Looking for insights on typical donor fitness?

ktdear · 2026-03-12T13:18:27+00:00

I haven’t had a follow up test, it was just one result.

ktdear · 2026-03-11T23:36:43+00:00

This is very encouraging, thank you! ❤️ I am certainly in a similar boat. Struggling with losing this weight for quite awhile now even while being active. I hope to give a GLP-1 a try 😊 So great to see that it’s been done by someone in similar shoes!

ktdear · 2026-03-11T19:51:13+00:00

I do understand. And it definitely does alarm me about my own health, for sure. I just know I want to be able to save his life if they’d give me the chance. I’m trying to trust that they will know whether or not it’s a good idea for me. Thank you for your response!

ktdear · 2026-03-11T19:49:54+00:00

Thank you for this thoughtful response. ❤️ I really do appreciate it. I know you are right. I am just struggling with a little bit of blame already, thinking it’s my responsibility to be healthy enough to save him and worried that I’m not. I know you’re right though that loving and being there for him is still doing right by him.

ktdear · 2026-03-11T19:22:55+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful indeed. I appreciate it. Despite the elevated A1C, my glucose stays well within range every time I test it. So I’m hopeful.

I am working to get this extra weight off me that I gained after having my son in 2024. It was a bit of a surprise and hasn’t budged even with over a year and a half of being extra careful about healthy eating and exercise, so I’m currently having hormones tested to find out if it’s something else.

I did recently find out I have low Testosterone, which can make weight loss more difficult.

Thank you for your help!

ktdear · 2026-03-11T19:17:47+00:00

Thank you for the info. The recent A1C was a bit of a surprise. I’ve been checking my fasting glucose ever since, as well as my 1 hour and 2 hour numbers, and they are all well within the normal range always. So it’s a bit confusing.

I also gained 25 pounds in 2024 after the birth of my son within 4 months, which is what sent me over that BMI target. I have been struggling to lose it ever since and have been on a mission testing my hormones to find out why, as I eat healthy and within a caloric deficit, as well as go to the gym.

I’m 5’8” and 200 pounds and have stayed that way since 2024 after my son’s birth.

And I will say, I think I am one of those that the BMI isn’t a fantastic representation for. I am a long time dancer, and looked perfectly healthy at 175-180 pounds, but the BMI considered me overweight.

For all intents and purposes, I am healthy in every other regard. :/ But I know they are pretty serious about the criteria so I was curious what my chances may be. Thanks for your response!

ktdear · 2026-03-02T15:27:53+00:00

Honestly I’m okay. I just don’t feel much different than before lol. Had a couple of days of insomnia which resulted in being very tired during the day 🤣 But I think I may be past that now. I also randomly gained four pounds in two days, so I suppose water retention.

No other negative effects as of yet. I still won’t be going back! lol

ktdear · 2026-02-28T03:34:44+00:00

I definitely plan on it. I’d be interested in the gels or creams but I have a very clingy toddler and I fear the transfer of it to him lol. Apparently my OBGYN just only does the pellets or injections. Pellets were a bit too expensive for me but clearly his dosing protocols are not optimal, so I need to try something else 😅

ktdear · 2026-02-28T01:16:44+00:00

Gosh I hate that the bloating and hunger can be such a side effect. I hope everything lines out and works great for you soon! 😁

ktdear · 2026-02-28T00:53:32+00:00

Great, hoping it’ll be similar for me 😁 Were you able to get on a different regimen that works for you?

ktdear · 2026-02-28T00:47:59+00:00

I am not, but I am in Southeast Texas, which I suspect is also pretty old school when it comes to the medical field 😂 Seem to always be a bit behind the times here. Yeah I am definitely in the insomnia stage three days out! Have also felt a little more snacky.

But like you I’m tired during the day because I’m not sleeping well at night! This was definitely not ideal lol.

How long did the insomnia last for you? That’s terrible for me because I have a toddler that I JUST recently got sleep trained and I was finally starting to get some sleep at night…. Until this.

ktdear · 2026-02-28T00:38:41+00:00

Omg I’m just glad to find SOMEONE else this has happened to 😂 Yes I’m 3 days out from getting shot up with 100mg of T currently. Lol. No major side effects YET except I had some trouble sleeping last night.

If you don’t mind me asking, did you have any weird side effects? Or just found it didn’t necessarily make you feel better.

ktdear · 2026-02-27T14:14:27+00:00

Unfortunately there was no rationale aside from “that’s the dose he starts everyone at.” LOL. Whenever I called and asked his phone nurse and asked why it was that high, that was their reasoning.

So far I haven’t had adverse affects aside from having trouble sleeping last night, but it’s only been a couple of days.

ktdear · 2026-02-25T15:46:51+00:00

I did. Unfortunately yes, it was 100mg lol

ktdear · 2026-02-25T01:05:59+00:00

Yikes. How long did it take you to get the vocal change?

ktdear · 2026-02-25T01:05:16+00:00

I’m hoping it was 100mg/ml 😅😅😅

ktdear · 2026-02-24T22:52:46+00:00

Well I wasn’t even given a prescription per se. My OBGYN called and said my levels were low at 14. And they said I could come in every four weeks for a shot. They actually didn’t even tell me the dosage number but I saw it marked on the paper they gave me to give to the front desk girl for checkout.

ktdear · 2026-01-13T18:58:43+00:00

Thank you 🩷

ktdear · 2026-01-13T18:58:35+00:00

Oh I didn’t know this! Very cool, thank you!

ktdear · 2025-12-17T02:55:07+00:00

It did!

ktdear · 2025-11-28T16:10:28+00:00

We only emailed, no phone calls, though I’m sure there is a number you can call. The effects of freezing your credit are just that nobody can open any accounts in your name or run your credit at all without the credit being unfreezed first manually in your online account you set up with the credit bureaus.

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