Agree and thank you. Will let you know how it goes.
So, Since we last spoke KSMAN and Senor Brickman;
Had latest set of labs after reducing weekly dose to 120 per week on an EOD schedule; this was done in an attempt to address some of the severe flushing and nipple sensitivty that i was experiencing. The results are below;
To summarize - T dropped from 937 to 751 - % Free testosteron stayed the same at 2%
Estradiol declined from 42 to 41
In addition, there were no positive changes noted (flushing being the big one) and in fact i went back to significant joint pain (just getting out of bed etc,) and injury prone and my workouts clearly suffered.
Seems like a bad trade,
I have also been taking 37.5 mg iodorol and 200 mcg selenium daily to try to get temps up. Seems to be helping overall on this amount of iodorol (which i increased after several weeks of no improvement on 25mg). This has helped with overall temps (some days i even hit 98.6 after never getting close to that pre-iodine supplementation) though waking temp still stubbornly low at low 97s every dayā¦should i increase iodine dosage KSMAN and am taking enough selenium on current dosage?)
So, discussed test results with Dr. and he agreed to start an AI (arimidex) though he was def hestitant. He prescribed 2mg weekly (in 2 doses) of arimidex.
I have started today with 1/2 a tab and will take the other 1/2 in 1/4s EOD for the rest of the week for total of 1mg instead of 2mg. The prescribed dosage seems to be too much based upon what i have read KSMAN on the stickies. In addition, have bumped Test back up to 140 a week; there is a noticeable improvement for me at this level.
Would you agree with my go slow approach on the arimidex (especially given my not that high E2 level)?
Is there anything else that strikes you as odd here in my results? Especially thyroid related hormones. Oddly, I am supplementing with 4000iu of vitamin D daily and my D levels barely moveā¦
As always, thank you.
TESTS RESULT FLAG UNITS REFERENCE INTERVAL LAB
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 6.3 x10E3/uL 3.4 - 10.8
RBC 5.29 x10E6/uL 4.14 - 5.80
Hemoglobin 16.7 g/dL 12.6 - 17.7
Hematocrit 49.7 % 37.5 - 51.0
MCV 94 fL 79 - 97
MCH 31.6 pg 26.6 - 33.0
MCHC 33.6 g/dL 31.5 - 35.7
RDW 13.9 % 12.3 - 15.4
Platelets 209 x10E3/uL 150 - 379
Neutrophils 69 %
Lymphs 18 %
Monocytes 12 %
Eos 1 %
Basos 0 %
Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.3 x10E3/uL 1.4 - 7.0
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.2 x10E3/uL 0.7 - 3.1
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.8 x10E3/uL 0.1 - 0.9
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.4
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.2
Immature Granulocytes 0 %
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.1
T4+TSH+TestT+LH+DHEA S+E2+Sā¦
TSH-ICMA 1.9 uU/mL
Reference Range:
Pubertal Children and Adults:
0.5 - 4.8
Thyroxine (T-4), Serum 4.7 ug/dL
Reference Range:
Adults: 4.2 - 13.0
1.00
Free T-3 3.0 pg/mL 02
Reference Range:
=20y: 2.0 - 4.4
Testosterone, Serum (Total) 751 ng/dL 02
Reference Range:
Adult Males
18 years 348 - 1197
Effective July 17, 2017 the reference interval for
Testosterone, Serum (Total) will be changing to:
Males 264 - 916
Free Testosterone, Serum 158 pg/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 52 - 280
% Free Testosterone (Dialysis)
2.1 %
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 1.5 - 3.2
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) ECL
<0.010 mIU/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 1.5 - 9
DHEA-Sulfate, LCMS 386 ug/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Males (41 - 50y): 16 - 390
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 27.5 nmol/L
Reference Range:
Pubertal: 16.0 - 100.0
20 - 49y: 16.5 - 55.9
49y: 19.3 - 76.4
Estrone Sulfate 90 ng/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: <10 - 138
Estradiol, Serum, MS 41 pg/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 8.0 - 35
PSA Total+% Free
Prostate Specific Ag, Serum 1.2 ng/mL 0.0 - 4.0
Roche ECLIA methodology.
PSA, Free 0.57 ng/mL N/A
Roche ECLIA methodology.
