long story short 2 years i was diagnosed with polycythemia vera blood cancer i have to get bi weekly blood drains and take oral chemo every day . I've came completely off cycle for a whole year with no change so jumped back on and actually felt a bit better but this blood clot this has me annoyed . my hematocrit has been as high as 60 . they continually keep me below 42 now at all times
My oncologist/hematologist keeps my hemoglobin at around 15, so that would be about 45 hematocrit. I get blood draws about 3 or 4 times a year now.
Yours are probably monthly then?
Anabolic steroids increase the risk of blood clots, this is well documented in medical research. Testosterone has he most research of course. You can see that in the literature that accompanies each bottle of test I order from the pharmacy. Its online as well.
My advice is to do whatever the docs tell you to do and stay off steroids. I found a decent endocrinologist that takes care of my script because I am now hypogonadal. My total test was around 40 or so for nearly a year. Try to get off everything and see if you recover. I went in after 3 months off, the doc took it from there.
With your genetic trait for clots you are really risking everything by doing more steroids. I have factor 2 clotting disorder I found out, after my clot/heart attack. You have to realize when you are beat here. Don't try and push it anymore, please.
i get them 2 times a month , thanks for the insight .
looking for some direction , so long story short I had a blood clot and was put on blood thinners . Anyone on blood thinners and still use anabolics ? experiences ? Id like to be able to continue but still be safe .
Do you have a clotting mutation like Factor V or similar?
Anabolic steroids increase the risk of blood clots, this is well documented in medical research. Testosterone has he most research of course. You can see that in the literature that accompanies each bottle of test I order from the pharmacy. Its online as well.
i was really hoping i could just maintain some test/deca cycles and long as my blood work continues to be ok . either way i am a clot risk i wondering if the 2 long recent trips played a factor in this as well .
A lot of the nasty stuff that steroids can cause or worsen cannot be seen in blood work. Most of it actually (Arterial plaque/calcification, heart structural changes, ejection fraction, stenosis/narrowing, rhythm abnormalities, etc)
Bloodwork can show you acute liver stress/toxicity, suboptimal lipid levels, excessive erythrocytosis (high hct/hgb), and kidney function. That's about it.
Not entirely true...a high BNP blood reading could suggest coronary artery lesions, in combination with other tests. However, this probably won't prove that AAS actually caused these lesions.