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    Default Having surgery in 17 days, need advice!

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    So I'm a 61 yr old now, been cruising on Test for 8 months now, 250mg week. Now I have hernia surgery PLUS surgery to close a diastatis recti where my surgeon may have to fillet me from ribcage to around pubics if he cant do it arthroscopically. That being said, will be off lifting for at least 8 wks.....so if you were my would you just go completly off to allow receptors to clean OR adjust the dosage to say 200 every other wk with the logic that being on helps recovery and so on?

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    Honestly I'd ask my Dr but I'm afraid he'd really lay it on me! Hes totally against PED
     

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    AT 250mg you are on a HRT dosage. If it were me, I would just keep it in the range to keep my levels in check. After the surgery you may want to think about adding some peptides to help you heal. BCP - 157 and TB-500 would be my recommendations.
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    I would stay on 100%
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    Stay on low dose unless you wanted a spot anyways that you wanted to be completely off, in which case wean down, stay off for X amount of weeks then come back on.
    I stayed on through all my surgeries, I just run low dosage like 200/cyp a wk
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    Coming off will make your recovery worse as U will need to deal with feeling extra shit.

    The test allows your body to function better
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    Thanks guys for the info. I'm split from my ribcage to past my naval. 15 hernias, a diastatis recti repair and my colon had to b stapled. Hurt like a muther! But doing ok
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Survivor View Post
    Thanks guys for the info. I'm split from my ribcage to past my naval. 15 hernias, a diastatis recti repair and my colon had to b stapled. Hurt like a muther! But doing ok
    sounds like another day lmao.
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    So I suppose now wouldn't be the time to walk into the gym and attempt a new PR on the deadlift?��
     

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    15 hernias?????????? geeze bro
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    Yes I thought he was kidding til he showed me a pic of at least 10 of them. It looked like Swiss cheese. My poor abs
     

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    WOW
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    Damn, 15 hernias. Hope you recover swiftly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Survivor View Post
    So I suppose now wouldn't be the time to walk into the gym and attempt a new PR on the deadlift?��
    Can we have exclusive video rights to that train wreck? I double dog dare ya lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Presser View Post
    Can we have exclusive video rights to that train wreck? I double dog dare ya lol
    Sure, Gym Failures version 25?
     

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    exactly lol
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