Hemoglobin 19.6?

[ilomia]

Hello everyone,
I went to donate blood today and my hemoglobin was 19.6, I am now concerned, sounds pretty high to me. I am on 100mg of testosterone cypionate per week. Honestly, I am thinking about stopping testosterone all together. The gentlemen working at the blood bank, told me I should donate more often, maybe every week or two, that way I lower my counts significantly. Currently, I do not have health insurance, so I have been purchasing CBC's online on my own to see where I am at, but to donate more frequent I need to see a doctor, so he can write me a script. My question is do you guys think 19.6 is dangerously high? Should I donate more often and try to get it down asap, or since I donated I am ok for at least a few weeks? Also, can someone here tell me what a dangerously high level is? My plan is to eat a whole grape fruit everyday, I am also going to stop eating meat, and stay away from iron fortified foods.

 

[Vince]

balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation.

 

[Vince Carter]

Donations, or phlebotomies go hand-in-hand for most everyone on Testosterone. It's part of the game. No blood bank will let you donate whole blood more than every 8 weeks (59 days give or take a day). Phlebotomy with a Drs order may be possible more frequent than that.

 

[ERO]

What Vince said. Its no big deal just donate every 8 weeks and you are good to go.

 

[CoastWatcher]

It's part of the cost of doing business in the world of TRT.