I have been documenting every part of my journey here.
For the past 12 months, I have had labs drawn monthly. I have spent more on lab work than on the pellet insertions.
Although I have had other hormone imbalances, the biggest factor in my situation was sky high SHBG. I had HIGH testosterone before going on pellets, and the doctors opine that I was in the 3 or 4000 as a young man.
Will pellets, I start high, begin a tapered decrease until it is time to reinsert. I am currently experimenting with how long I can go between inserts, now that danazol has my SHBG under control.
To answer your question with numbers, my last insertion was October. I usually register >2000 a few weeks after an insertion. I skipped blood work in November. In December, T was at 1435. In January, T was at 1473 - yes, it increased. I have not had a February draw yet.