Originally Posted by
zjrog
After I broke my back, we were told my T was low. At the time I just didn't think about. But now I am concerned. Hope to get in to see my doc fairly soon and discuss it. My recovery has been good, but if there is any way to improve things, I'm all for it.
I had decided to see my GP doc for other things and asked about my low T diagnosis. She scheduled me for a physical and blood work. Blood work came back with great numbers overall. Blood sugar, kidney and liver functions were middle of the road. Bad cholesterol is in range but getting to the higher side. Good cholesterol is high, giving me a 206 score. Now the T. A normal male is 241-827. When I left the hospital, I was at THREE! Six months later I'm at 153, and my doc wants to retest in 3 months before considering further options. The blood work she had on me 18 months ago didn't check T.
My body and blood chemistry were completely all over place after my trauma. I'm surprised that as low as my T was, nobody followed up on it. It was my rehab doc that told us that, and I've seen him a few times since. On the other hand, my GP ran down the list of symptoms, and I had none. She did joke that if my T was higher I might have pushed my recovery and would be more likely to hurt myself. But she does want to see it higher, regardless.
I see way too many doctors...