Bass's BW as of 11/21/2012

[bass]

Hey Guys, this is based on 6 weeks on the following protocol,

Test, 50 mgs twice a week SQ
AI, 0.25 mg one day after each injection
NO hCG ! just wanted to take a break.

Supplements,
Fish Oil
Saw Palmetto
DHEA
V. D3

RESULTS as of 11/21/2012, I bolded the important stuff.

CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 4.3 x10E3/uL 4.0-10.5
RBC 5.59 x10E6/uL 4.14-5.80 (very happy about this)
Hemoglobin 15.0 g/dL 12.6-17.7 (very happy about this)
Hematocrit 47.3 % 37.5-51.0 (very happy about this)
MCV 85 fL 79-97
MCH 26.8 pg 26.6-33.0
MCHC 31.7 g/dL 31.5-35.7
RDW 14.4 % 12.3-15.4
Platelets 167 x10E3/uL 140-415
Neutrophils 48 % 40-74
Lymphs 43 % 14-46
Monocytes 8 % 4-13
Eos 1 % 0-7
Basos 0 % 0-3
Neutrophils (Absolute) 2.1 x10E3/uL 1.8-7.8
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.8 x10E3/uL 0.7-4.5
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.3 x10E3/uL 0.1-1.0
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL 0.0-0.4
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0-0.2
Immature Granulocytes 0 % 0-2
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0-0.1

Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum 94 mg/dL 65-99
BUN 21 mg/dL 6-24
Creatinine, Serum 1.29 High mg/dL 0.76-1.27
eGFR If NonAfricn Am 63 mL/min/1.73 >59
eGFR If Africn Am 73 mL/min/1.73 >59
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 16 9-20
Sodium, Serum 137 mmol/L 134-144
Potassium, Serum 4.3 mmol/L 3.5-5.2
Chloride, Serum 100 mmol/L 97-108
Carbon Dioxide, Total 24 mmol/L 20-32
Calcium, Serum 9.2 mg/dL 8.7-10.2
Protein, Total, Serum 6.9 g/dL 6.0-8.5
Albumin, Serum 4.2 g/dL 3.5-5.5
Globulin, Total 2.7 g/dL 1.5-4.5
A/G Ratio 1.6 1.1-2.5 01
Bilirubin, Total 0.6 mg/dL 0.0-1.2
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 57 IU/L 25-150
AST (SGOT) 26 IU/L 0-40 (very happy about this)
ALT (SGPT) 22 IU/L 0-44 (very happy about this)

Lipid Panel
Cholesterol, Total 206 High mg/dL 100-199
Triglycerides 100 mg/dL 0-149
HDL Cholesterol 55 mg/dL >39
VLDL Cholesterol Cal 20 mg/dL 5-40 01
LDL Cholesterol Calc 131 High mg/dL 0-99

Thyroid Panel With TSH
TSH 1.970 uIU/mL 0.450-4.500 (not supplementing but still good so far!)
Thyroxine (T4) 7.3 ug/dL 4.5-12.0
T3 Uptake 37 % 24-39 01
Free Thyroxine Index 2.7 1.2-4.9

Testosterone,Free and Total
Testosterone , Serum 674 ng/dL 348-1197
Free Testosterone(Direct) 25.9 High pg/mL 7.2-24.0

Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S
T4,Free(Direct) 1.24 ng/dL 0.82-1.77

DHEA-Sulfate
DHEA-Sulfate 503.7 High ug/dL 44.3-331.0 (taking 2 capsules a day, will cut back to one capsule a day)

Prostate Specific Ag, Serum 1.0 ng/mL 0.0-4.0 (no abstaining! glad about this because last test with abstaining for 5 days was about the same or higher)

IGF-1
Insulin -Like Growth Factor I 229 High ng/mL 56-201

Estradiol, Sensitive
Estradiol, Sensitive 12 pg/mL 3-70 02 (way too low, this time i am for sure dropping AI altogether!)

Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum
Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 3.2 pg/mL 2.0-4.4

Sex Horm Binding Glob, Serum 14.2 Low nmol/L 19.3-76.4 01 (i don't like this, is there anything i can do to raise this, should i stop supplementing V. D3?)

Comments are welcomed.

[gbrice75]

You first!

