Went in for a CBC a month after a cycle and my hemoglobin was 21 and my Hematocrit was 63.7. My Dr. had a cow. Sent me to a hematologist and after 2 phlebotomies and drinking over a gallon of 9.5 alkaline water a day I am now back to good numbers. 49 HCT and 16 hemoglobin.
I am 65 and my Dr. told me to stop all test, he was very upset. I think most docs are uninformed about aas and over react. I think a big problem for me was I was dehydrated. I know drinking a lot more water really helped. A wake up call for sure so time to slow down maybe only one 8 week cycle every 6 months.
I know there is a lot of threads about donating blood on here because inevitably with age and use high HCT is a side affect. I can't donate because I had hep-c and have been cured but still. Hopefully with good hydration and plenty of time off between cycles I can keep it under control. Would hate see what the doc has to say if I get high numbers again.
I am 65 and my Dr. told me to stop all test, he was very upset. I think most docs are uninformed about aas and over react. I think a big problem for me was I was dehydrated. I know drinking a lot more water really helped. A wake up call for sure so time to slow down maybe only one 8 week cycle every 6 months.
I know there is a lot of threads about donating blood on here because inevitably with age and use high HCT is a side affect. I can't donate because I had hep-c and have been cured but still. Hopefully with good hydration and plenty of time off between cycles I can keep it under control. Would hate see what the doc has to say if I get high numbers again.