Saw the doc again recently. I’ve gained 20 lbs (up to 160 from 140 earlier this year). That’s probably on me though, not the fin. I’ve been drinking and eating like shit for the past few months. I need to get my shit together. Anyway, on to more important things.
Doc told me that he had contacted Dr. Powers’ office and they explained the logic of using progesterone (I can’t remember the explanation so don’t ask me what it was). He’s very willing to prescribe it to me but the downside is that since this is an off-label use, then we’ll have to start with a small dose and work our way up and tinker. I mentioned that taking it rectally allegedly increases absorption - I’m pretty sure Dr. Powers himself said that - but his office said nothing about it. I’ll probably give this one a shot soon but I need to figure out which end it’s going in.
I mentioned some other protocols I was interested in and he seems very willing to research them. One noteworthy one is HCG, but the FDA has apparently withdrawn it, making it very hard to acquire as none of his usual suppliers sell it anymore.
Another one includes the notorious methylprednisolone treatment. The doc was intrigued (or maybe perplexed would be more accurate) about how that might work. This one has a couple of harsh downsides. One, it’s very expensive. 5g (the amount that anonymous1968 took) will cost more than $800. Also, he’ll have to charge me for the infusion itself and he said that he thinks he remembers methylprednisolone being one of the ones that took longer to infuse. The other downside is that methyl steroids come with all sorts of nasty side effects of their own. He said that in his experience, patients are guaranteed to experience at least one side effect and opined that some of them are worse than what I’m dealing with now. I’m still open-minded to it, but it’s going on the backburner for now.
Minor update: I’ve finally started taking vitamin D, 125 mcg/5000 IU. I did tell my doc that I was worried it would be too much and could backfire, but he said to go ahead and take it daily, and we’ll retest my levels in 8 weeks. He also said he was going to reach out to Dr. Will Powers’ office for some more guidance, so I’ll probably be starting progesterone soon.
Another minor update: I recently started that protocol where you beat your meat 3-5 times a day. It’s a mixed bag so far. On the one hand, I feel like I’m more likely to wake up with night/morning wood, and to get natural erections during the day. On the other hand, it’s a lot harder to get full erections because my body seems to always be in a refractory period. I think I’m going to try to persevere with this protocol for now.
Another update: It’s been noticeably and consistently more difficult to get full erections lately. I suspect it’s the protocol backfiring. Maybe I accidentally made myself into a porn addict. I’m going to cut down a lot on masturbating for the next few weeks and see how that goes.