An Update / Questions

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Hi there Phil / Lads

First of all, my apologies, Phil - I know you like to keep all the information

under the same thread, but I am not able to find my original thread and at the

moment I am having problems posting to the group from the web site.

Well - quick update from my last endo appointment. As a reminder, I take the

following meds:

cabergoline 1mg per week

Testogel (2 sachets per day)

ferrous sulphate 200mg tds

The endo is not happy for me to discontinue treatment with ferrous sulphate.

Although the usual therapy is six months, he advised that it takes much longer

than this to get the levels up. He did suggest reducing the dose to 2 pills per

day but as I am not experiencing side effects with them, he would like the

therapy to continue at 3 pills per day until further notice. According to him,

this could be years.

More recently I have been diagnosed with pernicious anaemia. I doubt by GP

would ever have spotted this, but the endo has done a fine job of it and from

this point forward I will receive B12 shots. I do these myself. At the moment

I am doing these every other day but eventually I will do them on a three

monthly basis (just one shot every three months).

My T levels were way high and he has suggested a reduction in dose of the gel to

one and a half sachets per day.

I still have severe ED and cold penis and scrotum - (hi ) mentioned

this a while back I think. The endo wants to tackle the above issues first

before we move on to the rest.

So - this cold penis thing, does anybody else get it and if so, has it stopped

and if so, how did it stop (what meds did you take)? Also, I know you take T

shots Phil - are they easier? By that I mean, do you find that they are better

at bringing the levels under control? If so, I may well ask for this when I

return. I think it is much harder faffing around with gels than it would be to

simply inject the right dose a couple of times per week.

Thanks for your time lads - always a pleasure

be cool

ade