I'm one of those guys who needed it. I tried it, I like it, and I plan to be back on it once this episode is over because of the benefits. And I'll be a more knowledgeable, therefore safer, user.
I'm relating a true story as it unfolds. I'm exposing errors in my thinking, omissions and prejudices of some of the players. I didn't blame lifting, because I saw no possible mechanism connecting the two, and especially since 2 doctors advised me to get right back at it. The PF was probably a coincidence, but had to be considered. The dehydration, who knows? Internet research tells me water intake can lower or raise BP. When I drink a lot of water, I just pee a lot, but Doc Strength thinks it's important, based on something he saw in my test results, so I'm continuing.
I've had 3 prescribing doctors for TRT, and cannot recall hearing about H&H concerns. It's likely they all were monitoring and just not telling me. I moved too far away from the first, fired the second for incompetence in unrelated areas, and the third, a urologist, had been prescribing for the past two years or so.
I don't understand how he didn't see this coming. He monitors my blood and adjusts dosage, but doesn't discuss other components of the blood test. Maybe high levels can develop rapidly, and anyone should have missed it.?
Mostly I'm trying to inform others so they dont hesitate when they see the signs, and don't get mislead by some.
I'm very curious by nature. I want this to continue safely. My hematologist told me how, and you seconded it. I still want to know how quickly H&H rises; what other methods are there for controlling it; why, if baby aspirin is prophylactic, isn't a larger dose just as good as Eliquis, Xarelto, and others?