My endo potentially wants to drop my dosage....

Mister Slicksta

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Update: got another message from my endo and my test results came in. See below.

Good morning,

See below for the testosterone results. At this time, I recommend holding off on testosterone for 3-4 weeks given the elevated red blood cells, then starting the new dose of 75 mg weekly, which I have sent to the pharmacy.

Labs should be rechecked 2 months after new dose, drawn in the morning, in between doses. I have entered these lab orders in the LGH system.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

05/22/2020 9:54Sex Hormone Binding Globulin14 nmol/L(10-50 - )
05/22/2020 9:54Testosterone Total by LC/MS502 ng/dL(250-1100 - )
05/22/2020 9:54Testosterone, Bioavailable257.5 ng/dL(110.0-575.0 - )
05/22/2020 9:54Albumin (Testosterone, Free)4.5 g/dL(3.6-5.1 - )
05/22/2020 9:54Testos Free125.2 pg/mL(46.0-224.0 - )

 
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So she wants to crash your Testosterone levels?!?

What the hell is she thinking?
 

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I agree with the fellas here. Seems she has no idea. Go donate blood to drop the RBC’s and pick up some vitamin D3 & get some sun.
 

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As stated above, time for a new doc. So many things wrong with this... .just get a new doc.
 

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Me personally, I would be so pissed at her lack of knowledge, I would take it up with someone. Just saying to stop the Test for 3 weeks is something she should be accountable for.
 

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Me personally, I would be so pissed at her lack of knowledge, I would take it up with someone. Just saying to stop the Test for 3 weeks is something she should be accountable for.


Same here -- she clearly is just playing doc instead of being one. I would have been pissed at her response to your email that brought up legitimate questions yet her response was basically "I'm the Doc. Don't question me and since you did, you need to cut to 75mg/wk now instead of waiting to see your results>"

If she's concerned about your RBC, go donate blood. Stopping the T for 3 wks will just crash you. You'll end up with crazy sides and lab results will look like shit. Find a new Dr immediately and then rip her a new one about how terribly uneduated she is in this regard and how she shouldn't be treating any TRT patients until she knows wtf she's doing.
 

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Can you elaborate on what you mean by dangerous?
You know way more than I do about this shit but potentially severe emotional effects and the potential associated consequences from crashed hormones mainly. I've experienced something similar due to a severely reduced dosage over a period of about 8 week and practically didn't feel like living. Everyone's different but there is the potential for some disturbing consequences.
 
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Can you elaborate on what you mean by dangerous?

His pecker stops working, so his wife finds herself a young buck to fill the gap, then Slick goes all OJ Simpson on them.

Dangerous.
 

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You know way more than I do about this shit but potentially severe emotional effects and the potential associated consequences from crashed hormones mainly. I've experienced something similar due to a severely reduced dosage over a period of about 8 week and practically didn't feel like living. Everyone's different but there is the potential for some disturbing consequences.

I agree 100% with your assessment in regards to emotional/mental health.

Thats helpful advice for OP.

I was Just curious if there was something physiological I was missing :)

Believe me, I’m still learning too.
 
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His pecker stops working, so his wife finds herself a young buck to fill the gap, then Slick goes all OJ Simpson on them.

Dangerous.

Ha ha....exactly! You can't play Russian roulette with people's hormones.
 

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Just give you an update....Got a new Endo. She is also a woman. lol. I cant escape it. But she clearly is much older and has WAY more knowledge. She did say my elevated RBC was something to be concerned with but didnt agree with taking me off test entirely for four weeks. So I just got blood drawn AGAIN and waiting to hear what she says. But she basically said depending on a few things we might have to drop your dosage slightly. I have a sleep test next week to determine if sleep apnea is raising my RBC (which she explained is a cause of it). Stay tuned.....
 

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OK so results are in. This is three weeks of no TRT You can clearly see my body crashing. I figured this would be good reference for others....

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When I got my first test done, I was at 82 total and 3.8 free. It has been a gradual decline to it, but it’s rough being that low man. Good luck.
 

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So I have been off my TRT for a couple months now (I think). Had my blood tested today to finally (fingers crossed) get my TRT back with this new endo. Here are the results:

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