well, as I said we took a whole bunch of tests… Im on armour for now, been on it 2 days…havent really noticed anything, but Im assuming 2 days isnt much to go on… Hes going to evaluate more once we get all the tests back ya know?
Worked out today, and it appears that Ive gotten better response from my muscles… They weren’t as tired, and I got way better pumps during my workout. Also my penis feels more comfortable in general, haven’t had any numbness issues, but I have had weird testicular pain for maybe 10 seconds during the night time twice… Idk what to make of that though, probably nothing… Stupidly I forgot to mention to my doctor my symptoms of yellowish semen and high white blood cell count… Hes suppose to call me later this week when my blood tests come in so I will mention it to him then. I believe it might be some type of prostate issue, but I dont have much pain in my prostate, maybe just once in a great while Ill feel a little burning sensation while orgasming but thats not to often. Also, idk if this has to do with anything, but a lot of times when I try to masturbate I often have to pee right when I start, so that kind of puzzles me as well. anywho, that is all for now…
Feel like shit today, although I had to wake up at 630AM, something I rarely have to do. I had a very vivid dream last night, but have had a discomfort in my penis weird leg pain. The pain is very mild, but its odd for me. I still haven’t had a morning erection since starting t3, I’m thinking it might not be the route to go. Perhaps my adrenals are damaged, and need repair. Still waiting on all those tests I took. I emailed my doctor yesterday and told him about possible prostate inflammation Ive had and high white blood cell count. He suggested going on Levaquin for 10 days to clear up any infection. I’m looking into this now…
I can definitely say for certain that I’m starting to see some benefits now. The past 4 days my erections have been much much stronger and more full and they actually stay hard for a while after I ejaculate. Ive never had 4 days in a row of high quality erections, so I think im on the right path.
Toadstool,
Did he even run a test on your prostate before suggesting Levaquin?
I was curious about Levaquin, so I did a quick search. It turns out there is a lawsuit out right now on that med. It can cause tendon damage and tendonitis, which has left many users permanently disabled after taking the drug. The permanently disabled thing would scare me.
aboutlawsuits.com/levaquin-1119/
Do keep us updated, with whatever you decide to do.
about that, I had done research on it as well, and I decided not to take it. I took Bactrim instead for a 7 days. Just finished taking it yesterday. I don’t think its the route cause of why my erections have improved, I belive its the Armour. He did not do any exam on my prostate, I had told him about my yellow semen, and I said it could be a possibility I have an infection, which now I dont think I ever did, but It didn’t hurt me to try it though you know?
Okay, so I got my new tests back, and first off I would just like to say that these tests were taken at 3pm… Idk why but he wanted me to take blood right there in his office. Obviously if they were taken between 7-9 the tests might be higher or different. idk.
Free T - 15 (9-30) I would assume this is low?
Total T- 468 (240-950) This is lower, then the first time i took it…
TSH - 3.97 (0.34-5.60) still bad
Vit D- 31.2 (30-100) low… He suggested taking 1,000 iu daily
DHEA sulfate-327 (24-690) is this good?
FSH- 1.3 (1.3-19.3) bad
insulin-Like growth facts- 230 (116-341) idk?
LH- 2.4 (1.2-8.6) bad
Prolactin 6.7 (1.4-24.2) This one here is weird, bc the first time I tested prolactin it was high… now its in range.
total psa screen 1.1 (0.0-4.0) good
T3 Free- 3.19 (2.30-3.90) normal high?
T4 Free- 1.13 (.58-1.64) normal?
well I’m back to my current shitty state. Not that things were that much better, but I could at least stay hard. I’m truly sold on the fact that I believe its alcohol related. About a week ago I was feeling decent, so I decided to go out on Friday and have a couple beers with some friends. Sure enough 2 beers turned into 5 or 6, and the next day things just weren’t the same. Idk why I keep doing dumb shit like that. It haven’t had a good week like that in over 7 months, and it seems like every time I do I always fuck it up with drinking, so from now on i’m not going to drink a drop of alcohol till I get this thing really under control. I’m still waiting on my cortisol test results. I know there going to come back bad, but the lab is taking forever. So i’m going to have to address those then figure out what the thyroid is doing once adrenals are fixed… my problems are pretty obvious through blood tests, so I still think im in pretty decent shape as far as being curable… Happy Holidays!
Okay guys, I finally got my results for cortisol and neurotransmitters.
Adrenal Test:
4 (7-10) 9am
1.2 (3-6) 12:30pm
1.2 (2-4) 4:55 pm
1.0 ( <1.5) 10:15pm
As you can see… These results are horrible. My adrenals are severely fatigued.
Neurotransmitters:
Epinephrine: 14.6 (7-12) elevated
Norepinephrine: 41.0 (30-46) Elevated
Dopamine: 213.9 (115-175) high
Serotonin: 138.6 (120-185) low?
Gaba: 8.8 (4.7-7.0) elevated
Creatinine: 62.1 (28-259)way low
My docs response:
Adrenal is quite fatigued, and that I should take cortef 10mg, 1qam and 1/2 tab between 1 and 3 pm.
what do you guys think?
Regarding your generally low adrenal output, time to start eating the best grade of licorice you can find (free of HFCS/corn syrup), and supplementing vitamin B5. You also want to avoid lengthy cardio workouts which will stress your adrenals.
Also, welcome to the low FSH club. Becoming another very common marker amongst us.
I generally don’t do cardio. I only lift heavy weights. I’m going to cut it down to 2 days a week once I start HC.
So ive been on HC for a week now, and im getting a funky feeling, and I believe that feeling is low blood pressure. So im gong to add Flurinef tomorrow (1/4 of a pill) and hopefully that should clear up that weird feeling that I have. My erections have been improve since on HC. They are rock hard, no libido yet, but I suspect once I add thyroid to the mix I should be in the clear (hopefully). I finally feel like I have found what has worked for me. I’m at least getting close. Its now just a matter of getting my electrolytes in order. I have to test all of those to see which are low and such… Again, I urge all of you to get your thyroid and cortisol levels checked.
Adios.
Hi friend:
That is great news!! I know your medication will work out! Thank you for the tip, I am going to try to locate a doctor tomorrow in the same department as you! We are all in this together and I know we will make it!!! Talk to you later man!!