Gyno . . . four years later?

[Second Storm]

So I haven’t been “on” in nearly 4 years, but this past week my nipples have been killing me. A quick history: I did three low dose test cycles in my mid 20s and used nolvadex to combat itchy nips and a BB-sized bump directly behind my right nipple. Showed my last doc the bump/gyno and was told it was too small to worry about (he could barely find it). Everything’s been cool since then.

But as I’m typing this 4 years later, my left nipple is sore again, my right is raw, and the lump behind my nipple is tender enough to raise concerns. I’ve been hitting 40mg/day nolvadex the past few days but seeing only marginal improvements.

Anyone have experience with gyno symptoms this far off your last cycle?

And what do you all think . . . stay with the nolva until I can get a blood test?

 

[Cardinal Slin]

Do you drink a lot? Especially beer?

Are you taking anything else - supplements etc?

 

[702daswoll1]

a blood test would be a good start.

 

[Second Storm]

Do you drink a lot? Especially beer?

Are you taking anything else - supplements etc?

Couple glasses of wine per week, tops.

As for supplements, nothing but protein and fish oil.

Only thing I can think of is that I've been under a tremendous amount of personal stress lately (several deaths in the family and a ton of travel) and that might be screwing with my hormone levels.

 

[Second Storm]

I'm either gonna wait for my doc to get back (he's on vacation until mid next week) or I'm just gonna pay for a blood test myself.

I'm assuming I want free/total testosterone and estradiol. Anything else?

 

[michaelChicago]

please, make a hormonal test

review your prolactin, progesterone, testosterone, estradiol

and , you should go to the doctor (endo), is better...

 

[Second Storm]

please, make a hormonal test

review your prolactin, progesterone, testosterone, estradiol

and , you should go to the doctor (endo), is better...

Okay, just plopped down a couple hundred bucks for a blood test. We'll see what it says.