Btw in my experience CVS is the worst about filling testosterone prescriptions . They will take a 10 mL prescription and tell you that they have to give it to u in 1cc allotments because it's a controlled substance . they also charge more than any other pharmacy for that and everything else. You might want to consider getting a prescription but not using insurance to pay for it because it's really not that expensive especially if you use a coupon from good RX and then they cannot do anything but give you the full prescription since you are paying
On January 14, 2021 6:44:01 PM Dakota Hamill <dkotes@gmail.com> wrote:
I'd talk for days about hormones. That website is awesome, thanksFrank. I ended up finding a urologist via CVS who runs a men's clinicon the side but I can't seem to get him to take over my insurancecovered TRT because...I can't even get an appointment with him. It'ssuper frustrating being on TRT after 4 endos, and the one who finallyagreed to treat me doesn't believe in AI's or hCG.I'm a keep this thread rolling with the hijack if that's ok Frank lol.I don't know why there isn't a crowd-sourced diagnostic platform tohelp people (not give medical advice) but give "ideas" about what totest or what may be a root cause.https://imgur.com/a/FpWVqUeThat was my development on TRT. I basically went from 0 facial hairand body hair my entire life to a beard in 10 months, I consider thatI'm finishing puberty at 33. Psychologically it's fucked me. Sciencethe only thing that kept me alive.I was diagnosed with normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropichypogonadism but I don't think that's the case. I agree withhypogonadism without a known cause...but I don't think it's Kallmannsyndrome at all. I KNOW there is something wrong with my sympatheticnervous system because I've been in fight-or-flight mode since 5 yearsold, and nothing horrific happened.I've been pouring sweat since 5/6 years old after a Chicken Poxinfection. My hands are dripping liquid as I write this...and there'sno reason for that.Always had thermal dysregulation, always felt hot, feet and hands coldsweat. Went from skinny as a rail as a track athlete to obese (withthat visceral fat), insulin resistant, metabolic syndrome,dyslipidemia, heart issues, dermatographia, spider veins everywhere,massive stretch marks.I've just felt like I have been high on adrenaline/cortisol my entirelife, and never able to relax, and it took a toll. But...my cortisolalways comes back normal, as did my catecholamines.Sympathetic nervous system will shut down GI movement, and I also hadhorrible GI bleeding and constipation, with joint aches (firsttestosterone was 171ng/dL with a 7 total estradiol, both below rangeand bottom of range).TRT my GI bleeding went away within 48 hours after 5 years of bleeding(never did a colonoscopy), joint pain went away (finally hadestrogen), lipids normalized, insulin normalized, blood sugarnormalized.Only thing is I still have hyperhidrosis for no reason, and I feelanxious all the time and had a few bouts of mania/psychosis on TRT.Idk if my thyroid is fucked or my adrenals are fucked or I have atumor somewhere since 5 years old or what.Well maybe someone smarter than me in this can help. I've just felttired...forever.On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 5:09 PM Frank <fgarcia0007@gmail.com> wrote:To better answer the question that you actually asked, yes the testosterone that I've taken has always been intramuscular and by prescription although I have definitely taken my shot at getting testosterone without a prescription. I would not recommend it.there is a way to discover what doctors in your area are likely to prescribe testosterone to you . The Medicare payment database is made available through an organization called propublica . heres a link to the resource with testosterone selected. https://projects.propublica.org/checkup/drugs/8883 just sort results by state and look up your state and you'll see the top testosterone prescribing doctors.------ Original Message ------From: "Tom De Medts" <tdmedts@gmail.com>To: "DIYbio" <diybio@googlegroups.com>Sent: 1/13/2021 3:23:43 PMSubject: Re: Re[2]: [DIYbio] How does one hire a bio lab technician for consulting?@ Dakota - Is your testosterone cypionate a prescription intra-muscular injection? And is it possible to procure this without a prescription?I have stubborn abdominal visceral fat that just will not go away to the point that exercising with that objective has led to multiple ligaments tears of the knees,at least 3 vertebral disc wear requiring future surgery, bad low-back with very limited flexibility, displacement of cervical vertebrae etc.I've heard that testosterone injections generally help with healing better and faster, is this true?Also, my testosterone levels were normal in my recent blood test, but I wonder whether its levels vary just as levels of most female hormones cycle up and down? Perhaps my androgen levelsseem OK in a snapshot, but not if followed as a time course? Like some days, in the morning especially, my voice will be deeper. And other times, my voice will sound less deep, a little more squeaky. As a non-medical biologist, I would not venture to hypothesize if these are all related or not. So I'm just thinking aloud and throwing out these observations.Any suggestions / advice is welcome...