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[cobaltdan]

I am a little overloaded with information and quite confused. I am writing in hopes someone can help or point me in the right direction.

I am an athletic 38 year old, 6'2" and now a thin 170 pounds. I was a competitive skydiver and little over a year ago sustained a c-spine injury which left me in a great deal of chronic pain. I lost weight and muscle mass on my right arm & shoulder, becoming weak and quite skinny. I was sick of being in pain all the time, I do not like taking pain meds and asked my doctor if there was any alternate therapy I could try. He put me on HGH. I didn't have high hopes it would help, but after 6 weeks of injecting 1 unit per day at bedtime I was pain free for the first time in a year. I am a different person. According to my doctors I still have an issue with my c5-c6 which will need attention in the future, but I have no lateral instabilities and am cleared to work out and try to put back on weight and muscle mass.

I have a personal trainer 3 days a week. I am lifting weights and have been eating anything and everything. I don't really get sore after workouts and I can't seem to put on any weight. I saw my doctor today and he put me on testosterone cypionate: 2.5 ml injected every 3 days. (I don't know how people stick that needle into their thigh, but I guess I will get used to it)

I like my doctor but his background for trying these treatments on me is in anti-aging. I have checked body building web sites and there seems to be a huge variety medicines, combinations, cycles etc... I am completely overwhelmed with information, even conflicting information. Where can I get clear information for the uninitiated? How can I find an experienced trainer or doctor to discuss the correct regime for me to be on? I am based in NYC btw...

I would greatly appreciate any help offered.

Thank you.

[SampsonandDelilah]

first off...welcome!

What exactly is your question? And what dose is your test cyp? how many mgs per ml?

[busaboy27]

what is your plan or what is he telling you about the cyp..? is he saying cycle on and off it? or run it forever?

[chuckt12345]

sounds like my type of doctor,,

[cobaltdan]

I am taking 1iu of serostim hgh every night injected into belly. on now for ~ 8 weeks.

Just took the first injection of Test. .25ml from a 200mg/ml bottle into thigh muscle. Doctor told me to do that every 3 days for a month or so and then see him again.

My doctor's background is in prescribing these medications for anti-aging purposes. Since my goals are to put back on muscle mass lost due to an injury perhaps ~ 15 pounds. I am looking for more experienced advice. Ideally I would like to find a doctor or trainer experienced in use of these medications for athlete rehabilitation. I am following my doctors recommendation but perhaps this is not ideal or could be optimized?

[SampsonandDelilah]

You in the TRT/HRT catagory (testosterone/hormone replacement therapy). You're not taking an amount to qualify as a "cycle". If I were you, I'd head over to the TRT/HRT section (the link is listed below) and ask your questions there. You'll find more guys who are in the same boat as you, and should be able to offer up better advice than this forum

good luck

http://forums.steroid.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72

[Dinosaur]

^^ I don't think his question was about trt but as I understand his trying to double check if this doses are good for maintaning or in other words his trying to get younger...

[SampsonandDelilah]

^^ I don't think his question was about trt but as I understand his trying to double check if this doses are good for maintaning or in other words his trying to get younger...

I'm still not exactly sure what his question is to be honest with you. The OP needs to provide a little more info in regards to what his goals are with the Cyp, how long did the dr instruct him to take it, how much does he have/or have access to, and ultimately what are his goals. If he wants to simly put on 15 lbs...run 400 mgs a week (broken into 2 shots) for 12 weeks...followed by a proper PCT (and my guess is he has no idea what PCT is). Or is the Cyp that was prescribed intended to be dosed for life?

[cobaltdan]

I'm not interested in taking anything for life. I want to put back on the weight and strength I lost, ~ 15 pounds.......hopefully in the next two months.

[cobaltdan]

can anyone recommend someone knowledgeable to speak to in NYC?

[hankdiesel]

Big difference between 2.5ml and .25ml every three days.