Recalculated to 165pg/mL based on the above.
Wowā¦ That makes my lab result ( Free Testosterone - 17.87 pg/mL 5.4-40.0 pg/mL) totally irrelevant and apparently increasing my dosage was for nothing.
Maybe not, Iām not familiar with the lab methods used. Just plugged the numbers into a calculator.
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This depends entirely on where you are going to and from. I wouldnāt worry at all going from Central or South America to most places. I would NOT want to try and clear customs in Australia, they hassle guys that have valid prescriptions. Itās clearing security on the way out that is the bigger concern, coming in you are not screened that hard.
You just canāt medicate yourself based on a single hormone lab. Your tsh varies during the day. So does free t4 and free t3. Optimizing ur testosterone can help thyroid. Look it up.
Now if your tsh was over 4 different story
I even think itās prudent to get a thyroid ultrasound before you even start medicating yourself. If anything thatās good for baseline
You also need to check thyroid antibodies if you havenāt
Same thing when they diagnosed me hypogonadism they took a pituitary MRI because thatās whatās involved in hormone production you need to rule out disease and a couple of what ifs. Same for adrenal glands.
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There is only one calculator you should use, all the others are inaccurate created before testing methods were finalized.
The Tru-T calculator shows your FT at 24.60 ng/dL ranges 16-31 ng/dL. So your FT levels are dead center midrange accounting for albumin.
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I donāt fly out of the continent often so canāt comment on that.
Thank you for informing me about that calculator.
If we compare the Tru-T calc. to my lab result of FT which is 17.87 pg/mL 5.4-40.0 pg/mL
, would you say both results are close in terms of being midrange? I am trying to see how far off my lab result is for FT.
I apologize , maybe i shouldāve mention it more clearly above , this is my 5th lab results for thyroids.
My FT3, FT4, T4 , T3 are always on lower levels despite what my TSH says in all my previous labs.
Yes i will do that in upcoming days.
Posted these above in my first post :
TPO - < 9 IU/mL < 34 IU/mL
Anti-Thyroglobulin ANTIBODY - <10 IU/mL < 115 IU/mL
Anything i need other than these two?
To the point where it heals hypothyroid? Ok i will def. wait 6 more weeks before thyroid meds.
I live in Europe and travel mostly to Africa , Middle east and also i travel within Europe. My country is non-eu though.
Absolutely , thatās what i am worried about. I will be traveling to Dusseldorf on 22th of September. I guess i will try and see the outcome.
Theoretically, Iāve heard of a guy (wink wink) putting the product in a different bottle (like, say, B12) and then drawing from the bottle at the destination country. I would not take loaded syringes. They do not look too hard at one or two small bottles. Syringes might catch someoneās eye, so they are best carried empty or purchased separately at the destination. I donāt know about African countries, you may be able to buy what you want OTC there like Central America.
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Syringes will def. get their attention as itās sharp object. I donāt think i will find syringes easily where i go ā¦ Anyways i will try the loaded syringe in couple of weeks when i go to Germany. Worst case scenario is i will be late for a day for my shot and re-adjust my pinning days. Wish me luck @hardartery
Also that guyās idea of different bottle is a good one 
Your FT testing method was more likely the direct immunoassay (pg/mL) which is known to be off by as much as 40% in either direction, your testing methods used are inaccurate.
Some lab companies go awfully low in ranges that have nothing to do with patient population levels, another reason why you can only trust Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration methods punching in your TT and SHBG levels using the Tru-T calculator.
Direct FT testing is no good, you would be better of going based on TT and SHBG levels regardless of testing methods using the Tru-T calculator.
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Thank you once againā¦
I will be using the Tru-T calculator from now on.
Quick little update :
I continued on with my second shot at 75mg twice a week protocol which is my increased dosage.
My first 75mg gave me instant insomnia (as discussed above) but 2 days later my sleep went back to normal (actually i slept better than pre-trt). So i decided to give 75mg another try and on my 2nd shot it gave me insomnia after 36 hours (although i slept well the day i pinned) and today i will see how my sleep will be.
I think i will stick to this protocol for couple of weeks before i give up and lower my dosage.
My protocol is 75mg twice weekly since 5 weeks. Havenāt checked my T levels yet but iāve checked some other stuff just yesterday:
FERRITIN ā¼22ng/mL |23.9 - 336.2|
IRON 133 ug/dL |59 - 158|
IRON BINDING CAPACITY 212 ug/dL |155 - 355|
WBC 6.66K/Āµ L |4.06 - 10.6|
RBC 5.61 M/uL |4.3 - 5.7|
HGB 16.6 g/dL |13.2 - 17.3|
HCT 49.7|% |39 - 52|
PSA 1.24 ng/mL |0 - 4|
My ferritin at August 30 was 83.7 ng/mL and now there is this absurd drop to 22. What can trigger this? My iron and iron binding capacity is very high compared to ferritin. Is that even possible? Can it be a lab mistake?
I eat red meat often and also supplement with iron daily and increased my iron levels recently.
Also what are your thoughts on my hemogram ? Especially RBC and HGB (hemoglobin)? Are these levels considered high? Should i worry?
You may need to get a second blood test to confirm
I will def. do that because this doesnāt make any senseā¦ High iron but low ferritin? Never heard that.
What do you think for the hemogram @dextermorgan?
T increases your rate of hemoglobin synthesis and red blood cell formation (erythropoesis). This process uses up the available iron in your body thats why your ferritin is dropping.
I would say you have a very high probability of developing polycythemia on your dose of T within the next months or so already. Risk for polycythemia is dose dependent, so best to reduce your dose.
