there doesn't seem to be a reference range listed.

I'm a newbie so please bear with me. I'm a 45 yo male and I've been looking into TRT for a few weeks now. In my country TRT is only possible for men who have Test levels that are very low for their age. So I will have to do it myself without a doctor. I have learnt a lot in the past few weeks. I...