Hello, New to the forum, looking for some help & advice.
Just a quick back ground im a former pro level athlete, my sport caused lots of injuries surgeries & especially head Injuries...I stopped my sport almost 5yrs ago, im 29yrs old now, I’ve struggled physically for about 5yrs now, constant headaches (almost 24hrs a day) zero energy, zero recovery, rapid vision change/blurry vision, gaining fat, low muscle...the list goes on...The headaches have been so bad that it’s been main focus of treatment of trying to live normal life.
but finally about 9 months ago I had my blood work checked & results came with Low T....level was 201 ng/dL (just as I Imagined) Head injuries are thought to have damaged my pituitary.
I should note that I had my levels check about 5yrs ago at age 24 when I first started feeling bad & levels were 401 / Prolactin levels were 21 ng/ml, I don’t have my past estrogen levels unfortunately.
The doctor started me at 50mg injections & over the summer slowly bumped up dosage to 100mg which im at now.
After 6 months of treatment at 100mg injection my levels are now 598 ng/ml
I feel slightly better but nothing to write home about.
The next issue I see that my doctor is brushing off is my Estrodiol level is 57 pg/ml & Prolactin level is 22....which my prolactin has been around the 20-22 level for several years now according to my past tests. My doctor is telling me these numbers are fine & need no extra treatment, his only recommendation is to lower my test injection since my estrogen is high, but with the 100mg and my test level only being at 598 I don’t want to do that, plus I’ve only started to feel a slight improvement when I finally reached the 100mg...which was basically a argument to get him to raise it to.
So with these numbers I’ve posted do any of you guys see any issues with these? I’m hoping to get some advice. I feel that TRT is the right treatment for me but I feel there is so much room for improvement & I have a lot of hope of finally feeling a little better after all these years.
Thank you guys, any further questions for me let me know
Thank you!
Just a quick back ground im a former pro level athlete, my sport caused lots of injuries surgeries & especially head Injuries...I stopped my sport almost 5yrs ago, im 29yrs old now, I’ve struggled physically for about 5yrs now, constant headaches (almost 24hrs a day) zero energy, zero recovery, rapid vision change/blurry vision, gaining fat, low muscle...the list goes on...The headaches have been so bad that it’s been main focus of treatment of trying to live normal life.
but finally about 9 months ago I had my blood work checked & results came with Low T....level was 201 ng/dL (just as I Imagined) Head injuries are thought to have damaged my pituitary.
I should note that I had my levels check about 5yrs ago at age 24 when I first started feeling bad & levels were 401 / Prolactin levels were 21 ng/ml, I don’t have my past estrogen levels unfortunately.
The doctor started me at 50mg injections & over the summer slowly bumped up dosage to 100mg which im at now.
After 6 months of treatment at 100mg injection my levels are now 598 ng/ml
I feel slightly better but nothing to write home about.
The next issue I see that my doctor is brushing off is my Estrodiol level is 57 pg/ml & Prolactin level is 22....which my prolactin has been around the 20-22 level for several years now according to my past tests. My doctor is telling me these numbers are fine & need no extra treatment, his only recommendation is to lower my test injection since my estrogen is high, but with the 100mg and my test level only being at 598 I don’t want to do that, plus I’ve only started to feel a slight improvement when I finally reached the 100mg...which was basically a argument to get him to raise it to.
So with these numbers I’ve posted do any of you guys see any issues with these? I’m hoping to get some advice. I feel that TRT is the right treatment for me but I feel there is so much room for improvement & I have a lot of hope of finally feeling a little better after all these years.
Thank you guys, any further questions for me let me know
Thank you!
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