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I’m 34 and my initial attempt at a var only cycle (first cycle) last year ended in failure. My third week in I caught a horrible flu that kept me in bed for almost three days. My food and water intake dropped to almost nothing and what I did manage to take in didn’t stay down (except for my var dose which I kept taking). I developed a pain in my left kidney, serious intestinal pressure, and blood in my urine so I aborted the cycle. My Dr, who knows next to nothing about AAS, gave me some antibiotics and things cleared up in a few days.
I want to give var another try because I feel the resultant health issues were related to my actions while sick (felt great up to that point), however, I would like to get some baseline results before attempting this again just in case there is an underlying health issue. A local lab offers the two profiles listed below for approximately $200 (I don’t have insurance) and it seems to cover the majority of tests anyone interested in running a cycle would be interested in. Because I’m paying for this myself a balance between cost and benefit is necessary. I realize a $1000 worth of tests may yield greater insight, but if $200 can keep me reasonably informed I need to opt for that route.
Am I leaving any important tests out?
Should I add any other tests because of the previous issue?
Total Chemistry Profile
Lipid Panel Includes Cholesterol, Total, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL, CBC(red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematrocit, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, Platelets, Polys, Lymphs, Monocytes, EOS, BASOS, POLYS(Absolute), Lymphs (Absolute), Monocytes (Absolute), EOS(Absolute Value), BASO (Absolute). Complete Metabolic Panel: Glucose, BUN/creatinine Ratio, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Carbon Dioxide Total, Calcium, Protein Total, Albumin, Globulin, A/G Ratio, Bilirubin Total, Alkaline Phosphatase, AST (SGOT), ALT(SGPT).
Testosterone
Free testosterone (direct) and total serum, testosterone Free/total/direct.
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