Questions for a beginner

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My husband has Stage 4 Transitional Cell Carcinoma

We have mentioned LDN to his Dr in the past and she put the paper I

copied about it in his file but no response. I did not push it and let

him continue Chemo. Now he has had 8 rounds of Chemo and is on a break.

If she will not write a prescription..where do I get it?

How much to take? How often?

Any information I need please.

Thanks,

Ginger

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My husband has Stage 4 Transitional Cell CarcinomaWe have mentioned LDN to his Dr in the past and she put the paper I copied about it in his file but no response. I did not push it and let him continue Chemo. Now he has had 8 rounds of Chemo and is on a break.If she will not write a prescription..where do I get it?How much to take? How often? Any information I need please.Thanks,Ginger

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Hi Josh and Welcome,

Being a vegetarian I can't say if this is why your levels are low. I do know a

lot of younger men have this problem due to poor diet some of the are into

working out and read this crap about % of body fat and eat wrong to get it down

so they look more cut. Doing this they end up sick with low testosterone and

Adrenal Fatigue.

In the files section here at the home page on the left side we have a file of

Dr. 's Steroid Pathway.pdf go open it and see how your hormones are made

starting from Cholesterol going into Pregnenolone then DHEA, Androstenrdion then

Testosterone. What I am saying is you need good Cholesterol to have good

hormones.

Can you post your labs the Dr. did with the units and ranges Free T being low

with out testing Total T is ot a good mesure. Free T is about 1 to 2 % of all

the T in your body. It's good your not on TRT you need to find out why your

low.

As for ED I have found in most men if they don't have a health problem with

there penis it's high Estradiol levels do you eat a lot of SOY is so this can

also lower your T levels. SOY looks to the brain like it's Estradiol and the

brain in men can't tell the diff. between Estradiol and Testosterone so when it

sees high levels of Estradiol it thinks it's testosterone and slows down sending

the LH and FSH message to your testis to make more Testosterone. SOY has a

marker in it that is none working but looks to your brain like it's Estradiol.

Men that drink a lot of SOY Milk and eat a lot of it can have this problem from

the SOY.

Also high levels of Estradiol or the SOY marker will kill your sex life. The

first thing that stops is your involuntary nocturnal erections that appear

during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. Do you have them if not have your

Estradiol levels checked.

Anxiety can be from high Levels of Estradiol for me this gives me Panic Attacks

in the middle of the night.

I see your short on money but this can be a big problem and shorten your life.

You need to see a Dr. have testing find out why your low in some men fixing the

problem there Testosterone levels come back up on there own. Going on TRT is

for life if you can test your Estradiol levels there is a supplement you can

take that will lower this. If you eat a lot of SOY stopping this can fix this

problem but not over night.

In this link are labs I tell men they need there are a lot of them and they all

are needed. Some Dr.'s start with the basic ones and add more as they see a

treand.

http://forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=5 & t=7059

Here is a good link that will teach you about low T in men.

http://www.griffinmedical.com/male_hormone_modulation_therapy.html

This link is full of good info.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450553

If you can get a copy of the labs this Dr. did and post them.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: <lewis_harding27@...>

> Subject: Questions for a beginner

>

> Date: Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:05 AM

> Hi everyone, thanks for this group.

>

> Basically, I saw a doctor about a month ago and he told me

> my " free " T level was low, really low, like the level of a

> 70 year old man or so.  Maybe a bit younger, but it

> wasn't younger than 60 when I looked it up.  I'm 29 by

> the way.

>

> I was really concerned.  I didn't have the stem or

> root test, or whatever it was called, because that would

> have cost me nearly $100 or so, if I remember

> correctly.  Even so, I don't see how that T level could

> be normal.  I'm in fairly good shape (like 5'11 " and

> about 150, so I'm definitely on the skinny side), and have

> no previous health issues that I know of.  I have been

> a vegetarian for about 15 years, and do have a slight

> vascularity on one testicle (and have been wearing tighty

> whiteys my entire life, which I changed two days ago.)

>

> The reason I saw the doctor was because I was concerned

> about erectile dysfunction.  I had gotten a girlfriend

> (the first time in nearly a year or so), and our first two

> times were not particularly successful.  I wanted to

> nip the problem in the bud, so I got viagra.  ...I

> didn't have time to waste.  I'd be seeing my new

> girlfriend the next day.

>

> Anyway, the viagra worked well (I eventually ordered 60

> pills offline), but it led to its own problems.  I

> think I eventually became a bit psychologically dependent

> upon it.  I want to get to the point where I no longer

> need it, and I have a very strong suspicion my T level is

> the problem.

>

> Basically, I look a good bit younger than I am.  I'm

> 29 and I look 24 or so.  No real hair on my

> chest.  I've been a vegetarian since 15, so maybe that

> has something to do with it (no plans on eating meat.) 

> I've also been having a bit of social anxiety, and was

> wondering/hoping if testosterone might help me with that.

>

> Anyway, I was wondering if the people here could give me

> some help.  I agree a doctor would be good, but I don't

> really have the money right now, and I'm betting a lot of

> the official treatments would cost a lot of money. 

> Also, I don't really see what the draw backs could be. 

> Testosterone is a natural chemical, and it seems a lot

> better to try something like that than Paxil or whatever.

>

> So, where can you order this stuff?  I want the real

> thing, and I heard that natural supplements don't really

> work as well.  Are there any things that work better

> than others?  Major side-effects?  Good places to

> order from, (I'm very nervous about this)?  Gels vs.

> injections?  Do people think about my story as showing

> signs of low T, (by the way, erection quality was not too

> great, that's why I got the viagra in the first place)?

>

> Thanks so much.

>

> Josh

>

>

>

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>

>

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In a message dated 5/7/2010 6:41:04 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

lewis_harding27@... writes:

have been a vegetarian for about 15 years, and do have a slight

vascularity on one testicle

1) GET THE VARICOCELE FIXED!!!!

2) Stop being a vegetarian. Good book re: diet:

_http://tinyurl.com/2bpsrtm_ (http://tinyurl.com/2bpsrtm)

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While I am certainly new with this problem myself,......I can tell you for

certain that being a vegan is not helping this at all.

Your life,......your choices of course, but if you don't even eat fatty fish

like salmon, you have very little chance of having normal T levels without

supplementing it IMHO.

Also most vegans use soy for their main protein source, and I assume you do as

well?

One of the worst things in the world for a male of ANY age,.....once again IMHO.

I don't touch the stuff.

Good luck though on your path.