Health question

[Big Daddy Swole]

So it was not steroid related, but I did suffer a heart condition. My doctor wants me to come off trt i told him, no, that's my choice. I have no clue if I'll ever be able to run anything ever again. Because, you know, doctors don't ever want you to do anything and they won't give you a good answer for that. But if you were in my shoes, would you come off trt

 

[Haz79]

What kind of condition? Get your blood work done and see a heart doctor. Trt isn't usually linked but whats the severity of your heart

 

[Big Daddy Swole]

What kind of condition? Get your blood work done and see a heart doctor. Trt isn't usually linked but whats the severity of your heart

It was congestive heart failure brought on by a prior COVID infection that did not go away is what they determined. They said it was moderate to severe but I was honest with them when I went into the hospital and they looked at me like I was a crack addict

 

[Big Daddy Swole]

And they\nDid run blood test on me?My blood's actually came back fine

 

[Haz79]

Im not a doctor but trt doesn't correlate with any heart condition, if anything having low testosterone would be a problem

 

[Big Daddy Swole]

Im not a doctor but trt doesn't correlate with any heart condition, if anything having low testosterone would be a problem

that was my thinking as well but again my dr hates trt so no shock they went that route at first

 

[01dragonslayer]

Your MD is most likely worried about fluid overload. We all know that testosterone can increase fluid retention which is one reason why we mitigate it with SERMS. CHF is a chronic condition where the heart muscle doesn't pump your blood efficiently or as well as it should. Because the heart can't keep up, blood backs up, causing fluid to accumulate in the lungs and the legs, ankles, and abdomen....retention. Doctors advise that patients with decompensated or severe heart failure avoid TRT until their condition is fully stabilized. Legitimate medical TRT aims to restore normal hormone levels, whereas high-dose bodybuilding steroid use can cause severe cardiac toxicity and fluid retention that can worsen heart failure.

 

[01dragonslayer]

that was my thinking as well but again my dr hates trt so no shock they went that route at first

The I assume you have an endo doc prescribing your TRT?

 

[Big Daddy Swole]

The I assume you have an endo doc prescribing your TRT?

yes I do was at a clinic then was from a endo

 

[KingoftheNorth14]

This is a situation where doctors should collaborate instead of a back and forth of he/she said this and well he/she said this. Is it possible for an endocrinologist and a cardiologist to have a conversation for what’s best for “their” patient?