hey all. Well, here's the deal. I'm 36 years old, 5'11" and currently 320lbs. My story goes like this: I used to have no problem building muscle, it always came easy to me, but I've always had a little problem keeping the fat off. I figured just getting older and what not was the main reason for this. About 2 years ago I was really busting my butt in the gym (not overtraining but going hard), eating pretty well/clean, watching calories in, mixing in good cardio with free weights, on top of my very physical job (journeyman millwright), and I was lucky to lose 10 lbs, and my muscle gains were a shadow of what they once were. I went to my family doctor and mentioned all of this on top of symptoms like: constant achy joints, lack of energy, drop in sex drive, depression, etc. She ordered a blood test, and I came in at 273 for testosterone... her little sheet said that I was within the "normal" range of 260-1080, and offered no help at all. Flash forward to the last 7 months... I was in a severe motorcycle accident Aug 1st of 2012, and my leg was almost severed. I am just now starting to walk again, but it has been a very long road. I obviously expected some fat gain/muscle loss from atrophy, but what happened has been a nightmare for my body. I was 260 when I hit the trauma ward, and had decent muscle mass, and now I am 320lbs of quivering jello. My BP went up, my resting heart rate is ridiculous... all in all a living hell for a formerly active person. I have been doing my physical therapy for months, with little muscle gains, everything seems to be in slow motion. I contacted my urologist, and he ordered another blood test. I came in at a staggeringly low 163 for testosterone (before you ask, this is all the info I have from the blood work) He prescribed Androgel 1.62% at 2 pumps per day, which I just started today. I am joining this site, to try and get a good foothold on information from what seems to be some very well versed people. I will most likely be posting questions in the appropriate forums soon. I truly hope that I can at least get back to a normal range and stay there. Obviously my T has been in a decline for years, so I'm pretty sure I'll be on this for life. I'll be lurking the forums looking for answers before I start asking questions. Nice to be here.
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