Considering first cycle, let me know if i'm on track.

[nobreath]

Hi guys,

Considering my first cycle for recovery purposes from a number of injuries.

27 y.o, 170lb. All blood work is within normal ranges (endo as well) except for my vitamin B12 levels which are very low, around 70, I believe my B12 levels are a chronic problem that i've just found out about now. Recently i've suffered a number of athletic injuries to my shoulder, hip and knee, all of which are cartilage/meniscus related with no significant damage to other structures. Had surgery on my shoulder 2 months ago, physio and recovery is going well for that, not sure yet if I need surgery for my hip or knee but i'm hoping not. MRI results coming soon.

Right now i'm taking Animal Flex, Vit D, and Vit B12 (to fix my blood levels). B12 is going great, feel well balanced and less arthritic within a few days.

I'm considering doing a deca/test cycle to get myself healthy again. As well, I am wondering if B12 shots would be a better idea then sublingual tablets. I'm also wondering if there are any other supp's (vitamins, HGH etc...) or things I should be doing, if anyone has any experience with a situation similar to mine.

Cheers.

[bjohnson1968]

Bro...I feel for you but with these injuries you have listed IMHO you need recovery first before thinking about any cycle Sorry to say that..you could cause further damage if your body if its not healed first...thats just my opinion others may tell you different

Peace...and good luck

[nobreath]

Thanks for the reply.

From my understanding a deca cycle would promote healing to the joints. I'm not about to start training again during the cycle, just running a therapeutic amount with my physio (swimming and rehab). Correct me if i'm wrong or if you have any other ideas. Cheers.

[JohnnyVegas]

The Deca might help with joints, but not enough to even compensate for the loads of heavy lifting.

I don't know enough to give advice on this issue, but I can tell you that lifting with injuries is troublesome. I have a back problem that I need to work around, and it is an inconvenience. Plus, it requires me to either drop intensity or even take extended breaks. You don't want to do either of those things on cycle.

[bjohnson1968]

Thanks for the reply.

From my understanding a deca cycle would promote healing to the joints. I'm not about to start training again during the cycle, just running a therapeutic amount with my physio (swimming and rehab). Correct me if i'm wrong or if you have any other ideas. Cheers.

Not worth it for what your looking for given the side effects...You just need to rehab Sorry Bro..as far as B-12 injections I would hit your Dr. for that

[nobreath]

Ok. Any other opinions or ideas?

Regarding the cycle / lifting, I would not be heavy lifting at all if I were to run the deca.

[nobreath]

So a bit of an update on my status and considering doing a deca/test cycle to help me get going again. Shoulder is recovering great, no issues at all and i'm clear to start strengthening now. Hip has no tear on the MRI and knee MRI will most likely come back with no problem either. It appears most of my problems are due to hip alignment/impingment which will take some time to correct, but I doubt i'll have to get any other surgeries. My arthritic symptoms have gone down considerably as well, all over my body, by getting my B12 levels up.

So... again i'm looking at doing a deca/test cycle for therapuetic purposes for my muscular/joint recovery from this whole thing. I will not be heavy lifting or anything like that, just swimming and physio. My idea is to do the cycle to gain back the muscle I lost, help heal my joints, and provide some fluid to my joint areas to aid with the rehab.

What do you guys think now that I know the whole story? Any other good things to be doing?

"Hi guys,

Considering my first cycle for recovery purposes from a number of injuries.

27 y.o, 170lb. All blood work is within normal ranges (endo as well) except for my vitamin B12 levels which are very low, around 70, I believe my B12 levels are a chronic problem that i've just found out about now. Recently i've suffered a number of athletic injuries to my shoulder, hip and knee, all of which are cartilage/meniscus related with no significant damage to other structures. Had surgery on my shoulder 2 months ago, physio and recovery is going well for that, not sure yet if I need surgery for my hip or knee but i'm hoping not. MRI results coming soon.

Right now i'm taking Animal Flex, Vit D, and Vit B12 (to fix my blood levels). B12 is going great, feel well balanced and less arthritic within a few days.

I'm considering doing a deca/test cycle to get myself healthy again. As well, I am wondering if B12 shots would be a better idea then sublingual tablets. I'm also wondering if there are any other supp's (vitamins, HGH etc...) or things I should be doing, if anyone has any experience with a situation similar to mine.

Cheers."