Thats a great idea if you have insurance....and then a dr that understands all the bloodwork required pre cycle mid and post.
Then a dr that can convince the insurance company why u need it all.
Then try finding a dr that actually understands why you need a metabolic, lipid psa, prolactin, dhea, shbg an e2 sensitive, total test, and free test panel in order to know exactly where you are at bio chemically....
99% cant get a simple TRT protocol right.
All you need is an understanding doc with a very simple understanding of human 101 endocrinology. Even that isn’t necessary.
Also what’s with you guys saying the Dr. needs to convince insurance or this pre-auth stuff? The doctor doesn’t need to approve shit for bloodwork. All he does is print you a lab requisition form and you do the rest. I don’t have a clue what garbage insurance you guys have, but mine isn’t the greatest thing either and I still get bloodwork coverage by my insurance, NEVER a question asked and I never wait for the Dr. to get insurance approval first. I walk straight out of his office and to a labcorp. I get a bill from labcorp through the mail 4-5 days later showing my what labcorp charged, what my insurance took care of in adjustments, and what I owed after it’s all said and done. Never once has my Dr ever picked up a phone to call my insurance, and never has my insurance called me.
You want to know how my GP visit went the very first time?
“Hello Dr. Whoever, I called in for X reason but really I wanted to discuss some concerns I have. After agreeing to discuss in confidence and addressing that what we discuss won’t be written in post visit records. I then disclosed my PED use, admitting that I am choosing not to discontinue my use knowing the potential downsides. He said ok and asked me what my concerns were. I told him I wanted a physician to monitor my health while I took PEDs. I said I had concerns regarding lipids and estrogen and would like him to oblige me with labwork to allow me to better take care of myself while I figure out a way to come off. He said ok that’s fine, and we walked over to his computer and he ASKED ME what labs I wanted ordered that concerned me. I read him my list and stated I was only truly concerned over a handful of tests, but the rest were to be sure everything was in order health wise. He printed me my lab acquisition form and I left his office and drew blood on the same day, less than 20 minutes for the entire visit.
I didn’t ask him to take over my self imposed “HRT”, most GP are just that, “general”. I wouldn’t trust them to take over managing my drug use.
A person like me is the easiest money he ever makes in his entire life. 150$ In network visit that is covered by insurance (which guarantees he gets paid) for him to tap on a keyboard for 2 minutes and then chat for 5-10 minutes and send me on my way. I’m not asking him for prescriptions, he doesn’t care. He wants to HELP. He’s around to help people. If a cocaine addict walks into that same office and voices concerns over neurological side effects, he’s going to take care of you. He cannot criminalize you, it’s a conflict of interest in his duty as a health care practitioner to do his best in moving you towards better health. Criminalizing you has the opposite effect. As well as being protected by law.
I don’t get this fear mongering about leaking information or doctors being some secret part of law enforcement out to jail druggies. That’s utter bullshit, and if you think authorities care enough about a petty, nobody user who’s seeking help, then you surely do think too highly of yourself. You’re not worth it on the garbage budgets they work with.
but fine, maybe I’m the luckiest man in the U.S., maybe I’m a retard know-it-all, maybe I have a good grasp of reality to understand how the world works around me. Either way, it works for me and it’s worked for others I know.
I’ll live my life and you live yours.
