Blood tests back... Hemocrit and hemoglobin high

[Gators]

turned 50 this past year (How the F did that happen??, i can't be that damn old). Been on TRT for past 6 years or so, couple spikes for short periods of time, but not high levels of hormones.

Hemoglobin is 19.5, Hemocrit 60.3, RBC 6.67, MPV 7.07

Doc was worried, this Dr doesn't know i'm on self prescribed trt, until i told him. He also wondered if i was dehydrated, i do take lisinopril w/ hctz, so could be a bit dehydrated, i do a shitty job of drinking lots of water. He wants to check my blood in a month, and maybe send to a Hemologist, or whatever the blood dr is called. Cholesterol total was 219, LDL was 141, HDL 51.5, trig 51.5. Sugar was 107

I did a search and read, mainly said to give blood.

Diet has not been good, been VERY stressed, haven't been in the gym, but that's changing this weekend, and getting back on bike. Will reign my diet back in to lean meats, carbs from fruit, fat from EVOO and such, i farm organically so lots of organic veggies, very little processed foods. I'll also jack my water intake up.

This may very well bring my sugar down, as well as get my lipids back in line, which if not i can take a statin.

So given these numbers, what else can i do to bring down my hemocrit / platelet count? Other than give blood, as i had the "not bad" hepatitis when i had a severe case of mono when i was a kid.

Oh, my Dad had 6 bypasses at 60, small vessels, so i need to wake the F up on m heart / health.

thanks!

 

[chemjr]

Only thing I've ever seen is "give blood" so I am very interested in other options as well.

As for waking up, yes sir. Heart/ vascular system seems this sports biggest problem from what I can tell. Go see a cardio specialist and tell them to run the whole nine yards as your father had his ordeal not too much older than you are now (sorry), and a lot of those times these things have been there a while, esp if there was 6 bypasses. Oh, and don't be afraid to tell him your on t, so many men and women are these days, I'd just tell him and as a Dr he's supposed to actually help. If he doesnt, get another doc. And I would imagine a good cardiologist also would do all the panels needed and then some, esp if you explain above. Hell, tell him you've posted on the Web looking for help. Usually then they get big in their britches and say "well the Internet doesn't know $hit so let me...." Best of luck.

 

[Crazy_jay]

I've know a guy who was also on hctz and his hematocrit was always really high. He finally stopped taking hctz and switched to lisinopril only. Hematocrit dropped significantly. Grapefruit is also known to naturally lower hematocrit. I hope you're taking a baby aspirin or two a day to try and keep that blood from clotting.

 

[bdad]

I give blood every 8 weeks.

 

[cardealer]

I also donate every 56 days,if really high can give double red,but must wait 112 days before donating again

 

[Gators]

Thanks gentlemen! Yeah, WTF happened, how did i get this freaking old??

Being self employed, and with pre-existing (minor) conditions, insurance has been impossible, but insurance starts March 1, so def will go see the cardio dr, this is a little past the age where ya ave to start paying attention. And in the meantime, i'm going to pound water as the HCTZ can dehydrate, and take 2 81 mg aspirin a day. and get my lazy ass back training.

 

[01dragonslayer]

I'm on TRT as well. Had some probs with my hemoglobin and hemocrit being high so my endo doc prescribed me 81mgs of ASA/day....no problems since.

 

[Love_to_Bodybuild]

must give blood to get this down.

ive been doing every eight weeks nd this has brought mine down

 

[gotgame]

Other than give blood, as i had the "not bad" hepatitis when i had a severe case of mono when i was a kid.

having elevated liver enzymes even into the 6-700s is common with mono. That wont preclude you from donating.

 

[Giants83]

Go with grapefruit if donation is not possible. Grapefruit contains a flavonoid called naringin. That's leads to phagocytosis which is a process that naturally removed red blood cells from the body converting them into other uses. Also stay away from foods high in iron as much as you can and start drinking water. I donate blood and I'm done in under 5 minutes because I drink so much water. Other people who don't are there for 20+ minutes so it does wonders for at least thinning your blood. Also for that start taking a baby aspirin daily.