A little history: Last September I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had my right testicle removed. Afterward I did 2 months of radiation therapy where I barely ate anything & was always tired. Obviously I lost some muscle and fat. Skip forward, I am getting back into the swing of things but have noticed decreased strength & energy. I also felt kind of depressed and seemed to have fat appearing in places it hadn’t before.
I had never been to a doctor for a physical with blood tests (I hate needles). I went 2 weeks ago and also asked to get my testosterone tested. He was pretty hesitant but I just told him that I wanted to be sure my level was ok with only one testicle. It looks like the test was done by Quest.
Here are the results:
Total test: 665 ng/dl
Free test: 63 pg/ml
I’ve done lots of googling this morning but am having trouble deciphering what is normal. From what I gather my total level is probably normal. Is my free test low? And if so, is it low enough that a doctor would do anything about it? I have an appointment with my urologist next week.
Those are my only results. I also go the comprehensive metabolic panel but I don’t think any of that info would be pertinent to my testosterone. I did skim a few of those articles but didn’t want to dive too deep into it if my numbers looked normal. I would say I don’t have any extreme symptoms but mostly just got this tested to make sure my one testicle was indeed working for 2!
No extra fat in my chest and shoulders, its mostly in the lower back area. Do you think just taking something like Alpha Male would boost it up? I have to get a blood draw next week for tumor markers so I might just ask if we can also test the stuff listed in the sticky.