Question: I'm looking for some advice on where to go for the next step to investigate and find the problem that surfaced about 2.5 months ago.

I'm a 37 YO male and I've always been active and healthy. This is really my first time trying to navigate (the very frustrating and slow) healthcare system.

Four months ago I visited a doctor for a regular routine physical. They did blood work and found that my testosterone was low. I was put on TRT injections of 1cc a week. Within two weeks I was feeling fantastic, more active, better sleep.....I was happy.

About 5 weeks after I started I woke up one morning with a tightness and pressure on the left side of my throat, that turned into a mild sore throat in that one spot, a lot of fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes. A week later I went to this same doctor who prescribed Prednisone and the antibiotic (Augmentin). I own a few companies and I was traveling a lot so I did not put anymore thought into it at the time. I figured I must have been stressed and maybe run down my immune system so the scripts should take care of it.

Two weeks later I started to itch, it's a mild but annoying itch that can be relieved with a quick scratch. There is no specific area and it seems to be more prevalent in the evening. It may be behind the ear, on the leg or under my arm. It comes in very small spots anywhere on my body and again it is easily relieved with a quick itch. Standard creams, lotions or even Benedrryl do not suppress the itch.

With this new symptom I went back into the doctor who ordered a contrast CT of the head and neck, check x-ray and series of standard blood work (CBC, thyroid, EBV, Estogen, Test levels, mono etc).

He specifically said the xray and CT was to look at the possibility of something like Lymphoma. According to him, everything came back within normal ranges. My lymph nodes while enlarged were not out of the normal size range (whatever that is) and the CT and x-ray were not alarming and very normal according to the radiologist who created the report.

He then sent me to an ENT. I was scoped and prodded, more blood work was done for allergies and everything came back normal. The scope showed no abnormalities he could see in the nose or throat.

This is where I am at today and I am not sure where to go next. I've very in tune with my body and physically active. I still have slightly enlarged lymph nodes in my neck and shoulder areas and I am itchy everyday.

The original tightness of the throat and sore throat stopped about a month and a half ago. Now I am left with some fatigue, enlarged lymph nodes and this itch. I have also stopped the TRT and it has been 14 days since my last injection.

What would be a recommended next step? My current primary care surely is out of ideas.

Thanks in advance.

I can have those health markers tested again.

Follow up questions...

1. Would it be normal or possible for the symptoms suck as itching to start 5-6 weeks after starting the injections? Before the symptoms started I had felt great.

2. How long post injections could the itching last? I'm 15 days since my last injection with no noticeable drop in symptoms yet.