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  1. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I'm confident my doc would ratchet me back well before 1200, but that doesn't mean yours will. If your doc let's you stay up there, I would definitely keep track of your red cell count. Even at much lower levels I experience a gradual buildup to abnormal levels if I don't make regular...

  2. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I don't know how quickly you should expect to feel changes with Clomid. The important thing is not the raw number but how you feel, and I suspect that is subject to individual variation. I received exogenous T rather than something that attempted to boost my natural T production. Although I...

  3. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I have never had Clomid, so I not sure of side effects. My understanding is that it blocks receptors in the hypothalamus that would otherwise signal the body to stop producing FSH and LH, and the resulting increases in LH and FSH stimulate increased natural T production. I believe it can boost...

  4. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I don't have a good feel for that. My guess is many docs would want to rule out some organic cause for your unusual labs and inability to put on weight despite a huge caloric intake before starting you on TRT. If your doc is not that concerned about the labs, then it probably comes down to...

  5. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I hear you and don't necessarily disagree. My personal experience has been with a very conservative doctor, so I just know you could encounter some resistance, depending on your doc's philosophy. (I felt like I was pulling teeth to get my doc to authorize TRT when I my total T was around 220...

  6. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I'm not sure how much statistical power there is behind the T level breakdowns by age, but most of the numbers I have seen would put the mean for your age group around 690, and your current numbers would fall within the low end of the normal distribution for your age on some charts. Even...

  7. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    Oops. Not a reply. No suggestions on dealing with your doctor, but I think you should try to get to the bottom of the diagnostic work first, as it may be related to how you're feeling. I know your situation is frustrating/depressing (been there during a long struggle with low T), but I...

  8. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    Hcg

  9. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    Seems like a good thing to check. Good luck.

  10. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    I really don't know much, except that the pituitary is one thing that CAN influence HGH and ACTH level. Apparently there is a form of benign tumor that can result in secretion of increased amounts of HGH and/or other hormones, depending on where in the pituitary it is located. My guess is it...

  11. What do you think my blood work could indicate?

    Some of your symptoms may be consistent with low testosterone, but I don't think that would account for everything. It seems at least possible that a 7000 calorie diet might produce some abnormal values, so it seems like you might want to review your macro intake with your doctor to see if...

  12. Gonna try a vegetarian diet

    Oops, also a small amount of cheese to provide a fat source for my mid day meals.

  13. Gonna try a vegetarian diet

    When I'm eating fairly clean, my diet is limited pretty much to: 1) eggwhite omelette (100-150 g protein spread throughout the day), with a yolk or 2 thrown in if I'm using whole eggs; 2) a serving of flax seed oil at breakfast (when I have access to fridge); 3) a post-workout shake, with about...

  14. Gonna try a vegetarian diet

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  15. Gonna try a vegetarian diet

    I haven't eaten meat or fish for decades, and I know that does not have to be an insurmountable obstacle to building mass and holding on to it. I'm about 70 pounds heavier than when I started a non-meat diet, and most of that is additional lean mass added over time. Currently, my protein...

  16. Gonna try a vegetarian diet

    Eggwhites can be an easy way to get a lot of protein unless you are going full vegan.

  17. Tricep exercises

    My favorite isolation exercise for triceps is a lying overhead extension (db or bb). At the starting position, weight should be on or near the floor and upper arms should be in an overhead position parallel to the floor (or as close as shoulder flexibility allows). Keeping the upper arms in...

  18. My first T test...175...new guy here

    I would follow your docs advice. Sounds like you are nervous about interrupting progress - which is totally understandable - but in the grand scheme of things one month is nothing. (As an old guy north of 60, of course I take the 'in it for the long haul view.) I have no experience with...

  19. Best site/company for bulk supps?

    mod edit: read the rules.

  20. Messed up kidneys?

    High protein diet can also result in lab tests that mimic markers for kidney failure. This has happened to me twice -- once before I had surgery to donate a kidney and once before surgery to correct a hernia. Both times I had to reduce protein intake for 2-4 weeks and then do a 24 hour urine...
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