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My daughter has been going to Dynamic Therapy Specialists for over two years. Found them after trying a couple different places. I highly recommend them.

Dynamic Therapy Specialists

Forgot to mention that I inject 3 days a week. Wondering if moving to every other day would help.

Get the Kardiamobile Personal EKG instead. Super small. And it gives medical grade EKGs that can be sent to your doctor. Under $100.

Kardiamobile EKG

Coffee is one of those things that really affects some people in a very negative way and others hardly at all. And even others, coffee has a positive effect. If you feel like eliminating your morning coffee for a couple of weeks to see how you feel...I say go for it. If you deem that it wasn't an issue...then you can start drinking it again.

Not trying to be rude, though...I think there might be some other issues going on. If you have acid reflux I would focus on addressing that if you are able. Acid reflux can lead to so much more complex situations and even cancer if not taken care of. And by taking care of it I don't mean long term PPI use...that has it's own set of issues. Figure out why you have it. Is it diet, weight, stomach or esophageal ulcers, stress, etc?. And it usually isn't low stomach acid like a lot of people like to think.

If you have high cortisol levels in the morning, that could be problematic and you might have sleep apnea. I know I am not giving too much in the way of solutions...but it does seem like you might have more serious issues than you think. Glad you don't have diabetes...but there are definitely other things out there.

I hope you figure it out man. I will echo the guy that said get some electrolytes in the morning. That really helped me out a lot. And if you decided to abstain from the bean juice...and you have been a heavy coffee drinker. Just know that you may have some withdrawal type issues. Mostly headaches...but that is where the electrolytes can help out.

Good luck! Let us know what you decide to do.

Well considering I sit in 170 degree heat for 20 minutes I don’t think the summer heat even comes close.

This is an amazing thing you are doing! I really hope you show us the final product! They sound beautiful!

While I know sleep apnea is a big issue when it comes to testosterone levels, I hate the idea a doc won’t treat low testosterone until SA is fixed. What if you have it and the doc gives you a CPAP. Most people have such a hard time becoming compliant with a CPAP. I feel like it is a revolving door so to speak. One affects the other and so on. I have SA and I have such a hard time using a CPAP. And I have really given it a good go. I keep pulling it out and trying and after a few weeks of only tolerating it a couple hours a night and getting some really horrible sleep, I put it away again. I am pretty early on in my TRT journey, but I am already seeing positive impacts. Waist is going down. More energy to actually work out. Able to recover better after working out. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t think having SA should stop someone from receiving TRT. I’m working through my SA and trying to fix it. But it would be a lot harder if I wasn’t getting testosterone treatments.

I’m going to echo the above poster, go get a physical therapy assessment. Can you rehab your back by yourself? Sure. But if you don’t know what you are doing then you can injure yourself further. Can your back be fixed? Yes. You likely need to strengthen back and other core muscles. You likely need more mobility In your back and hips. You can go through exercises like bird dogs, bridges, Pallof presses, cat cow, thoracic extensions, and others, and likely have some success. But go get the evaluation done. Do PT for 4 to 6 weeks. The therapist can help you with form and get you through a lot of the mobility and pain with targeted massage, dry needling, and targeted trigger point pressure. After the duration you will feel better and know how to go forward to make sure you don’t have issues.

But make sure you get a GOOD physical therapist.

I was in this boat a couple months ago. Get your testosterone checked. Not saying this is that, but it won’t hurt to check and lack of concentration and brain fog are a couple symptoms of low T. I’m sure you will be fine, but saying a prayer for you anyway.

Thanks! I have one in mind that a friend uses. He has been very pleased with them and they are very reasonable. They are out of PA but service almost everywhere.