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I'm 68 and have chosen to pursue TRT primarily to treat fatigue, amongst other things. After a bad 3 1/2 month experience on gel (detailed elsewhere), I've finally convinced my endo to switch me to enanthate; my first injection was Saturday. Thanks to Madman for seeing me through that. The...

Finally got the endo to prescribe Test e for me. Tomorrow is my first shot; I've assembled most everything. Though I think I'll eventually go into delts, right now I'll inject into the thigh with a 25g x 1" needle. I've had so many problems with absorbing the gel that I just want to make sure...

I can offer little information, but can assure you that you're not alone with that ailment. I'm 68 and have had the trigger finger issue in both hands (the ring fingers) for the last six months and it just seems to get worse and worse. Then on top of it I got a bit overzealous with my workouts...

I'm trying to get off this gel, and onto injectibles, but having challenges with the prescribing doctor.

The Madman truly knows a helluva lot about TRT . . .

So much for study models, you can say that again. And what about the average guy who never tests at two different times? He makes the assumption that his T levels are constant throughout the day, but in reality he could have a peak and trough that are far, far apart. I'm new to TRT, but I...

Lab results back at 626, so 626 at 5.25 hours after my morning application of gel, vs 167 23 hours after application. Yeah that's working right. That's skin absorption problems, time for injectibles . . .

Hey Joe, I know that you are correct, especially when you say that "you must apply enough T to fuel the day and have some left over for the next days". I do believe that this T is going through me too quickly; maybe not surprisingly I've had sensitive nips while on this gel, something that I...

Well, just to bring things up to date, recall that on Wednesday last week I tested at the 23rd hour after gel application at 5.8. I retested Friday 5.25 hours after application and measured 21.7(!). I think this means that I'm absorbing too quickly, leaving myself T starved for the 16 hour...

Madman, thank you for the very informative write-up, I'm learning at a great rate. How did you guess I was in Canada? I converted the test results to American units just to simplify the presentation. And yes, it is 5g Taro 1% Testosterone Gel, terrific knowlege. I'm not too happy with the...

I got my blood results back. I've taken the same dose as you, 50 mg per day (I think you mean 12.5 mg per pump?) and after 3 months I've had my first blood test. I did my lab test the next morning after dosing, 23 hours later. My total testosterone was a miserable 167; I was astounded - that...

For those following this, I spoke to the Endo and he seemed concerned about the long time between application and lab test (23 hours), the way Systemlord suggested. I just got back from the lab having done a second blood draw; this one 5 hours and 15 minutes after this mornings application...

Systemlord, thanks very much for your extensive thoughts on this very odd problem of mine. I don't doubt what you're saying, because in addition to your position, there have been others who also experienced a large difference between peak and trough throughout the day. The manufacturer of the...

I've been thinking more about this. Could it be that someone like myself, after 3 months on T gel, would have 400 when the lab draws the blood 6 hours after gel application and then have it drop to 167 twenty-four hours after application? Could it really vary that much from peak to trough? My...