+ 3 Just A warning
For all you guys that stay on gear year round let share my experience. I have been blasting and cruising for the last two years. The last two cycles I ran test and deca for 18 weeks with 125mgs of test a week for between 3 to 4 months before blasting again. Well I just got bloodwork done and my blood is so thick the doctor is freaking out. I tried to donate blood but they won't even take it without A doctor script .My doctor won't sign anything unless I see A blood specialist. He even told me I could just fall over dead.
So at this point I'm not on anything at all hoping my iron levels will lower enough on their own so I can donate blood on my own. I found out the hard way that just because you look good and feel good doesn't mean you are healthy. If you really think that you have to blast and cruise at keep up on your bloodwork.
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Thanks for all the replies. I stopped taking everything 2 weeks ago. I did start taking two low dose aspirin A day instead of one and feel A little better, not that I felt that bad before. I am going to try to donate again in another month and see how it goes.
Damn I had the same problem I tried to donate double reds and my hemoglobin was 20.6 the nurse at the donation center said the norm was 14 - 18 and I had to get a release from my doc to donate I finally quit blasting for almost a year!! And I donate every 8 weeks now.
This is similar to what I experienced late last year. Did not recover fully (CBC) before starting another cycle, and by the end of it I was denied donating blood due to high hemoglibin. Eventually freaked out from anxiety and went in to doctor. I was up close to 60% hematocrit at peak. My doctor cooled my jets and told me although my levels increased my risks I was not at danger, ER levels and simply stopping my testosterone would bring me back down in time. I had already stopped at that point, but with long esters it took a bit. As he said, I eventually leveled out and got back to baseline.
Lesson I learned, just because your hormone levels recover after a PCT, does not mean your blood levels have. This was my mistake jumping back on when my bloodwork showed pct was success. Blood count was still at high normal range.
Blast and cruise folks, this is even more important. My advice is to get off everything and give your body time to FULLY recover. Ive been off for close to a year and feel great...certainly close to ready for another, but not before full work up. Priorities need to be in order. Good luck to you Sir.
My hemoglobin and hemocrit were pretty high at one point. I donate at "One Blood". They don't pay you but there isn't that long wait...you're in and out. They used to lecture me about getting it checked out but they never refused me. They need the blood and some locations do double red bloods.
Anyhow, I wouldn't have guessed this and I know a lot of guys here are anti-cardio but I did a shitload of cardio for about 8 weeks and my bloods went back to normal range, my blood pressure lowered significantly and my cholesterol dropped about 50 points...visceral fat. You can't see visceral fat because it accumulates around organs. Never been overweight. When you can see visceral fat it is extremely dangerous but even when it isn't that extreme it can significantly affect hormone level and it's like a chain reaction in how it affects other areas. Just my 2 cents...just something to consider.
StreetmonkId self bleed, get a pack of BD push button 21g butterfly needles and a 20cc syringe, the butterfly needle allows you to stick the needle in a vein and leave in as you pull out 20cc of blood with a syringe then detach the syringe, empty blood reattach syringe and keep pulling out 20cc amounts, that's what's me and my room have done in the past on EQ cycles to keep out RBC down and hemacrit, after about 200cc you'll feel light headed but at least your taking stress off the kidneys and heart.. good luck mate
Yea, that is scary. We are about the same age and size as well. Have you been giving blood this entire time or no?
No I have not been giving blood. I'm sure if I did I wouldn't be in this situation. When I can I will be donating on A regular basis. I have been seriously thinking about self bleed bleeding but don't know if I can work myself up to do it.
Donating blood is an important part of my routine as a trt patient. It needs to be some regularly.
I'm not a fan of the "blast and cruise" regiment. You may want to rethink your plan. That being said, it looks like you've learned a lesson here and I hope you're able to donate soon. If not, you may want to do it yourself. I know many here do it. You can search for their former threads.
That was going to be my suggestion. Fuck waiting for them to figure out what to do with your blood, get it out yourself.