Good Day All,
I have a been a lurker of this particular forum off and on for the last couple years. I had many of the symptoms of Low T but thought I was too young to be in real danger, I thought train, eat right, keep the fat off I should feel better. And I have not. Now some of you might just think well get blood work done and find out were your at… etc.
Well the issue with that is I am 1) Canadian (not as many places in rual northern ontario to get custom blood work) 2) I am military. And military doctors do not like to even think about testing your T levels, let alone a custom blood panel that you request. It took me a year to get my T-tested and that was because my symptoms now include full on ED.
I will post up my results and edit this post with them with in the week to see what you guys think.
Now onto the new guy questions
age - 36
height - 5’ 10"
waist - 32"
weight - 180 ( two years ago I was a lean 195)
describe body and facial hair - (thick heavy facial hair (grows alot slower these days), but not really hairy anywhere else)
describe where you carry fat and how changed - Used to be lean effortlessly - now if I skip 2 days of training my spare tire gains a little more - no longer can see abs, carry fat low in the ab area and chest.
health conditions, symptoms [history]
-Rx and OTC drugs, any hair loss drugs or prostate drugs ever — none - dont have to worry about hair loss drugs ( I have sterling archer quality hair)
-lab results with ranges – will post up once I go get a second copy
-describe diet — I eat as paleo as possible, I supplement with casein hydrolase about 50g a day, leucine, vit- d, nac, tyrosine, vit- c, rhodilia, ZMA, BCAA, and Omega 3 fish oils,
I use coconut oil in my cooking and have (i believe) a good ratio of fats, proteins and healthy carbs.
-describe training - Weight train 4x a week 60min, No real cardio in the winter for me right now. Other than brisk warm up and cool down. Once summer hits I will mountain bike and paddle board around 3x a week.
-testes ache, ever, with a fever? - yes, I have cysts on both testes, they ache, fever? dont think so.
-how have morning wood and nocturnal erections changed — gone, gone, gone. diminishing to non existent for the last 2 years
Libido- Gone-- not even the urge for self love anymore.
I have done one small cycle a year ago of AAS. Anavar 30mg ed for 6 weeks. (anyone that know AAS this is really a nothing cycle) But I felt more than hundred bucks. No fog, Clear headed, motivated, jovial, strong sex drive and I put on about 15lbs of lean muscle. But I dont think that really put me into a T - tailspin. I think that just put me to optimal. But maybe not…
I started day 1 of AndroGel 5g today as perscribed by my doc and urologist (<-- which took me 5 months to see) Believe it or not the military was not even going to give that to me. The wanted to start me on weaker orals first. And If I didnt improve then move me up to androgel.
I understand androgel is really hit and miss for people. But I brought up the cyp subject and was shot down quite quickly. (sometimes you dont argue in the military or you get nothing)
So thats where I am at.
