Hi Everyone,
I have finally decided to join and post after reading countless hours worth of material on all different types of sites related to TRT. Like many others I have read about on this site and others I have not felt like myself in many years. I am 38yrs old, 215lbs, 6' tall, medium build, and have always been a hard charger at work and in life in general. I have not been consistent in a Gym for many years but overall I am healthy, eat decent, and probably only get minimal exercise due to my intense work schedule.
I recently had an issue with pain in my testicles that got me worried. I found that I had a moderate sized varicocele on my left side and also had epididymitis on my right side. I had a couple rounds of antibiotics a few weeks ago to hopefully clear the epididymitis. After reading about these issues and that they can sometimes be related to low T, I then looked up low T symptoms, low and behold I exhibited many of the symptoms of low T. That's when I decided a blood test was in order. Since then Ive had 3 blood tests over the last few months all of which showed I had depressing T levels. Here are my test results ( note that they did not do many of the tests that are recommended ). Though my total levels are terrible at below 300, I think the Free T actually looks worse, any comments about that?
8/20/16: Total T = 219 ( No other tests performed or requested by G.P. )
9/26/16: Total T = 268
Free T = 6.1
SHBG = 19.7
LH = 5.2
FSH = 5.0
10/20/16: Total T = 283
Free T = 4.8
SHBG = 26.5
PSA = .515
TSH = 1.66
Free T4 = 1.19
Prolactin = 7.11
Needless to say my total T and free T are really low. The last test was ordered by an Endo and he decided to prescribe me Test - cypionate 200mg every two weeks. I have already read enough that every two weeks is a terrible schedule so I asked him if we could go 100mg once per week and he was ok with that. I asked him multiple times about and AI and HCG and he said he has never prescribed either and neither has any of his colleagues. He said that we are trying to get my T to low/moderate levels like 450-500 which seemed silly to go through all this trouble for a marginal increase.
I had my first shot today and am excited to see what will come of this adventure. I am anxious to get my energy back and lose the fog/depression that I have felt for sometime. I have always struggled sleeping and I am hopeful this will actually help. I am still apprehensive about only being prescribed test for now but I have a follow up appointment in 8 weeks so we will see how the labs turn out. I will definitely be requesting labs for E2.
Based on my story above I would appreciate any feedback any experienced members have, such as other labs I should request, should I just go to an anti aging clinic and get and AI and HcG, etc.
Thanks for reading, any feedback or advice is very welcomed.
I have finally decided to join and post after reading countless hours worth of material on all different types of sites related to TRT. Like many others I have read about on this site and others I have not felt like myself in many years. I am 38yrs old, 215lbs, 6' tall, medium build, and have always been a hard charger at work and in life in general. I have not been consistent in a Gym for many years but overall I am healthy, eat decent, and probably only get minimal exercise due to my intense work schedule.
I recently had an issue with pain in my testicles that got me worried. I found that I had a moderate sized varicocele on my left side and also had epididymitis on my right side. I had a couple rounds of antibiotics a few weeks ago to hopefully clear the epididymitis. After reading about these issues and that they can sometimes be related to low T, I then looked up low T symptoms, low and behold I exhibited many of the symptoms of low T. That's when I decided a blood test was in order. Since then Ive had 3 blood tests over the last few months all of which showed I had depressing T levels. Here are my test results ( note that they did not do many of the tests that are recommended ). Though my total levels are terrible at below 300, I think the Free T actually looks worse, any comments about that?
8/20/16: Total T = 219 ( No other tests performed or requested by G.P. )
9/26/16: Total T = 268
Free T = 6.1
SHBG = 19.7
LH = 5.2
FSH = 5.0
10/20/16: Total T = 283
Free T = 4.8
SHBG = 26.5
PSA = .515
TSH = 1.66
Free T4 = 1.19
Prolactin = 7.11
Needless to say my total T and free T are really low. The last test was ordered by an Endo and he decided to prescribe me Test - cypionate 200mg every two weeks. I have already read enough that every two weeks is a terrible schedule so I asked him if we could go 100mg once per week and he was ok with that. I asked him multiple times about and AI and HCG and he said he has never prescribed either and neither has any of his colleagues. He said that we are trying to get my T to low/moderate levels like 450-500 which seemed silly to go through all this trouble for a marginal increase.
I had my first shot today and am excited to see what will come of this adventure. I am anxious to get my energy back and lose the fog/depression that I have felt for sometime. I have always struggled sleeping and I am hopeful this will actually help. I am still apprehensive about only being prescribed test for now but I have a follow up appointment in 8 weeks so we will see how the labs turn out. I will definitely be requesting labs for E2.
Based on my story above I would appreciate any feedback any experienced members have, such as other labs I should request, should I just go to an anti aging clinic and get and AI and HcG, etc.
Thanks for reading, any feedback or advice is very welcomed.
