Thread: Newbie looking for advice
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01-03-2013, 02:52 AM #1New Member
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Newbie looking for advice
hello all and happy new year.
By way of introduction I am male, aged 63. British in UK.
Height 1.80m weight 89 kgs. Med build (waist 40") BMI approx 27.
Not now a fit person by any means
Have a heart condition, called Atrial Fibrillation, for which I take a daily beta blocker (bisoprolol), warfarin, statin, and ramipril.
This does not stop the fibrillation but does keep heart rate down to normal levels.
I have also had a couple of heart stents fitted 6 years ago, so poss a bit of blockage going on.
Other than that I am pretty normal, albeit a bit overweight.
I realise that the above conditions as well as my age can cause tiredness, but over the last couple of years I have noticed a real drop in my muscle
strength and at the same time muscle from my arms and legs has been lost leaving, presume related. I have almost permanent brain fog, no libido, no erections. I also have (osteopenia) early onset osteoporosis, bone density scan done in 2011.
I guess I generally feel OK, but not sure what OK really is any more.
As a consequence of these symptoms a year ago whilst on holiday in europe I had a testosterone /estrogen (e2) test done privately. The results of that was Total test=3.0ng/ml and estrogen was 29.59pg/ml
When back in UK I mentioned it to GP who dismissed it as being OK, regardless of symptoms.
Now back in europe for a while again I have again had a testosterone blood test done, this time I had a free testosterone test done as well.
So now a year after the first my results were: Total test = 2.88ng/ml
Free test = 3.20pg/ml
At the same time I had a PSA done which was 1.4, just as a marker (incidently it was 0.50 back in 2007)
Following on from the recent bloods I have added a FSH, LH and Estrogen (e2) test, for which I am now waiting the results. (next monday)
My questions would be at this stage, is there anything else I should be looking for? I guess I am trying to arm myself with all of the information I might need when talking to my GP back in UK when I return there in April.
Thanks for any advice
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01-03-2013, 06:32 AM #2New Member
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just received extra blood tests:
FSH = 11.80 mUI/ml..........lab range 1.40 - 18.00
LH = 4.20 mUI/ml..........lab range 1.50- 9.30
Total Estradiol(e2) = 32.51 pg/ml...........lab range 0- 41.00
These all appear to be in range of lab used.
What would be anyones advice regarding what to do next?
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