Needing advice to restart my TRT journey

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Good evening. I am 35 and had my consultation 18 months ago at Rocky Mountain Mens Clinic (Colorado). I went in because my libido was low expecting to maybe get pills or just have a baseline. My blood test results came back low T. Don't remember the number, but have the paper somewhere. When they pitched me Trt I was hesitant because first off I didn't know that was an option and two I didn't feel informed. So I took their info and moved on. I continued to research and read, mostly horror stories on reddit before moving here today. I think I'm ready to make a change. I feel like I've lost even more drive. I've gained 20 lbs this past year and I want to get my life back together. I've been hesitant, because physically my life hasn't been great, but mentally and emotionally I'm solid. I don't really want to screw with that. My wife is supportive. She's seen my fuse getting shorter and my drive fall off. I want to feel like I can get through a tough work out, I want to improve my libido, my moods, my confidence, etc. I owe it to my family to be the best version of me. Heck sometimes I feel I've always been low t as I can't grow facial hair. I'm wanting advice where to restart my journey. I want to find more affordable options than RMMC. I live 3 hours away from where I had my consult so online would be most convenient. It would be nice if there was some place to get the first couple injections to know how to, but with help I could probably figure it out. Can you guys please lead me down a path to start my journey over. Blood work then some sort of regime and help dialing in /maintenance after that. I'll look up my number from the blood work in the morning. Thanks!
 

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You should go see your primary care physician. He or she can run the blood work for you and get you on TRT. Your health insurance will cover it. They will show you have to do the injections. YouTube is a great resource for that too.

What else did you check when you went to the clinic? Sleep apnea for example? What type of hypogonadism did you have (primary or secondary)?

Looking forward to seeing your blood work results tomorrow. Tell us more about yourself like age, weight, height, medical history.
 
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You should go see your primary care physician. He or she can run the blood work for you and get you on TRT. Your health insurance will cover it. They will show you have to do the injections. YouTube is a great resource for that too.

What else did you check when you went to the clinic? Sleep apnea for example? What type of hypogonadism did you have (primary or secondary)?

Looking forward to seeing your blood work results tomorrow. Tell us more about yourself like age, weight, height, medical history.
OK I will start there. I just live in the middle of nowhere and wasn't sure if the doctors around here would prescribe it. I have never been tested for sleep apnea. My wife has been complaining about my snoring, but I think that's more due to the weight gain. When I was skinnier I only snored after drinking. I don't know what hypogonadism is or what stage I'm at. I'm 5'11 210 age 35. As far as medical history I'm fairly healthy. I'm no daily meds. In 2023 my total test was 237 and my psa was. 079. Those are the only values on the sheet they gave me. Maybe I could call and get the others?
 
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If I get them to order labs, do I need to fast? What should I do, not do the morning of to get the most accurate results?
 

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Your medical provider will tell you what to do. Most test do not require fasting. Checking glucose levels is one of the few that require it.
 

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Like Megatron said, get to your GP. I will caution you, it's not like it was 15 years ago, most GPs won't script Testosterone and will send you to an Endocrinologist. Your chances get even slimmer if its a female GP. They hand out scrips for GLP-1 but testosterone... nope.

I hope you find the help you need brother.
 

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