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Feb 21, 2022, 06:40 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
Ok. Now is a time to panic. For real. My trans doctor. The doctor who checks my levels and all that. He's actually an endocrnolgist but he goes under trans affirming care for insurance reasons. But he just got back to me through my portal and said my blood levels remain high even after decreasing my testereone levels. Which may indicate a secondary cause. He said he'll discuss it with me on Thursday.
I am about to have a legit panic attack. I was actually already on the verge of one before I got the news. I have a weird feeling in my lungs which I thought was anxiety. What the **** does a secondary cause mean? Is that the blood cancer those 2 levels can indicate when they are high?
I am really really scared and I have to wait 2 days to get answers from him.
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Honey, please, please work with your mind so you don't jump to the worst possibility. I struggle with doing the same, and I know from my own tendency to do so that it's never helpful. A "secondary cause" can be anemia, it can be a vitamin deficiency, a thyroid issue...sheesh! So many simple things that are easily treated - or, as often turns out, just fluke readings that have absolutely no explanation.
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