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After using BPC-157 and TB-500 I thought I would post my experience in hope that it might help someone else.

Backstory: I have lived with chronic shoulder pain for two years. The pain in my shoulders kept me from doing some parts of my workout and the pain made it difficult to sleep at night.

BPC-157 protocol:
250mcg AM and PM. I alternated shoulders, injecting one in the morning and the other in the evening.

After 2.5 weeks there was very little improvement so I added TB-500 and continued my protocol of BPC-157.

TB-500 protocol:
2.5mg E3.5D

By week 5 there was noticeable improvement in both arms but it seemed as if I was still having issues with my bicep tendons. After week 5 I discontinued the BPC-157 as it seemed that I had gotten all of the mileage out of that peptide that I was going to get.

I continued TB-500 at 2.5mg E3.5D for another 3 weeks and continued to improve.

Current TB-500 protocol:
Maintenance dose of 2.5mg once per week.

At this point I feel like my shoulders are 95% better. I have resumed most of my workout routine with the exception of doing the overhead press due to a minor amount of shoulder impingement in my left arm which is continuing to improve. On the occasion that I overdue things and the pain starts to come back I am amazed at how quickly I recover; usually within a day or two.

A big Thank You! to [USER=43589]@BigTex[/USER] for his input and guidance.

<blockquote data-quote="jobshopper" data-source="post: 259457" data-attributes="member: 41989">After using BPC-157 and TB-500 I thought I would post my experience in hope that it might help someone else.Backstory: I have lived with chronic shoulder pain for two years. The pain in my shoulders kept me from doing some parts of my workout and the pain made it difficult to sleep at night.BPC-157 protocol:250mcg AM and PM. I alternated shoulders, injecting one in the morning and the other in the evening.After 2.5 weeks there was very little improvement so I added TB-500 and continued my protocol of BPC-157.TB-500 protocol:2.5mg E3.5DBy week 5 there was noticeable improvement in both arms but it seemed as if I was still having issues with my bicep tendons. After week 5 I discontinued the BPC-157 as it seemed that I had gotten all of the mileage out of that peptide that I was going to get.I continued TB-500 at 2.5mg E3.5D for another 3 weeks and continued to improve.Current TB-500 protocol:Maintenance dose of 2.5mg once per week.At this point I feel like my shoulders are 95% better. I have resumed most of my workout routine with the exception of doing the overhead press due to a minor amount of shoulder impingement in my left arm which is continuing to improve. On the occasion that I overdue things and the pain starts to come back I am amazed at how quickly I recover; usually within a day or two.A big Thank You! to [USER=43589]@BigTex[/USER] for his input and guidance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jobshopper, post: 259457, member: 41989"] After using BPC-157 and TB-500 I thought I would post my experience in hope that it might help someone else. Backstory: I have lived with chronic shoulder pain for two years. The pain in my shoulders kept me from doing some parts of my workout and the pain made it difficult to sleep at night. BPC-157 protocol: 250mcg AM and PM. I alternated shoulders, injecting one in the morning and the other in the evening. After 2.5 weeks there was very little improvement so I added TB-500 and continued my protocol of BPC-157. TB-500 protocol: 2.5mg E3.5D By week 5 there was noticeable improvement in both arms but it seemed as if I was still having issues with my bicep tendons. After week 5 I discontinued the BPC-157 as it seemed that I had gotten all of the mileage out of that peptide that I was going to get. I continued TB-500 at 2.5mg E3.5D for another 3 weeks and continued to improve. Current TB-500 protocol: Maintenance dose of 2.5mg once per week. At this point I feel like my shoulders are 95% better. I have resumed most of my workout routine with the exception of doing the overhead press due to a minor amount of shoulder impingement in my left arm which is continuing to improve. On the occasion that I overdue things and the pain starts to come back I am amazed at how quickly I recover; usually within a day or two. A big Thank You! to [USER=43589]@BigTex[/USER] for his input and guidance. [/QUOTE]

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