You mentioned “stretched out” my shouder.
Both of mine feel as though the tendons are just stretched too much. And they hurt with pressing movements of when I sleep on my side.
Never had this prior to trt. But “stretched out” is what it feels like. MRI shows no tear.
This is exactly my situation on my right shoulder. I was doing hanging stretches warming up before working out and felt like I just stretched it too far. Been really uncomfortable to sleep on that side since and even range of movement is compromised. Doc gave a shot of steroids into it to help heal and essentially that shoulders take a long time to heal and to go easy on it.
I like the plan. Drop that ai. I’m tinkering with my trt protocols. Had low low e2 before trt. At 100mg a week split in two 50 mg shots= E2 27. At 120 mg per week split in two 60 mg shots = E2 29.
I’m starting to think I need higher e2 to feel any sort of libido. May need to go back to once a week shots.
Only time I felt arousal was on 300 mg once every 2 weeks and 100 mg once every week. Probably the higher e2 helped.
But everyone screams these protocols are awful. Idk. Maybe for some they’re needed, especially the once a week shot.
GO FOR IT!!! There is absolutely nothing wrong with once a week injections. I think once every two weeks is a bit much but to each his own. I do 3.5 day split because it makes sense to me. Listen to your body!!!
Been about 2 weeks. Dropped the T by about 25% and stopped the Anastrazole completely. So far not much difference although my shoulder pain is clearing up a and the oily skin is decreasing a little. Not much change with libido yet.
Join the club. I can dial in trt to where I feel fantastic mentally. Almost like a dopamine rush. But I still haven’t gotten any increase in arousal.
Are you taking any hcg?
I don’t even get that. I honestly don’t feel terribly different on T. I’m taking HCG - .5ML of 11000 iu HCG on the two days preceding T injection.
Curious: did you get an LH test prior to trt? Wondering if you’re primary or secondary hypo
You shouldn’t feel anything after 2 weeks of changing the dosage, you won’t hit a stable state until 6 weeks and it may take longer to feel those changes.
I don’t like to start out on TRT with a bunch drugs, you’ll never know what’s doing what. TRT only and then add things later. I’ve hear a lot of stories of guys stopping HCG and then started feeling good.