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...83#post6274583

[HRTstudent]

What was your SHBG in the past?

Overall, things look really good. I believe you're pretty active (avatar) so I am figuring you probably worked out and that could very well be why your creatinine is elevated. Generally, it's advised not to workout for a couple days before some blood work. I make it easy and just avoid working out altogether. (lol, just joking)

Personally, I wouldn't drop the D3 until I knew the D3 levels. I would take things from there, but how much d3 do you take daily?

How are you feeling overall? How about compared to 6-8 weeks ago before you made changes (if you did)?

All in all, id be pretty happy with those numbers. Obviously you want that E2 a little higher and the DHEA could come down to be in range, but it seems like things are looking pretty damn good on paper.

[APIs]

Hey Bass looks good. Creatinine levels are fine. Most power sportsmen walk around with much higher levels than that. I tend to average in the 1.40's on every blood work. Just curious, how would you say your strength, recovery and ability to put on muscle compares to when you were at higher Test Cyp doses + the additional compounds that you were once on? I don't know if you cater your weight training to strength gains alone, but was curious.

[endo518]

The only thing that I know that raises SHGB is cytomel and I don't think stopping vit D-3 would have an effect on it whatsoever. I would keep taking it.

[J DIESEL3]

^^^^^^ Really I thought vit D3 lowers SHBG??

[kelkel]

Yes, D3 can lower SHBG. Cytomel will raise it but does anyone really want to take that route unless absolutely necessary?

Bass I think all looks good knowing your history and HRT pretty much nailed it. Question, why did you double up on the DHEA initially.

kel

[bass]

What was your SHBG in the past?

Overall, things look really good. I believe you're pretty active (avatar) so I am figuring you probably worked out and that could very well be why your creatinine is elevated. Generally, it's advised not to workout for a couple days before some blood work. I make it easy and just avoid working out altogether. (lol, just joking)

Personally, I wouldn't drop the D3 until I knew the D3 levels. I would take things from there, but how much d3 do you take daily?

How are you feeling overall? How about compared to 6-8 weeks ago before you made changes (if you did)?

All in all, id be pretty happy with those numbers. Obviously you want that E2 a little higher and the DHEA could come down to be in range, but it seems like things are looking pretty damn good on paper.

thanks HRT! yes my creatinine always been high, even higher before TRT, and my GFR was always less than 60 but after TRT its always been above 60, so all in all TRT helped my kidney function. yes you are correct, workout almost daily and take a minimum of 1 mg protein per oner pound of body weight. i am feeling the same really, i don't notice much difference with higher levels except for my hormones all go out of whack with higher levels. as for vit. D i take 10,000 ius daily, and my levels hover at about 85-90 on scale of 30-100.

Hey Bass looks good. Creatinine levels are fine. Most power sportsmen walk around with much higher levels than that. I tend to average in the 1.40's on every blood work. Just curious, how would you say your strength, recovery and ability to put on muscle compares to when you were at higher Test Cyp doses + the additional compounds that you were once on? I don't know if you cater your weight training to strength gains alone, but was curious.

Thank you API, yes as i mentioned above my kidney in fact is much healthier with TRT than before TRT, so i am not worry about it at all. when i went to a kidney specialist he took one look at me and said you're too muscular, thats why your creatinine is high, he also said that based on my GFR being a little low my kidneys are about 80% functional and i have nothing to worry about. strength is the same, recovery however takes a little longer, on higher dose i recover the next day, with lower about 2-3 days! of course other compounds had their benefits for muscle growth, strength and recovery but they made me feel like shit! so i am happy that i found my sweet spot.

The only thing that I know that raises SHGB is cytomel and I don't think stopping vit D-3 would have an effect on it whatsoever. I would keep taking it.

thanks for that info Endo, i will do some research.

Yes, D3 can lower SHBG. Cytomel will raise it but does anyone really want to take that route unless absolutely necessary?

Bass I think all looks good knowing your history and HRT pretty much nailed it. Question, why did you double up on the DHEA initially.

kel

Thank you Kel, on the bottle it says take 1 to 2 capsules a day, so i took the higher dose since my DHEA was in the tank. but now i'll back off and take one ed. LEF stuff is real, my BW proves it. thank you GDevine for recommending it!

thanks again everyone one for chiming in.