Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look much healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of developing diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. Any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I was on testim (gel) for years and my blood got real thick. Switched to shots every 10 days and blood went back to normal thickness. T thearpy is NOT a treatment for ED. You may get a boost at first but it will fade away. ED is a different ball game than low T. For erections try VED thearpy or the pills V, C, & L. If all that fails yow will probally need an implant. That is my experiance. Jack > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look much > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of developing > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > Any advice would be appreciated. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 What test measures " blood thickness " ?? Neil JACKPINNER wrote: > > I was on testim (gel) for years and my blood got real thick. Switched > to shots every 10 days and blood went back to normal thickness. > T thearpy is NOT a treatment for ED. You may get a boost at first but > it will fade away. ED is a different ball game than low T. > For erections try VED thearpy or the pills V, C, & L. If all that fails > yow will probally need an implant. That is my experiance. > Jack > > > > > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look > much > > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of > developing > > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1846 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 6:59 PM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 bty259608 wrote: > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look much > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of developing > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > Any advice would be appreciated. Testosterone replace can raise estradiol, especially gels/creams/patches. Elevated estradiol can give some men ED. -- Steve - dudescholar4@... Take World's Smallest Political Quiz at http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html " If a thousand old beliefs were ruined on our march to truth we must still march on. " --Stopford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Blood thickness is a little of a misnomer. TRT can sometimes cause elevated Hemoglobin and Hematocrit which essentially means " too much blood " (high blood volume) because TRT can cause overproduction of red blood cells. This is why blood testing is very important while on TRT. If Hematocrit and Hemoglobin start to get high or are high then donating blood will bring the numbers down. So in other words Hemoglobin and Hematocrit tests measure " blood thickness. " An important side note to this is to ALWAYS stay hydrated while on TRT (drink plenty of water) and take a low dose aspirin once a day. That advice comes from Phil actually. > > > > > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > > > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > > > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look > > much > > > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > > > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of > > developing > > > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > > > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > > > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > > > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > > > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1846 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 6:59 PM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 coag Mine 10/22 at Vanderbilt was Patient (PT) 13.8 INR 1.1 I know that when I was being treated for A-Fib (surgical accident) they put me on warfarin and the INR was 2.5 Dont have a clue at to what it was before but arthritis doctor complained that it was too thick before going from gels to shots. After goint to shots he said it returned to normal. If you are going to have surgery they want the INR in the 1.0 range, the 2.5 is to thin for surgery. > > > > > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > > > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > > > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look > > much > > > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > > > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of > > developing > > > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > > > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > > > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > > > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > > > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1846 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 6:59 PM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hi, You didn't give your age. Many men suffer ED and find out it is due to diabetes which has gone undetected until now. Diabetes frequently damages the nerves vital to an erection. The pills will help these nerves for a period of time until the damage becomes too great. When you first go on TRT in about 2 weeks and for maybe 6 weeks while your T level is increasing to the new stable level, your erections will be easy and frequent. It is like a miracle and then it stops because the T level is now stable, I was told. Terrible. I had started TRT at age 61 after having lots of trouble with ED becoming more and more of a problem. There were no pills in 1991 and I found a book written by Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Boston Univ. then and drove most of the day there and back to get a sample injection of trimix. Injecting into the side of the penis was a terrible thought but was immediately not a problem when I saw a 4 hour erection happen. It was brought down easily with another injection. When urologists checked you then, if you had nocturnal erections, he blamed you for having mental hangups with your wife and it was all your fault and you refuse to acknowledge it. Guilt was falsely placed on the patient making the condition worse. I started injection therapy for ED and have been using it since with no change in its benefit. Some few patients receiving injection therapy have had severe complications, perhaps because of high blood pressure but not sure about that. Talk to any urologist that provides injection therapy about the risks. TRT does not cure ED unless you are having a developmental problem perhaps. ernestnolan > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look much > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of developing > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > Any advice would be appreciated. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hi, You didn't give your age. Many men suffer ED and find out it is due to diabetes which has gone undetected until now. Diabetes frequently damages the nerves vital to an erection. The pills will help these nerves for a period of time until the damage becomes too great. When you first go on TRT in about 2 weeks and for maybe 6 weeks while your T level is increasing to the new stable level, your erections will be easy and frequent. It is like a miracle and then it stops because the T level is now stable, I was told. Terrible. I had started TRT at age 61 after having lots of trouble with ED becoming more and more of a problem. There were no pills in 1991 and I found a book written by Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Boston Univ. then and drove most of the day there and back to get a sample injection of trimix. Injecting into the side of the penis was a terrible thought but was immediately not a problem when I saw a 4 hour erection happen. It was brought down easily with another injection. When urologists checked you then, if you had nocturnal erections, he blamed you for having mental hangups with your wife and it was all your fault and you refuse to acknowledge it. Guilt was falsely placed on the patient making the condition worse. I started injection therapy for ED and have been using it since with no change in its benefit. Some few patients receiving injection therapy have had severe complications, perhaps because of high blood pressure but not sure about that. Talk to any urologist that provides injection therapy about the risks. TRT does not cure ED unless you are having a developmental problem perhaps. ernestnolan > > I have been on testosterone replacement therapy for a couple of years > now with generally very positive results. I am much fitter, slimmer > and better motivated, particularly in work. Everybody says I look much > healthier, and am much calmer and less edgy. Also, my glucose > intolerance has much improved, so I am at much less risk of developing > diabetes. However, there have been 2 negative side-effects. I was > wondering if anybody could advise me as to these. Firstly, my blood > has become a lot thicker. Secondly, I now have very severe erectile > disfunction. It has always been a problem, but is now much worse. I > can hardly ever get an erection at all,and can never sustain one. > Any advice would be appreciated. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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