@ Frank and Dakota, this is not at all an effort to hijack your discussion. Sorry if this is going off on a slight tangent, happy to start a new thread if you wish...Thank you, in advance.Cheers,TdMOn Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 1:09 PM Dakota Hamill <dkotes@gmail.com> wrote:Seems like you have a solid reason. Apologies for projecting thenotion of vanity on your decisions. Outside of anti-aging clinics ortreating rare diseases I'm not sure who offers treatments like thiswith stem cells. How you separate who is legit from a quack, no ideaeither. I'm not even sure what FDA approved stem cell treatmentsthere are.I can see the allure of anabolic steroids, I'm just on testosteronecypionate now and it's reversed all sorts of problems I've had myentire life overnight.Steroids wouldn't help with your bone loss and teeth problems?They're designed to help fight osteoporosis.On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 12:09 AM Frank <fgarcia0007@gmail.com> wrote:thanks for the message and for being concerned. I am familiar with bodydysmorphia more as an observer than a suffer. waaaaay back when I wasyoung I did my stint with body building and steroids. I'm lucky that itdid not turn into an addiction for me. I have friends who did not fareso well. One of them , a radiologist with whom I attended medical schooldied at the age of 31 from a massive heart attack resulting fromcardiomegaly.Today I am the poster child for just about every damn age-relateddegenerative condition, I had three artificial intervertebral disks inmy neck (before they were approved) due too herniated disks. The veinsin my legs are basically useless forcing me to wear compression socksalways. I got Halux Valgus (bunions) in both feet almost overnight, andwhile i have no cavities, I do have chronic aggressive periodontaldisease with bone loss. There's more but i'll hold off. two of myconditions have been shown to respond and even resolve with stem celltherapy. With periodontitis, stem cell injections right on the recedingedge of the bone in a matrix that keeps them there for a little whilesignificantly stimulates not just bone but all the lost tissues to grow.That treatment is actually in practice but it costs a fortune and I'mabout to loose 4 teeth if i don't act soon,.the other which i have mentioned is more of a problem with even less ofa solution but in which stem cells have shown remarkable efficacy..Believe me i have no thing about wanting to inject stem cells forvanity. I would love to not have to go through all this trouble, So nodanger of me doing this just for th hell of it.To your other point, I am absolutely into anti aging but in a true way,not just superficially. If i had the money i would have a protocol formyself that attacks some of the key drives and pay people to force meto do things like intermittent fasting, being in bed by midnight, andexercising consistently. that right there is has more impact than justabout any single drug. Then I'd buy myself a plasmapheresis machine, andget my hands on 4 or 5 of the molecules in this list:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c79BsB8ooKkefmKLNRwTj9F1grkyrEN0_vwwuR3gFmA/edit?usp=sharingso my metric for "youthfulness" would not be things like wrinkles butrather LDL/HDL ratio, GFR, C-reactive protein, HBAC, blood pressure,physical strength, cognitive performance, etc.------ Original Message ------From: "Dakota Hamill" <dkotes@gmail.com>To: "diybio@googlegroups.com" <diybio@googlegroups.com>Sent: 1/12/2021 9:45:09 PMSubject: Re: [DIYbio] How does one hire a bio lab technician forconsulting?I think you have an interesting project idea from your previous postsand literature research, but it seems like you'll run into a number ofissues. I hesitate to ask the "why" of why you want to re-injectadipocyte stem-cells back into yourself because usually people thatwant to do something like this have reasons no one else can talk themout of.Not judging though, because I have some serious pathological bodydysmorphia issues from a rare endocrine disorder, and I'm onendocrinologist supervised treatment, but it never feels like enough.I assume this is what it feels like to be anorexic or obsessed withplastic surgery. People see things about themselves no one else does.If you're dead set on it, you're probably going to have to do ityourself. That's going to make it difficult and expensive, anddangerous. You could die from an infection or immune response. Iassume everyone has a "right" to self-treat themselves, but to whatextent another may be liable for manslaughter if it goes awry, I haveno idea.What's your end measurable of it "working"? Never aging? Nowrinkles? No cellulite? You're going to inject it all over your entirebody that's covered with fat tissue?Skip the headache/lawsuit/hospital bill of doing it yourself if you'redead-set on it and talk tohttps://www.bostonstemcell.com/stem-cell-therapy/fat-graft/ at leastyou can sue a doctor if it goes awry. $900-$6,000 and only one googleaway!Good luck hope you find what you're looking for.On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:37 PM Frank <fgarcia0007@gmail.com> wrote:As you know I am attempting to produce an sample of viable fat stem cells suitable for personal medical use, on my own, and on a budget. At this point I think I understand the salient biological and medical issues but I am lacking hands on laboratory know-how.I looked into utilizing a community biospace but they are nonexistent close by or not interested in what I'm doing. 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