There is a big disconnect between quality of life and lab numbers. Endos as a group are the worse when they should be the best.
Please read these links found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
advice for new guys
things that damage your hormones - but you are mostly age related
protocol for injections
finding a TRT doc
Androgel probably will not work if your thyroid is suboptimal. Does not absorb and that is a symptom of low thyroid function - that docs do not understand and not in literature.
Phone compounding pharmacies and ask for a doc that does:
patient self injections
with hCG - your option
and anastrozole to manage estradiol [E2]
Thyroid function can be low if not using iodized salt long term.
do you get cold easily?
dry skin?
outer eyebrows sparse?
thyroid problems in your family?
TRT is easy, but most docs are clueless. You can read up and ask questions here for a few weeks and know more than almost all of them.
When you do TRT, your sex drive may get very strong for a while. Sometimes wives can get upset by this.