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Some interesting discussion topics here (which we don't have to delve into if we don't want to . . .). I don't know how much food costs because I never buy it, or anything really, my wife does it. Once in a while I get the gist that things are very expensive - tonight I was watching TV and I...

It's enough that you know I'm over here eating 2-3 lbs of beef a day . . . Wow, you must have won the lottery! I'm still getting most of my protein from eggs . . . but I'm just a Canadian retiree where a buck buys nothing

Wow, I'd never heard of P5P, but I've spent the last hour reading about it, and am going to give it a try! Many thanks for the suggestion . . .

Yansky, I sympathize with the hand issues; it takes one to know one. Of course it could be a total coincidence that I developed the hand problems around the same time of TRT (at age 68 it's certainly possible), but it's always an uncomfortable thought. I went to see a rheumatologist of some...

Regardless of the cause, I hope you're at least enjoying the benefits of your newfound discovery!

Not sure if you're joking or not. While I'm happy for you (since I'd love such an experience in myself if I could get it), such an effect must be coincidence and/or a predisposition to a placebo effect. I would re-examine the day to see if I had done other things differently; I'm guessing that...

"I have so much to say but I'm keeping quiet as don't want to get involved as these discussions never go anywhere." Yes, I tend to agree with your statement, although my feelings vary. Very few people will objectively consider the facts and then change their predispositional beliefs. Most of...

Yes, I agree, it is unwise for somebody like me to go to failure when exercising, obviously I wouldn't do it again. And you're also correct that stretches are vital, and hated (I sure don't like them). I just finished a six week course of Glucosomine/Chondreitin/MSM that I got at Costco...

I've never had E2 measured, but by coincidence I'm having a blood test tomorrow which will include it. I'll watch for your suggestion and post results when I get them. I'm only taking 60mg/week, but might up it after the test.

Great suggestions so far, I'm going to try some of them. I've been reading more about the subject, and came across the thread where it was suggested that TRT can lead to stiffer tendons which are more prone to injury. Some members mentioned, somewhat to my shock, that they have suffered from...

Thanks everyone (thus far) for the responses. I spent some time reading entries on the net and most of them deal with the dangers to joints of having LOW T; not much on whether or how TRT may negatively affect joint health. I've always had to be careful with work and exercise; too much...

Hello everyone, I'm 68 and have been on TRT about 7 months. I tried TRT with the main aims of fighting fatigue and numerous aches and pains that I've suffered from for a long time. Mostly sore joints, sore back etc. About the time that I started TRT, my hands started hurting, and I have since...

I'm due for my next vial of enanthate in the first week of August. I'll be curious to see if the Hikma enanthate is available. I spoke with my pharmacist last week and he still didn't know anything about a generic enanthate replacement for Delatestryl. In light of the shortage, he said most...

Stpfan, I don't know much about T since I'm newer on the board, but I sure know a lot about Lp(a); I had very high levels too (over 100). I had no family history of heart disease, but I developed severe heart blockage when it finally made itself known at the age of 41. My other blood markers...

I agree with the others above, make big lifestyle changes, lose weight, eat right, work hard, sleep well. You're far too young to start on the Testosterone merry-go-round.

Good questions, I haven't used Trimix yet, but will probably get there soon enough. Can't you just wash or shower after injection to remove the alcohol remnants?

Shallow IM, quads, Sol-M 27G x 5/8" (an inexpensive insulin needle with a low dead space that wastes very little product), near perfect. I might hit a nerve once in 20 shots; not that scary, just pull out and repeat.

Thanks for the update Madman. It was good that I twisted my doctor's arm to allow me to get a last bottle of Delatestryl early . . .

BruceWayne, you're acting like an idiot. Notice I'm not saying you're an idiot, simply that you're acting like one. Sure, you can have a difference of opinion with one of our most informed members, but insulting them with derogatory remarks is unacceptable and, in fact, an insult to the...

Well, after reading up on some of the posts, the suggestion is that we minimize waste by using a LDS fixed needle 27g x 5/8" (or 1/2") on a 1 ml syringe, and that I draw and inject with the same needle. Frankly, I tried to draw a few times with the 25g and it got on my nerves, I can't imagine...

Hello Phil, thanks for reading the thread. I started injecting in April, this is my first complete vial. Yes, I do pull back so there is nothing left in the 20g needle, draining it all back into the syringe. Really, it's very odd. I wonder if it would be better if I switched to a 5/8" 25g...

Well, I inject 34 mgs every 4 days (mornings), which is .17 ml. (yes, it's a small dose). Each vial at 5ml holds 1000mgs, and should give me 29.4 doses (1000mg/34), and the math check is that 29.4 x .17ml is 5ml, the size of the vial. No mistake. It must be waste lost every time I inject...

I'm nearing the end of my first 5 ml vial/bottle of T enanthate; mine is still the Delatestryl. It looks like I'm going to get about 800mg from the bottle, when the bottle says I should have 1000mgs. Please assume my math is correct (which it is). I take a small dose every 4th morning (34...

Agree, all that she's doing is regurgitating information that she read in a 10 year old medical textbook. I may be showing my age here, but I admit being somewhat offended by having a woman lecture me about something as male specific as testosterone. She doesn't really know how we think and...

Yes, I also notice that two separate needles is better. I draw with a 1" 20g needle and then switch to a 1" 25g inject needle in the quads. When I ordered the apparatus a few months ago I wasn't in as good a shape as today, and because I ride my bike a lot, my legs have become more muscular...

From a past post you wrote . . . "The main reason for the addition of hCG is to preserve ITT (intra-testicular testosterone) which will help preserve/maintain fertility and minimize/prevent testicular atrophy." Presuming that a T therapy patient didn't care about fertility, then the issue comes...

Even then before you decide to take the plunge you need to wait until you get a new set of labs seeing as you recently lowered your T dose after starting T therapy. Madman never forgets. I would wait 6 weeks then have your labs done. Agreed. Will test near end July. Madman, you said you...

Ok, from what I gather, a majority are T alone, but some benefit greatly from HCG supplementation. For the benefit of men like 42HRT (above) and myself, how would we know if HCG would benefit us? Is there a blood test result that would determine if we were candidates for it? Or is HCG...

Hey Systemlord, thanks very much for your response. It's a relief to find out that a majority are on T monotherapy, I really had no idea. I'm looking forward to my first complete set of test results in July, I'll share the results when I get them . . .

I'm 68, don't want kids anymore, on T monotherapy and nothing else. But should I also be on HCG? I've read that HCG is not just helpful for fertility and the prevention of testicular atrophy, but for a host of other hormonal benefits. Should everyone who starts TTH also take HCG? How many of...

Not to mention testicular shrinkage will get worse as time goes on and can be painful. Hmmmm, that doesn't sound too popular. I was told by my doctor (who, respectfully, has been wrong about several things thus far) that there would be some initial shrinkage and that would be it. Have some...