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Yes, it was evaluated when the initial injection protocol was developed. Not to oversimplify, but was he is asking me to do this time around will mean that I am actually walking round with more T in my system than I otherwise would be; 7 days after injecting 1cc > 3.5 days after injecting .5cc.

I agree, I can't find support for his suggestion. I did get SHBG tested at the end of the first 10 weeks of TRT and was mid-range. His suggestion to test was different from what he recommended for testing at the end of the second 10 weeks. Will discuss with him soon.

I realize it doesn't have to be the second injection, I was simply describing an example of how I might test and be in a trough. I'm going to question Doc as to his motives. I can't find a rationale for the protocol he suggested. I should have mentioned that this will be my second 10-week...

I would like to be armed with the correct information if possible. From what I've gathered here proper testing protocol would be to do the first injection of the 2x week schedule and right before the planned second injection 3.5 days later have my blood tested, preferably am.

By the way, not trying to defend Doc per se, I just want to be armed with reasonable information when I ask him about this.

Funny after reading this I can actually see his rationale.....maybe :confused: Since the amount of medication is in steady state after 40 days and I'm doing the testing at 10 weeks, doubling the dosage and testing 8 days later will not change to total amount of medication in my system compared...

Trying to wrap my head around this. I will be testing in a steady state because I'll be 10 weeks into the standard protocol. There would not be a new steady state to reach as it doesn't matter if you do two injections in an 8 day period or one.....as long as total cc's are the same, correct?

Not sure if I was totally clear. Only doubling dose once 7-8 days before testing after 10 weeks of following protocol and then back on same protocol.

I currently do two injections per week approximately 3.5 days apart. For my second set of tests Doc wants me to double normal dose (.5cc) to a full 1cc and get tested 7 days after injection. How is this representative of the T levels I'm walking around at? He mentioned that we want to get...

My expectations were indeed unrealistic and probably jaded by my brother's experience and that of a few others I've personally spoken with....they seem to get more of a kick out of TRT than I have. I've done intense exercise all my life, in the last 5-6 years the returns on the investment have...

Are you referring to MY starting protocol? It wasn't the "standard" 200mg every second week, but 200mg per week with 2 injections 3.5 days apart with .5 mg AI once per week. Not defending the protocol as I now see potential problems with this approach as many have pointed out.

;) Dimensional analysis is sort of a hobby of mine! You have to watch those units closely, though. I misspoke earlier when I said I had a 100 fold increase in free T, it was a 10 fold increase in ng/dl. :o

Thanks, I appreciate the level-headed response. Great quote. Perhaps, as I implied above, I won't have to stumble down quite as far as I thought, but I would have preferred to avoid it to begin with.

All this does give me a broader view of the results, but I still have some serious questions for my Doc as I have been enlightened by hanging around here a bit.

Really, no TRT specialist EVER starts someone at 200mg/week? I guess the references to this dosage that I have seen may not have been a starting point. Several others have mentioned that it was really strange to start the AI. I do understand your point, a lower dosage and I would not have had...