Here’s my 3-month update.
Notes:
- Cholesterol was bad - stopped the Crestor (10mgED) to see if TRT would improve. Obviously it did not make the change I was hoping for, so I am back on it. Was 177 total before w/ Crestor. HDL was OK then, as well.
- E2=7 - I had thought I was AI overresponder before, now I know. Dropping back to .125mg EOD for a while to see how that works, down from .25EOD. Will adjust down more if necessary, based on wood/mood/etc.
- LH/FSH both low, even with hCG 250iu 2x/wk. Will go to M/W/F 250iu
CMP
Glucose, serum 79 (65-99)
BUN 20 (6-20)
Creatinine, serum 1.40 (0.76-1.27) ***Flagged high, is this an issue?
eGFR 57 >59 ***Flagged low, issue?
BUN/Creatinine ratio 14 (8-19)
Sodium, serum 138 (135-145)
Potassium, serum 4.2 (3.5-5.2)
Chloride, serum 102 (97-108)
Carbon Dioxide, total 25 (20-32)
Calcium, serum 9.6 (8.7-10.2)
Protein, total, serum 7.1 (6.0-8.5)
Albumin, serum 4.6 (3.5-5.5)
Globulin, total 2.5 (1.5-4.5)
A/G Ratio 1.8 (1.1-2.5)
Bilirubin, total 0.7 (0.0-1.2)
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 61 (25-150)
AST (SGOT) 30 (0-40)
ALT (SGPT) 37 (0-55)
WBC 5.8 (4.0-10.5)
RBC 4.86 (4.10-5.60)
Hemoglobin 15.3 (12.5-17.0)
Hematocrit 46.8 (36.0-50.0)
MCV 96 (80-98)
MCH 31.5 (27.0-34.0)
MCHC 32.7 (32.0-36.0)
RDW 13.9 (11.7-15.0)
Platelets 184 (140-415)
Chol, total 259 (100-199) High!
Triglycerides 142 (0-149)
HDL 38 >39 Low, was better before
VDLD Chol Cal 28 (5-40)
LDL Chol Calc 193 (0-99) High!
LH 0.1 (1.7-8.6) LOW
FSH <0.2 (1.5-12.4) LOW
Testosterone, serum 692 (249-836)
Free Test, Direct 22.8 (8.7-25.1)
Cortisol 11.8 (AM 6.2-19.4, PM 2.3-11.9)
Estradiol, sensitive 7 (3-70)
Blood was taken @ 7:30ish AM, fasting.
So, are my notes/thoughts above on the right track as far as adjustments go?
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Back on Crestor (cholesterol)
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Up hCG to 3x/wk 250iu (LH/FSH)
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Modify armidex dosage (back down to .125mgEOD or E3D from .25mgEOD)
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Creatinine was flagged high, is this an issue?