Thank you KSman for your response. It’s been a busy couple of months so I haven’t been as diligent studying the forum and taking my temps etc. I did have my labs done and the results are posted below. Still need to have some other tests done to get a more complete picture but I plan on really focusing on this when summer starts in a few weeks. I did start taking vit d as suggested. As far as use of iodized salt, we always use it for cooking and flavor but not sure how much I’m actually consuming. I’m on a fairly high dose of Adderall so I was leary of using a lot of salt. I feel I need to quit Adderall because of the stress it causes on the body (i.e.sleep disruption, suppressed appetite leading to a catabolic state, vasoconstriction, etc.) and because I feel better physically when I don’t take it. Lack of motivation and productivity is the main downfall of quitting. I haven’t noticed a huge bump in strength or energy and I think the Adderall plays a role in that, but my mood is much better. I asked the dr about doing my own injections and he wants to evaluate treatment a little longer before he allows that. Hopefully I can get on a E3D SQ regiment at that point. Thanks again for your all your help.
4/27/17
Labs done @ about 7 am and 10 days after 200 mg cyp. IM and 1 mg of anastrozol.
Hematocrit 46.9 % (Normal is 41.0-53.0 %)
Albumin Level 4.1 g/dL (Normal is 3.5-5.2 g/dL)
T3 Free 3.2 pg/mL (Normal is 2.4-4.2 pg/mL)
T4 Free 0.92 ng/dL (Normal is 0.76-1.44 ng/dL)
FSH 0.1 mIU/mL (Normal is 1.0-12.0 mIU/mL)
Testosterone Free 207.1 pg/mL (Normal is 37.0-147.0 pg/mL)
Testosterone, %
Free
2.9 % (Normal is 1.1-2.7 %)
Testosterone Total 721 ng/dL (Normal is 240-871 ng/dL)
Sex Hormone
Binding Globulin
16 nmol/L (Normal is 13-71 nmol/L)
Testosterone,
Bioavailable
528.0 ng/dL (Normal is 115.0-407.0 ng/dL)
LH 0.1 munit/mL (Normal is 0.6-12.1 munit/mL)
Estradiol by
tandem mass
spectrometry
32.7 pg/mL (Normal is 10.0-42.0 pg/mL)
Vitamin D 25 OH 33 ng/mL (Normal is 30-80 ng/mL)
A few other items I forgot to add/ask.
Height: 6’2"
Weight: 275 lbs
Waist: 42
All of these questions probably don’t lend themselves to short answers but if you could point me in the right direction I can narrow down my reading. Also want to see if I’m understanding things correctly.
Is my free T and Bioavailable T high because my E2 is binding to the receptors and preventing T from binding, allowing it to build up?
If so, I’d like to get tested again right before my next injection to see what the numbers look like during the trough. I would expect E2 to continue to rise as long as there is available T to convert to E2.
I know LH and FSH will shut down as a result of hrt but is that healthy?
The first couple days after my injection I get flushed really bad. Face, neck and ears get red hot and lasts most the day and sometimes all day. I would occasionally get this symptom before starting injections but they’re getting worse. I tried drinking a lot of water to cool off but I was going to the bathroom every hour and symptoms remained the same. Also feel really weak with tight and achey muscles. From what I’ve read it seems to be a mix between high AND low E2 symptoms. I’m also noticing some localized swelling in my left arm pit. Not a huge lump but definitely more pronounced than the other side. Not painful at all but l notice it.
Thanks for the help. This site is amazing and has a lot to offer people who just want answers to their problems. Glad I found it.