
Originally Posted by
harorider
54 Years Old. On TRT for 12 years at 150MG per week split into two doses Monday/Friday. Hematocrit, RBC & Hemoglobin have always been high so I donate blood at Red Cross every 60 days.
My endo retired and in came a new doctor. The first time he saw my blood work he said No, we are not putting up with this, got to get the Hematocrit, RBC & Hemoglobin down.
He took me off Test completely. That was exactly one month ago. My Test levels went down from 669 to 24 but not much changed with the Hematocrit, RBC & Hemoglobin. I donated blood 3 days before lab work. Now doctor says he's keeping me off for another month and gave lab orders for blood removal at hospital then test. Doc states he wants to get Hemoglobin below 50 then add Test back at lower dose. Does this sound like sound advice? Thanks for any input. See labs attached:
On Test:
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.77 H 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 20.9 H 13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 60.7 H
One month off Test:
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.40 H 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 19.6 H 13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 56.7 H 38.5-50.0 %