Hoosain wrote: So over the past few months I've noticed quite a bit of puffyness in the chest area and without a doubt know that I have a little lump and it's gyno. Now it hasn't really bothered me that much buy lately it's gotten to me for some reason... who knows might be a mid life crisis.
Anyway after some thinking and discussing with my partner we've come to decide that I will go for the surgery.
So now I have some questions which is most probably aimed at pump since he's had the surgery a few times.
After surgery is there a lot of pain and how long before you're fully recovered. I ask this because I'd also like to go on holiday and would probably have to go before surgery as you did? Also in terms of how it will affect my work.
Running a cycle... so I haven't been on cycle for quite some time. So I was thinking I might just run a cycle before surgery as the risk of a flair up won't be an issue since I'm going to have surgery whereas surgery and then risking a flair after doesn't make sense. So if I do proceed with a cycle how long should I have to wait before surgery?
Also after surgery I'd still want to run a few cycles but would most likely be test only cycles going forward. So gyno won't be a big worry in my opinion. Is my thinking correct that should I control my e2 that I theoretically should not have to worry about gyno again.
Finally. If I do decide to run a cycle, now is probably the time for me to use something strong knowing that gyno won't be a concern? Or should I still be responsible and not go too hard on a cycle?
The operation can be somewhat painful but not that bad. It also depends upon how much tissue they cutting out, one of my surgeries I had drains put in. That was more a freak out to the head that anything else. I had 2 moles cut out, one on my head and on my neck and pulling the stitch out on my head was far more painful than the surgery. There is no way near as much pain as woman go through with breast augmentation as that is creating a pocket under the muscle and the pressure pushing down, and the size of the CC's being put in, and then the body needing to create a capsule around it, this is pretty much a walk on the park. Most times I've done the op I have had other things done at the same time which is far more painful so I didn't pay much attention to my chest. What I can tell you is when you pull that plaster off and your nipple is looking perfect and 'tight' it's really a feel good moment.
You going to need to sleep on your back for awhile, normally there is a tiny cut around the nipple that once healed you don't even see, and they go in and scrap around, lipo is the used to make sure it is flat, you can have bad surgeons that take out to much tissue and you have an indent which isn't nice based on photos I've seen.
You can get back to doing weights after about 10 days, you won't be able to go as heavy or anything as you get a pulling feeling when trying to stretch up or if you need to grab a lat pull down, etc. But again, it could literally just be a scrape they going to do without drains and just get the lump out.
It is extremely easy to get it to flare up again even after the surgery, so if you stick to Testosterone only I have found recently that it doesn't aggravate things, but lots of other medication / drugs do. I specifically find Pregnyl to be extremely aggressive in causing a flare up, so I only use it as needed.
If you manage your estrogen you won't have an issue, but again you don't want to nuke it completely, I am using around 5 drops of LP Adex twice a week, sometimes I do 10 once a week if I have forgotten which is not often.
As for running a cycle, you can, you can even be on the cycle when you go in (I don't recommend this due to increased RBC), and if you are going to hit it, make sure the usual's, E2, Prolactin, DHEA, Test, etc have been checked and your body is balanced.. What I noticed once was that I was suppressive so much estrogen that my testosterone levels where low and that too creates gyno. With regards to what to run, that is purely up to you and what you enjoy. I prefer the slow Test + EQ route, others prefer a Deca / Test, etc. I am over the big bang type cycles, they cause more side effects and when cutting back or stopping the rebound psychological issues are not worth it. What I also have regretted before is the return of gyno and saying to myself, muscles are not worth this, but I'm 3 times down and have to do it again, so clearly I am not convincing myself just yet.
