Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi, Mark- In terms of T levels, great. T & free T are both high, over range. E2 may be low, which may be why my energy is in the toilet, or it might be something else. I was feeling great in April-May, but relapsed into heavy CFS-like symptoms. I may have overdone things, I took a long, 3-hour walk the day before things went downhill. Typical of CFS, but T level had dropped to under 200. Your NEs are a good sign, and I think you'll enjoy physical improvements before long. Take a tip from me: if you feel great, don't overdo things. Best, Bruce > How is your new shot regimen working? > > Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Bruce, That's the trick, isn't it? When you feel better you want to do more, but doing more can make you feel worse. Classic catch-22, I suppose. Mark > > Your NEs are a good sign, and I think you'll enjoy physical > improvements before long. Take a tip from me: if you feel great, > don't overdo things. > > Best, > Bruce > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hi Henk, A high prolactin level may be a sign of a prolactin-excreting pituitary tumor. Normal prolactin levels don't exclude the need for an MRI. As Phil posted, low T, LH & FSH levels indicate pituitary problems and an MRI should be done if only to rule out a tumor. A newcomer here once wrote: " So you're telling me I might have brain cancer? " Relax. If found, pituitary tumors are usually benign and treatable. They're rare, but should be ruled out. Best, Bruce > > Bruce, > > From the blood work what would indicate that a pituitary MRI is nedded? > > -Henk > > > >From: " Bruce " <bruceharvey@d...> > >should include: total T, free T, estradiol (E2), SHBG, LH, FSH, prolactin, > >DHEA (or DHEA-S), > >IGF-I, TSH & PSA. Depending on those results, a pituitary MRI might be > >needed. Long-term > >low testosterone can cause osteoporosis so a DEXA (bone density scan) might > >be needed. -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hi Bruce May I add to your excellent advice? Re: The quote about brain cancer. I have no training in anatomy but my understanding is that the Pituitary is NOT considered part of the brain but a pea-sized organ between the roof of the mouth and under the main brain. Whereas the Hypothalamus and Thalamus are considered as apart of the brain. This is not to be dismissive of any tumour but .... I think reading the recent postings I get a feeling many new visitors here seem to feel if they have certain symptoms and their testosterone is low then TRT and even other supplements should be started immediately without further tests to rule out other serious illness. So often if one starts some treatment it makes it very difficult if not impossible to sort out what the problem really is: Do you agree? touched on this yesterday when she spoke of her husband and the many different symptoms and trying other things (such as diet) before her husband would try something for high E2 (which I agree with). In many ways my GP was guilty of this. I discovered I had tachycardia (pulse constantly over 100bpm) and high blood pressure which he eventually treated with Beta-blockers. However, at the same time I reported the tachycardia I reported I thought I had low calcium and vitamin D. After weeks of beta blockers it was confirmed both Calcium and Vitamin D were deficient not just low. However, low calcium can cause high blood pressure and also alter the Parathyroid with yet further unpleasant symptoms. If he had conducted more widely based blood testing at the beginning it just may have been unnecessary for say the beta blockers! Sorry it's nearly 3AM and I am digressing _________________________________________ Randle _________________________________________ Re: bruce.. > > > Hi Henk, > > A high prolactin level may be a sign of a prolactin-excreting pituitary > tumor. Normal > prolactin levels don't exclude the need for an MRI. As Phil posted, low T, > LH & FSH levels > indicate pituitary problems and an MRI should be done if only to rule out > a tumor. > > A newcomer here once wrote: " So you're telling me I might have brain > cancer? " Relax. If > found, pituitary tumors are usually benign and treatable. They're rare, > but should be ruled > out. > > Best, > Bruce > > > >> >> Bruce, >> >> From the blood work what would indicate that a pituitary MRI is nedded? >> >> -Henk >> >> >> >From: " Bruce " <bruceharvey@d...> >> >should include: total T, free T, estradiol (E2), SHBG, LH, FSH, >> >prolactin, >> >DHEA (or DHEA-S), >> >IGF-I, TSH & PSA. Depending on those results, a pituitary MRI might be >> >needed. Long-term >> >low testosterone can cause osteoporosis so a DEXA (bone density scan) >> >might >> >be needed. > -------- > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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