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> What are the exact symptoms you are trying to fix? Clearly, your
> testosterone
> levels are abnormally low. But I am still not understanding what you are
> trying to accomplish medically.
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> Wanderer
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I have a number of symptoms that relate to a number of problems
that seem to relate mainly to a malfunction in the pituitary control
system. Medically I have low out of range T, LH, FSH, and IGF1.
I have low normal cortisol and thyroid. My symptoms are low
upper body strength, being able to produce 1/2 the power of a
healthy human, abdominal fat, low body temperature, and poor
blood circulation. These symptoms are not a result of bad life
style decisions. I am hoping to find a doctor who is good enough
at diagnosing my condition to recommend something that will help.
On an unrelated subject for the last 9 months I had a very
uncomfortable arm with a number of symptoms. Internet
research lead me to think it was a torn rotator cuff. I went
to a number of doctors where it was diagnosed as bursitis,
lack of exercise, tendonitis, malingering, carpal tunnel syndrome,
etc. A doctor took an x-ray and said calcification of the tendons.
I took that x-ray to an orthopedic surgeon and he said bone spur.
I said fine, lets remove it. He said the other symptoms I had
were not related and sent me to a neurologist who found very
minor carpal tunnel and had no idea of any of the other symptoms.
The ortho operated and found a rotator cuff tear that did not
show on the MRI. He sewed it up, removed a large spur, and
all the other symptoms went away.
Medically I am hoping to find a common thread to my symptoms.
I also think that some may find it informative that having low T
does not necessarily mean impotence. Others may be interested
in my disappointing trail of Testim.
I can understand how having impotence can effect your life
style. Let me tell how one of my symptoms effects my life style.
I enjoy being outdoors and hiking. I have a power curve that
is flat and I am able to produce only half the normal horsepower
for short time periods. After about 3 hours a normal person
has slowed down so that we are producing the same power.
As a result of this I am unable to keep up with them. This
means that usually I hike alone, which is not the best idea on
10 mile treks. As an example there is a steep trail near here.
One small section is 660 feet long with 250 feet elevation gain.
This is a 38% grade. At 90% of my maximum heart rate it takes
me 10 minutes to climb this hill, my friend did it in 4.25 minutes.
He is a few years older than me. I am 65, I am not obsessed
about power, I would just like to be able to keep up the
60 to 80 year olds who do interesting group hikes.
Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
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