peakhealth
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Hello everyone! I am new to this forum but I have been studying it quite a bit before joining.
Here are my details:
Age 40 / male
6ft 300 lbs
Typical oral temperature 97.6 to 97.9
History of taking oral finasteride 1.25/mg daily for about 10 years (for MPB), stopped about 2 months ago when I came across this forum and realized how unsafe it was — no problems with libido but I am sure it has caused damage to my body in general
My goal here is to lose this excess weight and to get healthy again. I understand there are risks to losing excess body fat and the PUFA and other stored toxins being released, but I am willing to take those risks (although I would appreciate any suggestions on supplements or other products I might want to take to mitigate or offset the potential damage or overload from the weight loss). I wanted to give the finasteride background as I am sure getting my hormones back in proper working order will help with this, as will lifting weights again.
Given my level of obesity, I presume that I have some level of fatty liver, estrogen dominance (also have gynecomastia which was pre-existing before finasteride due to childhood obesity), cushing syndrome and poor metabolism (low body temp).
So I figure it is best to get strong baseline testing done so I can identify what order to tackle this in (fatty liver first? etc.).
My two most recent LabCorp test results are posted below. I am planning to order a DUTCH test. Are there any other specific lab tests that anyone recommend I get ordered with LabCorp to give me the most complete picture of what issues need to be focused in on and what strategies to use to get this weight off? I really appreciate any insights and I will continue to document my journey and results to contribute to the forum.
07/10/2023 Lab Results (Fasting):
TSH = 1.490
Thyroxine (T4) = 7.6
T3 Uptake = 29
Free Thyroxine Index = 2.2
Triiodothyronine (T3) = 132
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy = 52.4
12/27/2022 Lab Results (Fasting):
LDL-P = 2574
LDL-C (NIH Calc) = 182
HDL-C = 36
Triglycerides = 150
Cholesterol, Total = 246
HDL-P (Total) = 27.0
Small LDL-P = 1623
LDL Size = 20.6
Large VLDL-P = 1.6
Small LDL-P = 1623
Large HDL-P = <1.3
VLDL Size = 41.6
LDL Size = 20.6
HDL Size = 8.1
LP-IR Score = 59
WBC = 7.9
RBC = 5.73
Hemoglobin = 15.7
Hematocrit = 47.1
MCV = 82
MCH = 27.4
MCHC = 33.3
RDW = 13.4
Platelets = 358
Neutrophils = 67
Lymphs = 24
Monocytes = 6
Eos = 1
Basos = 1
Neutrophils (Absolute) = 5.3
Lymphs (Absolute) = 1.9
Neut/Lymph Ratio = 2.8
Monocytes (Absolute) = 0.5
Eos (Absolute) = 0.1
Baso (Absolute) = 0.1
Immature Granulocytes = 1
Immature Grans (Abs) = 0.0
Glucose = 96
BUN = 14
Creatinine = 0.88
eGFR = 112
BUN/Creatinine Ratio = 16
Sodium = 137
Potassium = 4.6
Chloride = 99
Carbon Dioxide, Total = 21
Calcium = 9.8
Protein, Total = 7.6
Albumin = 4.9
Globulin, Total = 2.7
A/G Ratio = 1.8
Bilirubin, Total = 0.7
Alkaline Phoshatase = 99
AST (SGOT) = 23
ALT (SGPT) = 24
Testosterone, Total, LC/MS = 502.1
Free Testosterone (Direct) = 12.3
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy = 75.5
C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac = 8.31
Insulin = 11.0
Here are my details:
Age 40 / male
6ft 300 lbs
Typical oral temperature 97.6 to 97.9
History of taking oral finasteride 1.25/mg daily for about 10 years (for MPB), stopped about 2 months ago when I came across this forum and realized how unsafe it was — no problems with libido but I am sure it has caused damage to my body in general
My goal here is to lose this excess weight and to get healthy again. I understand there are risks to losing excess body fat and the PUFA and other stored toxins being released, but I am willing to take those risks (although I would appreciate any suggestions on supplements or other products I might want to take to mitigate or offset the potential damage or overload from the weight loss). I wanted to give the finasteride background as I am sure getting my hormones back in proper working order will help with this, as will lifting weights again.
Given my level of obesity, I presume that I have some level of fatty liver, estrogen dominance (also have gynecomastia which was pre-existing before finasteride due to childhood obesity), cushing syndrome and poor metabolism (low body temp).
So I figure it is best to get strong baseline testing done so I can identify what order to tackle this in (fatty liver first? etc.).
My two most recent LabCorp test results are posted below. I am planning to order a DUTCH test. Are there any other specific lab tests that anyone recommend I get ordered with LabCorp to give me the most complete picture of what issues need to be focused in on and what strategies to use to get this weight off? I really appreciate any insights and I will continue to document my journey and results to contribute to the forum.
07/10/2023 Lab Results (Fasting):
TSH = 1.490
Thyroxine (T4) = 7.6
T3 Uptake = 29
Free Thyroxine Index = 2.2
Triiodothyronine (T3) = 132
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy = 52.4
12/27/2022 Lab Results (Fasting):
LDL-P = 2574
LDL-C (NIH Calc) = 182
HDL-C = 36
Triglycerides = 150
Cholesterol, Total = 246
HDL-P (Total) = 27.0
Small LDL-P = 1623
LDL Size = 20.6
Large VLDL-P = 1.6
Small LDL-P = 1623
Large HDL-P = <1.3
VLDL Size = 41.6
LDL Size = 20.6
HDL Size = 8.1
LP-IR Score = 59
WBC = 7.9
RBC = 5.73
Hemoglobin = 15.7
Hematocrit = 47.1
MCV = 82
MCH = 27.4
MCHC = 33.3
RDW = 13.4
Platelets = 358
Neutrophils = 67
Lymphs = 24
Monocytes = 6
Eos = 1
Basos = 1
Neutrophils (Absolute) = 5.3
Lymphs (Absolute) = 1.9
Neut/Lymph Ratio = 2.8
Monocytes (Absolute) = 0.5
Eos (Absolute) = 0.1
Baso (Absolute) = 0.1
Immature Granulocytes = 1
Immature Grans (Abs) = 0.0
Glucose = 96
BUN = 14
Creatinine = 0.88
eGFR = 112
BUN/Creatinine Ratio = 16
Sodium = 137
Potassium = 4.6
Chloride = 99
Carbon Dioxide, Total = 21
Calcium = 9.8
Protein, Total = 7.6
Albumin = 4.9
Globulin, Total = 2.7
A/G Ratio = 1.8
Bilirubin, Total = 0.7
Alkaline Phoshatase = 99
AST (SGOT) = 23
ALT (SGPT) = 24
Testosterone, Total, LC/MS = 502.1
Free Testosterone (Direct) = 12.3
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy = 75.5
C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac = 8.31
Insulin = 11.0
