I’m in NYC area.
Fuck you, lol.
Why, you selling yourself?
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I use Dr Michael Rotman has office in NYC and western long island. He is a urologist.
New labs are here! Hoping for feedback.
Since my last test in June, we lowered my dose from 260/week to 200/week and increased Danazol from 25 mg EOD to 25 mg ED.
First things that jump out to me: total T has gone down a lot, but free T and DHT remain quite high; and SHBG is – for the first time ever – in the “optimal” range.
These numbers seem to look “better” in terms of healthfulness, right? I felt way better at 260 than I have at 200 – especially in terms of libido and drive to lift – but I guess that’s to be expected…
I would love to hear your thoughts on these new labs.
Total T: 1919 (Ref 250-1100; last test 2889)
Free T: 422 (Ref 35-155; last test 543)
SHBG: 46 (Ref 10-50; last test 72)
DHT: 129 (Ref 16-79; last test 133)
IGF-1: 207 (Ref 63-373)
Estradiol: 84 (Ref < 39; last test 91)
DHEA-S: 453 (Ref 85-690)
HGB: 16.4 (Ref 13.2-17.1; last test 15.6)
HCT: 47.7 (Ref (38.5-50; last test 46.3)
Alkaline Phosphate: 31 (Ref 40-115; last test 36)
Cholesterol: 143 (Ref < 200)
HDL: 41 (Ref > 40)
LDL: 93 (Ref <100)
Triglycerides: 32 (Ref < 150)
Glucose: 92 (Ref 65-99; last test 74)
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I would think you would feel great at these numbers. Let it ride a while before making any adjustments. Make sure you get good sleep too. So critical.
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As long as you feel fine brother, I’d say you couldn’t ask for better numbers.
The only thing I would comment in is to just keep a close eye on hct over time as you run that high of a T level.
This is close to where I was at 210mg a week. Seems you respond as well as I do. Though my HCT was closer to 42.
I hope @lowermyE doesn’t see these numbers. I think his kidneys will implode.
How long on this protocol?
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Looks like you’re a slightly better responder (based on your superior HCT) but we are similar! I think that tag might’ve been off – I don’t see an account there. I dropped from 260-200 in mid-June, so a little over 2 months.
Yeah, I was slightly concerned about that. Not too worried but will definitely be monitoring closely on future labs.
Will do, brother. Thanks for the feedback! My sleep has been off the past couple weeks. Wondering if my T level is still too high. But I don’t want to drop my dose again.
Man I wish I responded like that to t. I may try daily im just to see if I respond any different depending on my next labs.
The tag is off. I didnt use his real tag because I didnt actually want him over here. 
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I don’t know who he is so I missed the joke, lol. Why do you think he’d be concerned, because the T level is so high?
I didn’t feel any different with daily vs. 3X/week and the daily protocol was pretty incovenient. Let me know if it makes a difference for you!
Yeah…he is on another thread saying basically we should all be sticking to lab ranges and anything above is a cycle.
That’s good to know. It is a little bit of a pain but still a step above cream for me. I’m feeling better than on the cream so hesitant to mess with stuff right now though.
Lol I have to run 500mg or more to see test that high. Looks solid man, but I wouldn’t run my test levels that time year round. If you respond that well you could have have optimal levels at like 100mg. Sometimes less is more. I second that you should keep an eye on your hcg and hgb. Don’t want those getting out of whack
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SMH. Because “normal” is definitely optimal considering the sample size in this day and age. Guy needs to get with it!
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Good to know! Injections are also better all-around for me, brother. Cream was also a headache when it came to ordering, at least in my case. Different strokes for different folks.
Damn, that’s wild, man! I have my follow-up with my provider tomorrow. I wonder if he’ll want to bring the dose lower. I don’t want to at all, because my libido has already gone down quite significantly. It’s better than pre-TRT but not even close to what it was when I was on 260/week. It’s gone from like a 9 to a 4. I wonder if my libido dropping is tied to the Danazol/my SHBG going down.
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