Hey guys, bit of a novel so I apologise in advance.
Cycle + PCT (first cycle)
Week 1-12: Test-E 500mg (2 x 250mg per week)
Week 1-12: Arimidex 0.25EOD
Week 1-14: HCG (2x 250iu per week)
Week 15-18: Nolvadex - 40/40/20/20
Week 15-18: Clomid - 100/100/50/50
The fourth week into my cycle I got some blood tests done. The majority of the results were fine but here are areas which the doc highlighted (in bold)
Liver function test
- Total Protein: 71 g/L (63-82)
- Albumin: 38 g/L (34-50)
- ALP: 68 U/L (20-120)
- Gamma-GT: 51 U/L (<45)
- ALT: 130 U/L (<40)
- Bilirubin Total: 8 umol/L (1-20)
Vitamin D (Centaur) ... 31 nmol/L ... (>50) - to resolve this I've started to take 1000iu of vitamin D3 a day (not a lot of sun where I'm from atm)
Sex hormones
- SHBG (Immilite): 24 nmol/L (13-71)
- Testosterone (M - Imm): >55.5 nmol/L (8-26)
- Cal. Free Testosterone: 1749 pmol/L (225-725)
In my discussion with the doc she said my liver was fine but my kidneys were the issue. There isn't anything in the paperwork that specifically references my kidneys though. I copied down exactly how the paperwork showed the results (above). She seems pretty concerned but I'm not sure what I can do to help it. Just some brief history about my diet/lifestyle:
- I never was a heavy drinker (last drink was on new years, before that it was ~July 2011)
- I don't use any recreational drugs
- I don't smoke
- My diet is very clean (can post up if need be)
- Main sources of protein are fish (~150-200gm) and isolate (~30-60gm)
- I drink plenty of water every day (5L+)
- I eat 150-200gm of red meat a day
- Protein consumption per day is 300-350gm, may go as high as 400gm if I'm up studying through-out the night (this is rare)
The doc basically said it is the test and/or my high protein diet that are the issue(s). Could there be any other factors that could be contributing to my kidney issue? What can I do to fix my problem?.
Any other comments and/or suggestions are very welcome.
Thanks guys