Here's my story:
I'm a 20 year old male in the UK. During my first year at uni, I began to experience quite a number of health problems. Around a similar time to getting a Staph infection in my hand (October 2016), my platelet count plummeted and has stayed low ever since (around 40/50 x 10^9/L). I also began to experience other health issues around this time as well, including low LH and low testosterone, despite having normal FSH. My testosterone went as low as 1.8 nmol/L. I also have low RBC/Hb count.
Last August, I reluctantly started hCG and have been on and off it ever since. I seem to be hyper-responsive to hCG, as, at one point, my testosterone went up to around 28 nmol/L (upper limit), and I wasn't even taking it that often. However, my estradiol levels also rose to around 206 pmol/L (upper limit is 150!). It's worth noting that, even though I raised my testosterone, my RBC/Hb count has still remained low.
Now, this is my BIGGEST CONCERN: I seem to have some kind of immune system dyfunction. When I arrived in France last year, I just randomly broke out in hives when I was on the balcony. For the rest of the holiday, I continued to break out in hives whenever I had a shower or went swimming in the sea/pool. It was definitely worse in the sea though. Aside from the hives, my circulation would completely and utterly shut down, leaving me feeling cold, light-headed, and with blue/purple hands, feet, ankles, legs etc. (plus blotches everywhere else).
I am no longer in France, but I still persist with Raynaud's-type symptoms (although not as bad), where my hands and feet are usually very blue/purple, especially in the morning or after showering. One day last summer, I even broke out in hives here in my garden (in the UK). I also have dry skin around my ankles, with loss of hair, due to poor circulation. It seems as though I am having some kind of low-grade immune response to everything in my environment. I'm wondering if that initial Staph infection in my hand is still present and has been hypersensitizing my immune system.
I am currently under the care of an endocrinologist, a haematologist and a rheumatologist, who have done every test under the sun, including bone marrow biopsies and viral tests, which all appear "normal". As they say, I am a bit of an unusual case!
It's also worth noting that, during university, I was consuming A LOT of mackeral (PUFA), which could have definitely altered my immune system. Also, I was overtraining and depressed etc. I've reached a point where I'm fed up of feeling depressed and like a sick patient.
I've recently started Tyromix, which seems to help slightly. I've also started eating liver, which seems to really give me a boost. I don't want to be taking hCG, but I can't seem to get off it. I see that Idea Labs sells products, such as Pansterone and Kuinone, which are apparently quite good at raising testosterone naturally. Has anyone had any experiences with these? I also have slight Scoliosis. Could K2 help with that?
I only found this forum a few weeks ago, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what I could do, or what might be the cause? @haidut ?
Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you :)
I'm a 20 year old male in the UK. During my first year at uni, I began to experience quite a number of health problems. Around a similar time to getting a Staph infection in my hand (October 2016), my platelet count plummeted and has stayed low ever since (around 40/50 x 10^9/L). I also began to experience other health issues around this time as well, including low LH and low testosterone, despite having normal FSH. My testosterone went as low as 1.8 nmol/L. I also have low RBC/Hb count.
Last August, I reluctantly started hCG and have been on and off it ever since. I seem to be hyper-responsive to hCG, as, at one point, my testosterone went up to around 28 nmol/L (upper limit), and I wasn't even taking it that often. However, my estradiol levels also rose to around 206 pmol/L (upper limit is 150!). It's worth noting that, even though I raised my testosterone, my RBC/Hb count has still remained low.
Now, this is my BIGGEST CONCERN: I seem to have some kind of immune system dyfunction. When I arrived in France last year, I just randomly broke out in hives when I was on the balcony. For the rest of the holiday, I continued to break out in hives whenever I had a shower or went swimming in the sea/pool. It was definitely worse in the sea though. Aside from the hives, my circulation would completely and utterly shut down, leaving me feeling cold, light-headed, and with blue/purple hands, feet, ankles, legs etc. (plus blotches everywhere else).
I am no longer in France, but I still persist with Raynaud's-type symptoms (although not as bad), where my hands and feet are usually very blue/purple, especially in the morning or after showering. One day last summer, I even broke out in hives here in my garden (in the UK). I also have dry skin around my ankles, with loss of hair, due to poor circulation. It seems as though I am having some kind of low-grade immune response to everything in my environment. I'm wondering if that initial Staph infection in my hand is still present and has been hypersensitizing my immune system.
I am currently under the care of an endocrinologist, a haematologist and a rheumatologist, who have done every test under the sun, including bone marrow biopsies and viral tests, which all appear "normal". As they say, I am a bit of an unusual case!
It's also worth noting that, during university, I was consuming A LOT of mackeral (PUFA), which could have definitely altered my immune system. Also, I was overtraining and depressed etc. I've reached a point where I'm fed up of feeling depressed and like a sick patient.
I've recently started Tyromix, which seems to help slightly. I've also started eating liver, which seems to really give me a boost. I don't want to be taking hCG, but I can't seem to get off it. I see that Idea Labs sells products, such as Pansterone and Kuinone, which are apparently quite good at raising testosterone naturally. Has anyone had any experiences with these? I also have slight Scoliosis. Could K2 help with that?
I only found this forum a few weeks ago, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what I could do, or what might be the cause? @haidut ?
Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you :)