% Free PSA 47.5 %
1.00
Dihydrotestosterone 54 ng/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Male: 30 - 85
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 35.4 ng/mL 30.0 - 100.0
Left latest labs on my thread KSMAN. Did not post to u properly. Would value your opinion. Thanks much
So, Since we last spoke KSMAN and Senor Brickman;
Had latest set of labs after reducing weekly dose to 120 per week on an EOD schedule; this was done in an attempt to address some of the severe flushing and nipple sensitivty that i was experiencing. The results are below;
To summarize - T dropped from 937 to 751 - % Free testosteron stayed the same at 2%
Estradiol declined from 42 to 41
In addition, there were no positive changes noted (flushing being the big one) and in fact i went back to significant joint pain (just getting out of bed etc,) and injury prone and my workouts clearly suffered.
Seems like a bad trade,
I have also been taking 37.5 mg iodorol and 200 mcg selenium daily to try to get temps up. Seems to be helping overall on this amount of iodorol (which i increased after several weeks of no improvement on 25mg). This has helped with overall temps (some days i even hit 98.6 after never getting close to that pre-iodine supplementation) though waking temp still stubbornly low at low 97s every dayā¦should i increase iodine dosage KSMAN and am taking enough selenium on current dosage?)
So, discussed test results with Dr. and he agreed to start an AI (arimidex) though he was def hestitant. He prescribed 2mg weekly (in 2 doses) of arimidex.
I have started today with 1/2 a tab and will take the other 1/2 in 1/4s EOD for the rest of the week for total of 1mg instead of 2mg. The prescribed dosage seems to be too much based upon what i have read KSMAN on the stickies. In addition, have bumped Test back up to 140 a week; there is a noticeable improvement for me at this level.
Would you agree with my go slow approach on the arimidex (especially given my not that high E2 level)?
Is there anything else that strikes you as odd here in my results? Especially thyroid related hormones. Oddly, I am supplementing with 4000iu of vitamin D daily and my D levels barely moveā¦
As always, thank you.
TESTS RESULT FLAG UNITS REFERENCE INTERVAL LAB
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 6.3 x10E3/uL 3.4 - 10.8
RBC 5.29 x10E6/uL 4.14 - 5.80
Hemoglobin 16.7 g/dL 12.6 - 17.7
Hematocrit 49.7 % 37.5 - 51.0
MCV 94 fL 79 - 97
MCH 31.6 pg 26.6 - 33.0
MCHC 33.6 g/dL 31.5 - 35.7
RDW 13.9 % 12.3 - 15.4
Platelets 209 x10E3/uL 150 - 379
Neutrophils 69 %
Lymphs 18 %
Monocytes 12 %
Eos 1 %
Basos 0 %
Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.3 x10E3/uL 1.4 - 7.0
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.2 x10E3/uL 0.7 - 3.1
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.8 x10E3/uL 0.1 - 0.9
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.4
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.2
Immature Granulocytes 0 %
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.1
T4+TSH+TestT+LH+DHEA S+E2+Sā¦
TSH-ICMA 1.9 uU/mL
Reference Range:
Pubertal Children and Adults:
0.5 - 4.8
Thyroxine (T-4), Serum 4.7 ug/dL
Reference Range:
Adults: 4.2 - 13.0
1.00
Free T-3 3.0 pg/mL 02
Reference Range:
=20y: 2.0 - 4.4
Testosterone, Serum (Total) 751 ng/dL 02
Reference Range:
Adult Males
18 years 348 - 1197
Effective July 17, 2017 the reference interval for
Testosterone, Serum (Total) will be changing to:
Males 264 - 916
Free Testosterone, Serum 158 pg/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 52 - 280
% Free Testosterone (Dialysis)
2.1 %
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 1.5 - 3.2
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) ECL
<0.010 mIU/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 1.5 - 9
DHEA-Sulfate, LCMS 386 ug/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Males (41 - 50y): 16 - 390
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 27.5 nmol/L
Reference Range:
Pubertal: 16.0 - 100.0
20 - 49y: 16.5 - 55.9
49y: 19.3 - 76.4
Estrone Sulfate 90 ng/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: <10 - 138
Estradiol, Serum, MS 41 pg/mL
Reference Range:
Adult Males: 8.0 - 35
PSA Total+% Free
Prostate Specific Ag, Serum 1.2 ng/mL 0.0 - 4.0
Roche ECLIA methodology.
PSA, Free 0.57 ng/mL N/A
Roche ECLIA methodology.
% Free PSA 47.5 %
1.00
Dihydrotestosterone 54 ng/dL
Reference Range:
Adult Male: 30 - 85
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 35.4 ng/mL 30.0 - 100.0strong text