Hindsight is always 20/20

[jomamma007]

Either way at 39 he should be on trt anyways.

200mgs is too much to start on though, especially if you are going to wait 3 months for blood work. and in one injection.

Please listen

TRT is a less is more kinda deal. Start LOW go SLOW

200mgs put me at 1700 test level 348-1198.
100mgs will put most men between 7-1000 Total T.
100mgs of testosterone cypionate will yield 69mgs after the weight of the ester.
This is roughly 10mgs per day in a week.
The average male makes between 4-11 mgs per day(28-77mgs per week).
As you can see this is why most doctors(educated in hrt) start men on 100mgs per week, even lower at times.
Boom Science.

I'd start with 50mgs twice per week with an insulin needle 29 gauge 1/2 inch in the delts.
Don't really need hcg if you don't want kids and it can cause estrogen problems, and is hard to get from most docs.
I'd supplement with dhea and pregnenlonlone though definitely, if you aren't going to take hcg. 50mgs of each daily in the morning, slow releasing micros are ideal.

First trt blood work check up is usually 6 weeks, and 8 if you want to be patient. No need to wait 3 months, your levels should be stable by the 6th week mark.
Plus if your estorgen or RBC are elevetaed you'll experience issues long before 3 month mark.

Cliff Notes
Donate blood ASAP
100mgs per week split into two 50mgs injections 84 hours(3.5 days) apart
50mgs dhea and pregnenolone daily
10k vitamin D3
30-50mgs zinc daily 1-2mg copper

Blood work at 6 week mark.
Good luck!

I felt like being annoying today and use some colors

 

[swilk]

The colors are a nice touch ....

 

[swilk]

There is a possibility I misheard or the Dr misspoke when she said 1CC. It might have been 1/2CC.

Just looking through the Red Cross website it looks to be a week or two before I can give blood around here. Wish I could just go to labcorp and give ... I know the girl and she does a good job.

 

[Megatron28]

Red Cross has walk in appts.

Ask how many milligrams you are on. Millileters get confusing because medications can have different mg/ml concentrations.

 

[swilk]

We dont have a brick and mortar red cross close by .... when I went to their site and searched for my zip code it came up with numerous blood drives with the soonest being next week.

Going forward I will make sure exactly what the dose is.

 

[Megatron28]

Sorry if this was addressed already, but why aren't you self injecting at home?

 

[swilk]

I will be ... doc gave me the first injection and told me to come in for the second injection. After that I am going to start doing them at home.

Once doing them at home I plan on doing every 3.5 days to try and minimize the peaks and valleys.

 

[swilk]

I just called the doc .... I am not supposed to go in this week and get the second shot. Next Monday ... so it will be 2 weeks between shots. I am guessing that I did indeed hear correctly about the 1CC amount and they started me off on 200mg every 2 weeks.

 

[bowhunter01]

Find another doctor man, 200 every 2 weeks is a recipe for disaster. Your e2 will go skyhigh and so will your testosterone, then your test will drop and you will feel like ars.

 

[swilk]

Find another doctor man, 200 every 2 weeks is a recipe for disaster. Your e2 will go skyhigh and so will your testosterone, then your test will drop and you will feel like ars.

The second shot from the doc will be the last ... self injecting after that. Every 3.5 days.