Kinetic
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Been lurking for a while and figured it was time to sign up.
Used to train religiously and am looking to get back into it. I got admittedly lazy for several years (thanks to several kids, lol) and I think the sedentary lifestyle and my former smoking habit contributed to stage 1 thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma), which really screwed up my workout ambition for a while. Finally cancer-free and got my thyroid meds back on point, so I've been working out in a neighbor's gym for the last year.
I've been on a prescribed TRT dose of Test C (100mg/week) for about a year due to borderline low test. It may be all in my head, but I feel like I've made some decent strength gains in that time. I'm 6'3" & 220 pounds, down from 245. My goal is to get back down to 205 or so. Still got a little stubborn belly fat that I'm trying to combat with a half-assed Atkins diet and some extra cardio, but in pretty good shape aside from that.
About to up the T dose to 300mg/week and throw in 300/600mg/week of EQ for 15-20 weeks. I've got some Arimidex on hand if needed, but have been throwing in DIM supplements on the TRT dose and my estrogen has stayed in the low 20's. First cycle, so I figured I'd keep it mild. Plan to go back to TRT doses afterward.
My main question, which I haven't seen addressed much, is what - if any - effect any of the AAS might have on someone who had a total thyroidectomy? My endocrinologist makes me get bloodwork done every 2-3 months now for T4, T3, and TSH. So far, the TRT doesn't seem to have affected it. I'm assuming the EQ probably won't, either... but if I decide to cycle some of the heavier stuff down the road, I'm curious if there'd be anything to worry about.
Sorry for the long intro, but thanks for reading nonetheless.
Used to train religiously and am looking to get back into it. I got admittedly lazy for several years (thanks to several kids, lol) and I think the sedentary lifestyle and my former smoking habit contributed to stage 1 thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma), which really screwed up my workout ambition for a while. Finally cancer-free and got my thyroid meds back on point, so I've been working out in a neighbor's gym for the last year.
I've been on a prescribed TRT dose of Test C (100mg/week) for about a year due to borderline low test. It may be all in my head, but I feel like I've made some decent strength gains in that time. I'm 6'3" & 220 pounds, down from 245. My goal is to get back down to 205 or so. Still got a little stubborn belly fat that I'm trying to combat with a half-assed Atkins diet and some extra cardio, but in pretty good shape aside from that.
About to up the T dose to 300mg/week and throw in 300/600mg/week of EQ for 15-20 weeks. I've got some Arimidex on hand if needed, but have been throwing in DIM supplements on the TRT dose and my estrogen has stayed in the low 20's. First cycle, so I figured I'd keep it mild. Plan to go back to TRT doses afterward.
My main question, which I haven't seen addressed much, is what - if any - effect any of the AAS might have on someone who had a total thyroidectomy? My endocrinologist makes me get bloodwork done every 2-3 months now for T4, T3, and TSH. So far, the TRT doesn't seem to have affected it. I'm assuming the EQ probably won't, either... but if I decide to cycle some of the heavier stuff down the road, I'm curious if there'd be anything to worry about.
Sorry for the long intro, but thanks for reading nonetheless.
