age 41
weight 185lbs down from 195 last summer
waist 33
height 73in
describe body and facial hair: thick hair all over no change since onset of symptoms, can grow a nice beard
describe where you carry fat and how changed: spare tire/love handles no change in deposition or total amount really. If I am being consistent in my workouts I am fairly lean. I was the classic ectomorph growing up.
health conditions, symptoms:
Came off a deployment to Iraq at the end of 2011 feeling great. Hitting PRs in WODs and Olympic lifts, running like a gazelle. Around July2012 I began taking an oral antifungal for toenail fungus. That is when all this started in my opinion. I began to have severe heartburn that I thought was either gallstones or an ulcer. No blood/vomiting etc. This continued into the fall. My stress level was through the roof during that period and until this past spring.
Around that time I began to have serious brain fog, dizziness and anxiety. This past summer I seem to hit a low point when all symptoms got worse and I was seriously missing a gear or two in my workouts. Very low motivation. It has gotten a bit better and leveled off since then. Low libido/intermittent to severe ED. Social withdraw/moody/short temper. Seem to get sick more now whereas before I did not. No swelling/edema, no joint pain. No consistent over the counter or RX drugs. Prior to all this despite my age I routinely outperformed guys in their 20â??s in my unit and could pass for 10yrs younger than my age easily.
Diet: Fairly clean lots of protein, some carbs and fats. Mostly avoid sugars except for holidays. No junk food. Sodas rarely. Love my coffee.
Training: Prefer Crossfit 2-3 times/week with running 2-3 times/week. Its been hard to be consistent lately because of work. However working out usually makes me feel better.
testes ache, ever, with a fever?: Never
how have morning wood and nocturnal erections changed: Not as frequent to almost nonexistent but when I do I usually get them in the middle of the night not so much in the morning.
BP averages High Normal 140ish/90ish
Temp Log: (before IR)
Day1
97.2 0630
97.0 1600
96.7 1800
Day 2
96.9 0830
97.8 1700
96.9 2130
Day 3
97.3 0900
97.4 1130
97.4 1900
Day4
96.9 0700
98.1 2030
Day 5
96.8 1000
97.4 1300
97.4 1615
97.8 2130
Labs:
This was my first lab (LABCORP) before I found this board:
Date 03DEC2013 0800
Fasting/all serum
Result Range
Testosterone, 353ng/dl 348-1197
Ferritin 293ng/ml (WTF) 30-400
Magnesium 2.1 mg/dl 1.6-2.6
Total Cholesterol 180 mg/dl 100-199
Triglycerides 153 mg/dl (High) 0-149
HDL Cholesterol 36 mg/dl (Low) >39
LDL Cholesterol 111 mg/dl 0-99
Vitamin B12 948 pg/ml (High) 211-946
Vitamin D, 25 Hydroxy 38.9 ng/ml 30-100
Folate (B6) 16.7 ng/ml > 3.0
Glucose 91 mg/dl 65-99
Upon receiving my results the first obvious things were Ferritin and Testosterone. I began to research which led me to this board. I then began to suspect my thyroid and ordered more labs. I also donated 1 unit of whole blood as well as supplementing with IP6 (Ferritin Chelator for about a week). Began temp log posted above.
Labs again.
LABCORP
All Serum
18DEC2013 0800
Fasting
Testosterone 469ng/dl 348-1197
Free T 11pg/dl 6.8-21.5
DHEA-S 344.8ug/dl 102.6-416.3
LH 2.9mIU/mL 1.7-8.6
FSH 2.2mIU/mL 1.5-12.4
PSA 1.1ng/ml 0-4
Estrone 47pg/ml 12-72
Cortisol AM 19.9ug/dl (HIGH) 6.2-19.4
Ferritin 193ng/ml (better) 30-400
Iron Bind. Cap. TIBC 285ug/dl 250-450
UIBC 217ug/dl 150-375
Iron 68ug/dl 40-155
IronSat 24% 15-55
TSH 8.42uIU/mL(HIGH)** .450-4.5
T4 Free 1.43 ng/dl .82-1.77
T3 Free 3.1 pg/ml 2-4.4
Glucose 89mg/dl 65-99
Since receiving these results I began IR with Iodoral @ 12.5mg/day plus 200mcg of selenium. Vitamin D3 @ 5000 IUs/day. Not feeling too well on IR but tolerable. Still dizzy, light sensitivity, brain fog/spacy far away feeling. Prior to this I rarely salted my food and if I did I used sea salt because I thought it was better for you.
Thank You to everyone on this board for your input!!