joetz, this is totally off topic, but a question I have been considering lately…
Do you like the weather in S. Florida? What is it like year round?
I have been having trouble with dry eyes and am thinking about moving to a warmer climate.
Who knows… then I may have to change my name to “florida”!! Ha!
Well, I’m originally from the north east like you and have been in south beach for almost 2 years. It’s wonderful to vacation here, but living here has its share of problems. Rude people, crime, terrible public transportation, horrible traffic, terrible job market, low salaries vs. cost of living, lousy customer service, and crappy restaurants are all things you have to deal with. You’ll also really need to know spanish to get around because English is the second language in miami. All of these things I didn’t know about before I came here because I just vacationed. Living here is a different story. Night life is great if that’s your thing…it’s not really mine
If you’re willing to put up with all the problems this area has, the weather is wonderful. June-august are terrible, but the rest of the year weather is amazing. Does the amazing weather make up for all the other problems Southeast FL has? I don’t think so, but some people living here absolutely love it.
Thanks a lot for the good response.
Why are you there then? why do you stay?
Well there are two reasons I am here
#1 The average Floridian is so brain dead and slow that even with terrible brain fog, we can run circles around them at just about any job. Maybe that’s why salaries here are half what the are in the north…people are half as productive so it all works out. If you are tired of the rat race and can find a job, then this might be the place for you. Just expect to make 25%-50% less than you are used to.
#2 I own property down here and it’s hard to be a land lord out of state.
There are days where I eat the sorriest excuse for pizza or chinese food you’ve ever seen and I really start to miss the north and then I remember how demanding work is up there and how bad my memory is and attention span is, and I decide to stay put.
Oh ok, thanks.
I was tested again and you can see the change as time has gone on. Some things are better and some things are worse.
What do you think is worse?
Looks like your % and overall Free T is low and SHBG highish which might be the cause. Is Crisler open to Danazol to lower SHBG? What did he say about your results?
im just curios why danazol? wouldnt any steroid accomplish the same thing,since shbg is controlled by the amount of androgens in your blood stream.basically higher androgens equal lower shbg.
I meant worse in terms of how I felt, not necessary how the numbers looked on the lab. Today was just a disaster for me. No libido whatsoever and I’m really disappointed because earlier in the month I was doing so much better.
This test was not done by crisler, it was done by another doctor, but I forwarded the results to crisler so he can look at it. I figure the more labwork crisler has, the better. I’ve got a telephone consult scheduled later on in the week. We’ll see what he says about the results and also what to do next.
joetz, what were the results of your phone consult with Crisler? Are you still taking DHEA? It looks like it might have raised your estradiol levels somewhat too.
I have a phone call with him scheduled on Tuesday. I have no idea what next. I have eliminated all non-sexual side effects, but my libido came crashing down like a house of cards the second week for the DHEA and now I’m starting to get moobs. I have no idea if I’m going to keep taking the DHEA forever and I’m not sure what we’re going to do to raise my free testosterone levels. I’ll find out soon, but I wish things would go faster.
jgoetz, to save a couple of minutes (or more) on the phone call, the doc that ordered my urinary steriod profile told me that the testosterone represented there is free testosterone (maybe includes albumin bound, but definitely not SHGB bound).
You have the urine test, run the three ratios of 5 alpha metabolites to 5 B metabolites and compare to the normal ranges indicated in the Chinese paper.
I was surprised to find out that with T ramped up to 700 ish on clomiphene that all my urinary metabolite ratios were at the very low end of the normal ranges indicated in the paper. Could be why I felt much better at 900 (aboe 270-830 normal physiological range). Will post a more detailed analysis of same when my adiol-G comes back . . . . .
One more comment, I have read where the total serum iron to iron binding capacity ratio for max libido/function is best at around 20%, you are at 35%.
Only way to lower it is to donate blood . . . . .
kazman
I have some more bloodwork and things are much more “normal” than they used to be. Does this mean I am gradually recovering? I hope so
Your Estradial is at high-normal range.
How do you feel?
I feel a little better than a year ago, but I am so far away from being recovered and have such l long way to go. I’ve been taking 500 mg of magnesium lately, one 250 mg in the morning and one 250 mg at night. I felt almost cured when I first started but the effects wore off. I’m also taking vitamin d. So far the supplements I have taken have helped but we’re talking maybe feeling 10% of what I used to be instead of zero.
I had a hunch estradial is high, that’s probably why my chest feels tender sometimes. My free testosterone is in the low end of the range and that probably isn’t doing me any favors either.
You probably should get your Andronstandiol Glucoride(check spellin) tested as well along with DHT.
If you up the Vit D you will find that your E is kept in better control. This has been true of myself and others. How much D are you taking?
