TRT - Self Administered?

[Shol'va]

Gotcha! I wish.

Bass et al., what do you think about my doc doubling my HCG dosage before even having started it?

I also forgot to mention previously that I talked to him about donating blood, how I learned from 'sources' that it's a good and necessary practice for those on TRT, etc. He said it certainly wasn't a bad idea, and a lot of people (not necessarily on HRT) do so to clean the iron out of their blood, but that of all the people he has on TRT, probably 3% of them need to do this, that blood tests never come back with anything that he's even remotely alarmed with. He said donating blood is much more necessary with anabolic steroid users. I'm not informed on the subject enough to get into it with him, so I let it go. But obviously I will likely need to donate monthly as discussed here.

I'm hoping that is just a typo and you mean every other month. The blood donor banks here in Mo.will only allow every 2 months minimum. The bad thing for me is they use a friggen 16 gauge needle to shove up in your vein. The needle is almost a big as your poor ole vein in your arm. And they say well your gonna feel a slight sting all while they replace the wood piece they put in your mouth as you have just bitten it into two pieces. I've felt less pain when things are shoved into other areas. Ok I'm a wuss..lol

[bass]

I'm hoping that is just a typo and you mean every other month. The blood donor banks here in Mo.will only allow every 2 months minimum. The bad thing for me is they use a friggen 16 gauge needle to shove up in your vein. The needle is almost a big as your poor ole vein in your arm. And they say well your gonna feel a slight sting all while they replace the wood piece they put in your mouth as you have just bitten it into two pieces. I've felt less pain when things are shoved into other areas. Ok I'm a wuss..lol

Wait a minute Shol! you donate?! do you answer all questions honestly?

[Shol'va]

Wait a minute Shol! you donate?! do you answer all questions honestly?

No because some are too personal. However, since they check the blood for those diseases anyways I don't feel bad about that part. And before I ever started donating, I privately asked off record one of the techs who worked there, who was gay, if they check all blood every time for HIV and such and he said absolutely yes without fail. And if It comes back tainted the blood is flagged and tossed out and the donor is contacted right away and put on a list to never be accepted again. And besides I'm as careful as one can be when I do my private thing anyways. Plus I get checked regularly for those diseases. Negative every time knock on wood.. I would never ever donate if it weren't checked. I would never want something like that on my conscience. Although some druggies don't give a flying fvck when they donate for more drug money at other places that pay for blood donations.

[gbrice75]

Update: So I received my HCG in the mail (mailed from a pharmacy my doc deals with and ordered for me from). I reconstituted it but want to make sure I did it right, and will be dosing correctly. Bear with me guys, i'm practically retarded when it comes to math.

10,000iu in a 10mL vial
10mL Bact. water in a separate vial

I drew all the water out and added to the HCG vial and lightly shook it up. So I should be looking at 10mL = 10,000iu HCG, or 1mL = 1,000iu (my weekly dosage) HCG. Now, for actual dosing:

I have 31g insulin pins, they're 1/2mL each. The markers start at zero and goes up to 50 - so when full, I should be looking at 500iu HCG. If i'm correct, then I should be filling these to the 30 marker (300iu) as I'll be pinning these 3x weekly, putting me at ~900iu weekly. Is my math all accurate so far? I know guys, this is 2nd grade shit. Please don't hold it against me!!

Now, I see people dosing HCG on certain days (e.g. day before pinning, etc) but don't really see the rationale behind it. I currently pin my test Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and would like to keep it simple and pin my HCG Mon/Wed/Fri. Any problem with that, seeing as none of those days fall before a test shot?

Thanks as always for your help!

[Technologist]

Wait a minute Shol! you donate?! do you answer all questions honestly?

Actually Doctor Prescribed TRT is allowed by "some" Hospitals (I would be careful on that one as some might black list you). I donated at Hoag in Newport and when my Hemoglobin was above 18 they allowed me to donate because TRT raises Hemoglobin but the donated blood is not hurt by TRT.

Also I've temporarily dropped my Hemoglobin to 14.7 by taking glycergrow (Glycerol MonoStearate) Glycerol really does increase the concentration of the fluid in your blood. That added vascularity is a higher blood volume and hence it's diluting your blood. It's very effective if you need to slip under the cut off point on the Hemoglobin test. It can temporarily knock your Hemoglobin down 1-2 points. Glycerol raises blood pressure in some people so if you have borderline high blood pressure is could raise it enough to disallow the donation.

[gbrice75]

I'm hoping that is just a typo and you mean every other month. The blood donor banks here in Mo.will only allow every 2 months minimum. The bad thing for me is they use a friggen 16 gauge needle to shove up in your vein. The needle is almost a big as your poor ole vein in your arm. And they say well your gonna feel a slight sting all while they replace the wood piece they put in your mouth as you have just bitten it into two pieces.

WTF? I understand getting things done quickly, but this is BS!!! Nobody's sticking a 16g needle in me!!

I've felt less pain when things are shoved into other areas.

[kelkel]

I agree with you 100%. When I started my 'quest', I did exactly that - called, asked if they 'dealt with' TRT, then scheduled an appt. My first was a flop and complete waste of $175. I'm a bit wiser now and definitely ask a few key questions first. I don't want to get to an appt. just to find out they'll only prescribe gel or something. At this point, I feel I have the upper hand. I'm already prescribed TRT by another physician. I just simply tell them i'm looking for a good doc who will continue prescribing my current protocol (injectable, self-administered, AI, HCG, etc) but work with me to monitor BW and adjust accordingly to maximize benefits and minimize downsides.

Outstanding GB. Couple simple questions get it done.

I'm hoping that is just a typo and you mean every other month. The blood donor banks here in Mo.will only allow every 2 months minimum. The bad thing for me is they use a friggen 16 gauge needle to shove up in your vein. The needle is almost a big as your poor ole vein in your arm. And they say well your gonna feel a slight sting all while they replace the wood piece they put in your mouth as you have just bitten it into two pieces. I've felt less pain when things are shoved into other areas. Ok I'm a wuss..lol

Hysterical Shol'va!