Hey thanks for taking the time. I am a male, 31, 600, 195. After feeling like hell for the past couple years I decided to have my Testosterone checked after a buddy of mine had the same symptoms and was put on Testosterone. Sure enough my levels came back low (see results below). Doc had my levels checked twice prior to placing me on Testim 1%. I have been on testim for just about 7 weeks now and I feel great. Doc just had me get blood drawn again and tested. Below are my "before testim" blood results and my "After testim for 7 weeks results." the "before" results show everything within range except for my T levels which were low. The "After" results show an increase in T levels but also an increase in Hematocrit and an increase in Absolute Neutrophils making both of these above the normal range. I have read the forums that the more experienced posters have posted about these tests and I now understand what they are but I am still wondering if the Testim gel that I am applying everyday would make these tests high. Thanks in advance for your time.

Before Testim

CHOLESTEROL TOTAL 125-200 187
HDL CHOLESTEROL >OR=40 48
TRIGLYCERIDES <150 66
LDL CHOLESTEROL <130 126
CHOL/HDLC RATIO <OR=5.0 3.9
NON HDL CHOL 139
GLUCOSE 65-99 88
UREA NITROGEN 7-25 17
CREATININE .60-1.35 .99
SODIUM 135-146 138
POTASSIUM 3.5-5.3 4.3
CHLORIDE 98-110 102
CARBON DIOXIDE 19-30 25
CALCIUM 8.6-10.3 9.7
PROTEIN TOTAL 6.1-8.1 7.6
ALBUMIN 3.6-5.1 4.8
GLOBULIN 1.9-3.7 2.8
ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN 1.0-2.5 1.7
BILIRUBIN TOTAL 0.2-1.2 0.8
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 40-115 74
AST 10-40 19
ALT 9-60 22
TSH .40-4.50 1.44
T4 TOTAL 4.5-12.0 8.5
T3 TOTAL 76-181 97
WHITE BLOOD CELL 3.8-10.8 9.2
RBC 4.20-5.80 4.97
HEMOGLOBIN 13.2-17.1 15.4
HEMATOCRIT 38.5-50.0 45.0
MCV 80-100 90.6
MCHC 32-36 34.2
RDW 11-15 13.5
PLATELET **** 140-400 235
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 1500-7800 6164
TESTOSTERONE TOTAL 241-827 217

AFTER TESTIM FOR 7 WEEKS EVERYTHING STILL WITHIN NORMAL RANGE EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING

ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 1500-1700 8640
HEMATOCRIT 38.5-50 50.2

MY NEW TESTOSTERONE LEVEL IS 241-827 512 **

The gel is definitely working on raising my levels but is it also raising the Absolute Neutrophils and Hematocrit? Are these thing I need to be concerned with? Thank you