I am a 63yo and been doing T therapy for >10 years. Used C-PAP for sleep apnea since 1995. Normally do 17 insulin syringe units of 200 mg/ml cypionate EOD (so way less than 1 ml per week) and HCG 30 insulin syringe units EOD. Usually 1/4 of a 1 mg anastrozole EOD. For about a year, have had shortness of breath issues. COPD found recently. Wore cardio monitor for 3 weeks. Found intermittent atrial fibrilation. Also bradychardia at times during sleep, while other waking periods up to 150 BPM. Getting a monitor inserted into chest prior to capitulating to a pacemaker. Same day that I received this last bit of news, my labs came back from my primary care. He’s always been okay with high total testosterone and still is. I’m starting to wonder if there is a relationship between high T > worse sleep apnea > my heart issues. Either way, I’m taking steps to get my T down to max of 800. Labs below. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Result | Value | Range |
---|---|---|
TSH3 | <0.010 uIU/mL | |
FT3 | 4.10 pg/ml | normal |
Testosterone | 1319 NG/DL | High |
SHBG | 81.5 NMOL/L | High |
Calc Free testosterone | 178.0 PG/ML | Normal |
FT4 | .90 ng/dl | Normal |
|Metabolic panel|||
|Sodium|136 mmol/L|Normal|
|Potassium|4.3 mmol/L|Normal|
|Chloride|102 mmol/L|Normal|
|CO2|25 mmol/L|Normal|
|Anion Gap|9.0 mmol/L|Normal|
|Glucose|94 mg/dl|Normal|
|Calcium|9.9 mg/dl|Normal|
|BUN|11 mg/dl|Normal|
|Creatine|1.03 mg/dl|Normal|
|eGFR|78|Normal|
|Total Protein|7.2 g/dl|Normal|
|Albumin|4.1 g/dl|Normal|
|Globulin|3.1 g/dl|Normal|
|A/G Ratio|1.3 calc|Normal|
|Total Bilrubin w/ reflex|0.5 mg/dl|Normal|
|AST|31 IU/L|Normal|
|ALT|38 IU/L|Normal|
|Alk Phos|62 IU/L|Normal|
|Magnesium|1.9 mg/dl|Normal|
|Phosphorus|3.3 mg/dl|Normal|
|Estradiol|27.3 pg/ml|Normal|
|WBC|6.8 3/uL|Normal|
|RBC|5.12 6/uL|Normal|
|HGB|16.9 g/dl|Normal|
|HCT|49.20%|Normal|
|MCV|96.1 fl|HIGH|
|MCH|33.0 pg|HIGH|
|MCHC|34.3 g/dl|Normal|
|RDW-CV|12.70%|Normal|
|PLT|196.0 3u/L|Normal|
|MPV|9.2 fl|Normal|
|NEUT%|60.10%|Normal|
|LYMPH%|24.50%|Normal|
|EO%|1.20%|Normal|
|BASO%|0.60%|Normal|
|NEUT#|4.09 3/uL|Normal|
|IG%|0.70%|Normal|
|NRBC%|0.00%|Normal|
|IG#|0.05 3/uL%|Normal|
|NRBC#|0.00 3/uL|Normal|
|LYMPH#|1.67 3/uL|Normal|
|MONO#|0.88 3/uL|Normal|
|EO#|0.08 3/uL|Normal|
|BASO#|0.0 3/uL|Normal|