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LFH40
It's also pretty nuts that when I first went to the urologist BEFORE the endocrinologist, (this was the Doc who broke the news to me that I was 192 testosterone.) I had asked him if he was going to try to get my levels back into the 600s and he said, "Frankly, I'd be happy to get you in the 300s, let's not get ahead of ourselves." I then booked my appointment with the endo and she is supposed to be the best of the best and the most she would do is prescribe Androgel. This is the one who balked at the inquiry on HCG and whether or not it'd be used in her protocol.
I am so thrilled that I live somewhere in the country that I am going to be able to get the correct treatment and a current and modern protocol. There's no need to lose my testicles into a collagen sac, and have my moods elevated and crashing on a roller coaster. I'm also thrilled to be getting a regular FULL blood panel done in addition to the cutting edge treatment.
Guys, I'm dizzy so often, I can sleep 8 hours a night and wake up and not want to get out of bed. I'm pretty in shape for a 40 year old. Actually I'm told I'm pretty in shape for a 20 year old! I eat SUPER clean and work out every other day in the gym. It's not for lack of trying to keep my testosterone up, it's the pituitary tumor which killed my pituitary function. I'm normally super motivated, super active, and have a really good libido...how I miss those days. I long to get them back. I have the most trouble concentrating and getting sentences out. I forget things so often. I used to be called "elephant" by my best friend, because I remember things from when we were 6 years old and now I can't remember what I had for lunch.
I chalked all of this up to getting older and maybe having a 2 year old was just wearing me out. But when I really noticed something was terribly wrong was when I could not have normal sexual function with my wife. We were trying for another one and I just had such trouble with our relations that she thought it was her. I assured her that it wasn't and then that's when I told her I think something was wrong. I started the dr appointments and blood tests. This is where I started really spinning my wheels. I had the low t diagnoses, I had the MRI to verify that I had a non-functioning pituitary tumor, and I had two doctors who really didn't want to do anything but let me slather on some gel without regard for what else would happen. I was told I'd "learn to deal with it."
Can't wait to get the blood work back so I can get my appointment with the Dr. and get started on getting my life back. I'm so worn out, but the prospect of actually FEELING better again within the next few months really makes me want to forge ahead and keep going.