Testosterone Self Injections

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flyingduck2019
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Testosterone Self Injections

Postby flyingduck2019 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:18 pm

This morning I was told by my URO that injections of TST have to be injected in the upper hip area. For all you guys who self inject TST is this true or are there other locations you have injected that have been successful? Either post on the open forum in "injections" or PM me.

Thanks in advance,

The Duck.
Phil, 75, married 54 years, ED started about 9 years ago. After viagra and cialis and pumping have found Trimix. Use 10 units injected with a partial erection. 31g-5/16" or 31g 1/2"needle. 10-1-30 :D :D :D Wife likes it too :D :D :D :D

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby BenjaminButton » Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:35 pm

It’s very common to inject into the thigh and fairly common to inject into the deltoid muscle. Each site uses a different needle length.

I started with thigh injections and changed to deltoid injections at the recommendation of my doctor. I have been doing this weekly for 4 years with good success.
69 yrs old with ED for 7 years. Taking Testosterone 5 years.
Tadalafil (Cialis) stopped working after 4 years.
Started Trimix 11/2020 Too strong. Moved to Bimix. (Pap 30/Phe 1) Works Great! :P

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby stmfttr » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:12 pm

Well, there's always the "gluteus maximus" muscles, but I too use the thigh, half way between the hip and knee on the outside of the thigh.

https://www.healthline.com/human-body-m ... s-muscle#1

stmfttr
77 yo. Married 54years - Coloplast Titan, 22cm and no RTE's - Installed June 2019 Nebraska Medicine Dr. Deibert (urologist/surgeon)
ED started in 1994 Tried VED, Viagra and Cialis, and injections.

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby Txagq8 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:28 pm

I’m presuming you’re injecting testosterone cypionate, aka test c. Something oil based anyway.

It’s supposed to be injected intramuscularly. Truth is, a muscle is a muscle is a muscle.

I’ve put it in my glutes and in my quads. The glutes require more agility, but you seldom end up with soreness. Sometimes in the quadriceps I’ve gotten a day or two of soreness. My doctor also recommended deltoids but I’ve never wanted to try it.

The key isn’t which muscle. The key is not getting in to a vein, regardless of location. My doctor always stressed the criticality of aspirating to make sure you weren’t in a blood vessel. I have ended up in a vein quite by accident, and realized it when I drew back on plunger and filled syringe with a few ccs of blood.

I never had much trouble with trimix but I’ve had even less with the testosterone. Looking at my blood tests they’ve got me well regulated and where I’ve injected it never has seemed to make any difference.
Robust, adolescent 65 year old. Venous leakage forever. Used shots, shots+pills 30+ years. Married to same wife ~35 yrs. Implanted 31Dec2019 in Austin Tx. AMS 700 LGX 18 cm with 5 cm RTE.

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby once a writer » Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:56 am

I've done thigh injections for 20 years. No problems.
Eugene, Oregon, USA. Born 1941. Married 1968. ED since mid-1990s. Began trimix January 2014. Dosage gradually increased over time. Added cock ring in 2016. After dosage reached 30 units, switched to quad mix in May 2018. On blood pressure meds.

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby bbf912 » Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:52 am

I've been injecting for years on the side of my thighs. No issues.
45 y.o. ED and Low T since about 28. Cialis for ~15 years, Viagra since 11/2020, starting Tri-Mix on 1/28/2021.

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby Rider1400 » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:25 pm

For 2 years I went to clinic and was given TST shots in upper buttock, was very common to hit a nerve and was painful about 75% of the time during injection. The last year I have had TST delivered by mail at no cost thru insurance w needles and syringes. I choose thigh between knee and hip just out from center. These shots have almost always been practically pain free and have had blood work twice and seems to be working just fine as my counts stayed consistent w previous locations. Best part is I can do my injection whenever I get the time and not have to go into the clinic and wait... and also pay for it at the clinic. Was only the charge for administration of shot but still adds up over the year
58year old ED started mid 40s pills failed after 10 years. Injections works but diminishing results with pain. Implanted 5-22 Baylor,Scott,and White Dallas.Dr Michael Wierschem, infrapubic Coloplast 20cm and 1cm RTE. Going strong and loving it!

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby rjdoan » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:25 am

I inject T every week and I am getting a much better response than when I was on pellets or the gels. Be aware, you might want to ask your URO for Anastrozole to reduce estrogen, and I am now taking hCG injections to recover testicle size. I have been on TRT for 25 years and my testicles nearly shriveled away. I recently had my left one removed, but my right one seems to be responding.
Bob Doan
65 yo, Prostate Cancer - radiation therapy 2018, ED 20 years used pills, MUSE, trimix. Weekly testosterone injections for TRT. AMS 700 CX implanted Feb 12, 2021, 18/1, by Dr Herati, Johns Hopkins

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby flyingduck2019 » Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:41 am

Again, thanks guys for the inputs. I am on a 3 month break from the TST injections just to see how my levels do. When I go back in I am going to ask the URO for a script for the TST, syringes and needles and start doing my own injections. Hell, if I can stick a needle in my cock I know I can do the TST injections!

Thanks again,

The Duck
Phil, 75, married 54 years, ED started about 9 years ago. After viagra and cialis and pumping have found Trimix. Use 10 units injected with a partial erection. 31g-5/16" or 31g 1/2"needle. 10-1-30 :D :D :D Wife likes it too :D :D :D :D

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Re: Testosterone Self Injections

Postby rjdoan » Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:32 am

flyingduck2019 wrote: When I go back in I am going to ask the URO for a script for the TST, syringes and needles and start doing my own injections. Hell, if I can stick a needle in my cock I know I can do the TST injections!

Thanks again,

The Duck


That's the spirit. And, BTW, that is exactly how I transitioned from pellets to injections--after using the TRIMIX I realized I could stab my self with a needle just as good as any nurse!
Bob Doan
65 yo, Prostate Cancer - radiation therapy 2018, ED 20 years used pills, MUSE, trimix. Weekly testosterone injections for TRT. AMS 700 CX implanted Feb 12, 2021, 18/1, by Dr Herati, Johns Hopkins


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