Originally Posted by billydonn (Post 13708220)

I can't find the post that was on here awhile back on testosterone patches but, inspired by that discussion, I had my doc test me for low T at my annual checkup last week. Did not expect to have it, but heck I'm training fairly hard and want to be sure. Well, I got a phone message from the doc tonight that everything checks fine EXCEPT that I have low testosterone. I'm supposed to give him a call.

Any advice/experience?

Oh yeah... my colonoscopy is set for Jan 27th. :(

Originally Posted by JanMM (Post 13709670)

A colonoscopy offers a good opportunity for a digital prostate exam. According to this study, that often does not happen. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695146/

Might want to put a bug in the ear of the gastroenterologist beforehand.

Originally Posted by billydonn (Post 13710354)

Or maybe I'll just recover better from a hard bike ride!

Originally Posted by CbadRider (Post 13710341)

I have a friend who was diagnosed with low testosterone and he opted to get an injection every few weeks instead of using a patch. He did notice that his athletic ability increased after he started the treatments.

I just had my colonoscopy last week. The prep is not fun but it's not that bad, either.

Originally Posted by BlazingPedals (Post 13710586)

That's what I noticed most.

I don't have to worry about the UCI; my bike isn't a bike.

Originally Posted by Phil85207 (Post 13712282)

I get a "T" shot once a month with vitamin B12. I can tell you it has made a hugh difference in my ridding and my general outlook too. I am not sure sure once a month is often enough and will talk to him about it on the next visit. I can feel myself lag at about three weeks. Good luck

Originally Posted by TomD77 (Post 13711655)

Has anyone read Dave Barry's description of the laxative used as prep for a colostomy? References are made to space shuttle launches though, personally, I think the references are silly. I doubt that you could achieve a velocity much past 200 meters per second as a result of the laxative, much less escape velocity.

Originally Posted by CbadRider (Post 13710341)

he opted to get an injection every few weeks instead of using a patch.

Originally Posted by Closed Office (Post 13713268)

I think the injections are given in the rear end, and I always wondered about that. If a person is bicycling some days an not bicycling others, wouldn't the absorbed dose be about 100 times greater on the bicycling days? The muscles might be flexed thousands of times.

Or can the injections be given in muscles that aren't used for bicycling, like the triceps?

Originally Posted by ChargerDawg (Post 13713458)

"ABOUT THE WRITER: Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist for the Miami Herald.

Colonoscopy Journal:

I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy.

A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis."

http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/02/1...-my-colon.html

Originally Posted by billydonn (Post 13717805)

I did get my one month stash of Testim gel today. Paid about $60 after insurance and copay discount card was applied. Tonight I'm having a strange urge to buy some guns and go hunting. :lol: