Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this forum and trying to get some answers. Please be patient with my story as I'm in dire need of help and direction.
I've been on TRT for 4yrs and up until 4mths ago I've been doing fairly well on my protocol. Some background before I go into my issues and concerns. I'm 49 yrs old and started TRT because my test was on the low end of the range. I was fatigued most of the time and had a low libido. Also my workouts lacked any drive or motivation which accounted for not great results. Since going on TRT protocol I definitely saw improvements in all areas I described above. I started on Test Cyp at 100ml a week with 250x2 HCG. My doc eventually put me on cream (I know not preferred by most ppl here) mainly due to his justification that the injection caused more inflammation to the prostate. I agreed and have been on cream the last two years. Has it been great, no, but it hasn't been that bad. My lifestyle in general is very active with business, family and what not, so due to the amount of stress I deal with on a regular basis I accounted my "not so great" days to this factors. Also having a child during this time that doesn't sleep through night really affected my sleep patterns. I would say that I have hit burnout phase at this point in my life and wondering if the issues I describe below account the problems I'm having.
To make a long story short, 3 mths ago my doc and I decided to go back to Test cyp mainly due to my labs results for Test/Free Test/Est being too low and the cream absorption being minimal at best. Also for convenience. Within the first week I notice energy improvement and libido increase but shortly after I started peeing like there was no tomorrow. Most days every hour or two. Prior to the urination issue I was like a camel going maybe 3-4x a day and drinking all the water I wanted. To add to this my PSA prior to this was getting up there but still within normal range (norm 1.5-4). It was at 3.7 but I had no symptoms of BPH. I basically went from 0-60 within 2 weeks of switching to Test Cyp injections. I went off the injections and back to the cream after a week of putting no test in my body. Doc wanted me to let the Test Cyp leave my body and see if the urination improved. Need less to say this was over 3mths ago and I'm still having frequent urination and now major agitation throughout my whole urinary tract and bladder. I've had several tests (blood work, antibiotics, ultrasounds, Cystoscopy, etc.) done to rule out UTI, Bladder issues or prostate concerns. Basically the urologist says that I have slight BHP and maybe prostatitis but can't account for irritation throughout my whole urinary system. I can even feel it into my intestines and lower abdomen on bad days. My PSA levels are still within normal (lat two readings 2.8 and 3.2). This issue is basically causing major issues in my daily life to point where I'm getting depressed not knowing if this will ever go away. To add to this, every time I do urinate or have a BM is feel completely drained. My hope is that someone can shed some light with some experience with my symptoms and point me in the right directon. At this point my doc wants me to do a 10-day round of antibiotics (Doxycycline 100mg) to rule out any other bacteria or virus. I have tried alternate medicine such Homeopathy. My Homeopath uses urine to read my system says that my body is in chronic burnout mode (use carbohydrate reading which anything under 3.5 is low and I'm at 2). Interesting enough I'm still pushing myself to workout and seeing dramatic improvement in strength but muscles can't hold glycogen and water therefore I can't get muscle growth. I system keeps flushing. One day I lost 8lbs of water just from peeing.
I know this is a lot of information without labs results atm to add but mainly I'm looking for anyone with any of these experiences to assist.
Please and thank you.