Blood work Q and Others

[VTliftVT]

23/M/198/10%

So for the past 9-10 months I have had a swollen puffy face. I have went to several doctors and had many tests run with only the latest shedding any light but none as to the source of my swollen face. I had finished a cycle containing tren , test prop, and masteron near the time when I awoke and my cheeks and face looked like a chip munk. It has since stayed puffy/swollen but not to the degree it was initially. My thyroid test show that I within the normal range but I am not sure if they ran an extensive blood work test on this. Any ideas about why this swelling will not go away or what could be causing it? I do know that since I have been off of the cycle for the past 4 months or so that when I drink alcohol i wake up more swollen. This is also the case if I over induldge in food. However, I do not believe it's related to carb/salt intake because in this time I have been carb free and low sodium to diet down and my face has stayed swollen. Any help appreciated.

IGF-1 = 222 ng/ml
Estradiol = 23 pg/ml
Estrogens, Total, Serum <50
DHEA Sulfate = 312
Prolactin = 9.4 ng/ml
LH = 2.3 mIU/mL
FSH = 4.4 mIU/mL
Free Test = 34L
Bio-available Test = 71.5L
Total Test = 242L
Sex Binding Globulin = 28 nmol/L
Albumin = 4.6 g/dL

As of right now I was prescribed 200mg Test Enth every 2 weeks. I have an appt for an MRI to look at my pituitary gland which apparently is not functioning properly.

Questions:
1) How will this dosage be for my situation? Will I actually gain some size on it with the appropriate diet (which I always follow) etc.

2) I have obviously messed my body up pretty bad. Would it be ill advised to run anything else steroid wise with the test enth?

Thanks for all of your help and advice.

[zaggahamma]

bump

[TBones]

I definatlely wouldn't run anything with it until you get it figuered out. 200mg every 2 weeks will be just enough to keep where you are at as far as test. You wont gain anymore than normal man with that dose. Especialy with your previous use.
I dont know about those cheeks though. Sorry.
Good luck.

TBone

[whiteowl]

think if you split it into 100 per week ....you will be suprised at how much better you're going to feel....my face swelled up and i posted a thread on this site...HRT...called
"fat face"....check it out there were great responses...i have followed the advice for about 3 weeks now and it looks like i lost 20 lbs ...

[TBones]

think if you split it into 100 per week ....you will be suprised at how much better you're going to feel....my face swelled up and i posted a thread on this site...HRT...called
"fat face"....check it out there were great responses...i have followed the advice for about 3 weeks now and it looks like i lost 20 lbs ...

Good advice...i wasnt even thinking about the fluctuation in levels.

[VTliftVT]

Thanks for the help guys. I currently am scheduling an MRI on my pituitary gland to get further insight there. I started TRT yesterday with my first shot at 100mg for the week and will repeat next week.

[Teegunn]

Are you running any anti e's?? Adex would be a good place to start. Might help with some of the bloat.

[VTliftVT]

I just started with the TRT literally not even a week ago. The swelling occured around 8-9 months ago and I literally woke up with an extremely swollen face. I went to bed at 4.5% bodyfat and a slim/trim face and woke up with swollen cheeks, eyes, ears, etc. Ever since then my face has been swollen to some extent and it seems to flair up a bit on occasion. At this point I am starting to wonder if the cause could be thyroid related. I have seen many different websites that state facial swelling and body soreness (to the soft fatty tissue) is thyroid related. I have only had one standard thyroid test and it came back normal. I am starting to wonder if it may be possible T3 is normal and T4 is low or vice versa and only one reading was made??? Any thoughts? Need more thyroid tests ran?

Here are the current results that I have:

TSH - 1.854
T3 - 92
T4P - 1.29 (not certain if this means its free T4 or what?)

Thanks again for all your help!