Anyone find themselves healing up faster on T?

By rights I should have damaged one of my leg muscles/tendons yesterday - if I'd done what I was doing for exercise 3 months ago I would have, and I'd be sore for a week plus minimum. This morning... nothing. No pain, no ache, no sore joint, no swelling. What the hell.

I heard T had faster healing properties but I didn't expect it to mean I could nearly shred myself on the cliff climb while totally out of practice and not pay for it the next day... or even five hours later.

No hangovers either...

It's like being 20 again. No, better than that, because I used to get sore at 20 doing dumb things too.

Not really. I think it's an increased energy thing. Like, I may be the same amount of sore now that I would've been after a workout pre-T, but whereas before I had absolutely no energy to deal with it, I do now so it seems like I'm back on my feet faster.

Maybe you're just fitter than I am, heh. I've been out of it for a year.

But one of my Drs at the GIC mentioned something about T being preferable before surgery. He didn't say why, but then on some blog I saw it suggested they do it because T makes the healing faster. Sounds ambiguous to me.

Maybe someone who had surgery before T and after would know if that's true. I've never had major "invasive" surgery myself.

Quote from: Kylo on January 23, 2017, 06:37:44 PM
Maybe you're just fitter than I am, heh. I've been out of it for a year.

But one of my Drs at the GIC mentioned something about T being preferable before surgery. He didn't say why, but then on some blog I saw it suggested they do it because T makes the healing faster. Sounds ambiguous to me.

Maybe someone who had surgery before T and after would know if that's true. I've never had major "invasive" surgery myself.

That's interesting. The general rule of thumb is that guys need to stop T for a few weeks before surgeries. The only one I haven't had to stop before was my hysto, because they were worried about me not having any significant sex hormones and subsequently, a rougher recovery.

I meant to ask in detail about it with the new Dr. I got at my GIC but the session was pretty intense, he was grilling me more than I had a chance to and it's not easy to get these guys on the phone or to talk over email as they seem to want only to discuss within 45 min slots in person. That's why I end up asking all this stuff on here.

I was about 6 months in when I had 3 discs fused and I recovered pretty quickly and was about 10 months on T when I had my hysto and the recovery was amazing.  I was up and almost 100% within about 2 weeks.  I do feel stronger and have more endurance than before.  I am in my late 40s but feel 20 something.  Not saying it's the fountain of youth but it feels great. 

Quote from: Kylo on January 24, 2017, 12:09:27 PM
I meant to ask in detail about it with the new Dr. I got at my GIC but the session was pretty intense, he was grilling me more than I had a chance to and it's not easy to get these guys on the phone or to talk over email as they seem to want only to discuss within 45 min slots in person. That's why I end up asking all this stuff on here.

Yeesh! Grilling you? On what? You're not on trial here buddy!

Quote from: kings joker on January 24, 2017, 08:51:38 PM
Yeesh! Grilling you? On what? You're not on trial here buddy!

I guess it was to review everything the psychotherapist and referral doctor had reported from me and to be sure I knew about the potential dangers. I noticed pretty quick that it was not a conversation but quick-fire stuff to get a handle on my mental state.

Like he said I seemed "cut off and distant, but polite and articulate" and actually reported that in the letter to my GP. I guess they keep a close eye on what each person wants and expects and how realistic their goals seem to be.

He seemed hung up on the idea of me making self-deprecating humor and stuff like that. I guess they deal with people who might be secretly in danger of damaging themselves. I mean I make deprecating humor but I'm definitely on my own team. They don't need to worry about me so much. Because of stuff like that I didn't get a whole lot of time to ask about T like I wanted. Half the stuff I wanted to ask had exited my head by the end of it lol.

There is another name for Testosterone and that's anabolic steroids. If you follow sports, I am pretty sure you have heard that name before as it's considered a way of cheating. In any case, I did some searches and there are arguments on both sides of the fence about if they promote healing so I am not sure. One thing I remember is that steroids are used to reduce inflammation from injuries or immune responses so it's possible they somewhat mask the pain that you might be feeling.

Quote from: Kylo on January 24, 2017, 09:10:45 PM
I guess it was to review everything the psychotherapist and referral doctor had reported from me and to be sure I knew about the potential dangers. I noticed pretty quick that it was not a conversation but quick-fire stuff to get a handle on my mental state.

Like he said I seemed "cut off and distant, but polite and articulate" and actually reported that in the letter to my GP. I guess they keep a close eye on what each person wants and expects and how realistic their goals seem to be.

He seemed hung up on the idea of me making self-deprecating humor and stuff like that. I guess they deal with people who might be secretly in danger of damaging themselves. I mean I make deprecating humor but I'm definitely on my own team. They don't need to worry about me so much. Because of stuff like that I didn't get a whole lot of time to ask about T like I wanted. Half the stuff I wanted to ask had exited my head by the end of it lol.

Yeah my doctor was the same way then. She was just running down the literal sheet of consent at rapid fire pace. I'm sure she does this all day so it seemed like she was really just trying to get to the good stuff i.e. my shot. I also had some concerns and cold feet but by the time we were done with the form I had forgotten all questions and got stuck in the butt. I of course stopped her if I was really like WTF but it was all very quick. No regrets though!

Quote from: Dena on January 24, 2017, 09:16:15 PM
There is another name for Testosterone and that's anabolic steroids. If you follow sports, I am pretty sure you have heard that name before as it's considered a way of cheating. In any case, I did some searches and there are arguments on both sides of the fence about if they promote healing so I am not sure. One thing I remember is that steroids are used to reduce inflammation from injuries or immune responses so it's possible they somewhat mask the pain that you might be feeling.

I didn't know they used it for injuries. . . I guess it must do something of that nature then. I'm sure it's more than just masking pain for me though. If it is, it's somehow allowing me to use leg muscles that would have been shaking and probably cramping after climbing, but there was none of that either.

Quote from: kings joker on January 24, 2017, 10:01:32 PM
Yeah my doctor was the same way then. She was just running down the literal sheet of consent at rapid fire pace. I'm sure she does this all day so it seemed like she was really just trying to get to the good stuff i.e. my shot. I also had some concerns and cold feet but by the time we were done with the form I had forgotten all questions and got stuck in the butt. I of course stopped her if I was really like WTF but it was all very quick. No regrets though!

I didn't think they did this process continually through transition though. This is like the third person I've seen that's been asking me if I know what I'm doing and I already started T and set myself a regime for getting in shape before any surgeries. I guess they're going to do it every three months.

You're right, they must be so bored doing this with dozens of people every day probably. I was just kinda surprised by how closely they've been watching my cues and describing my answers. The psychotherapist was pretty astute and correctly guessed a lot about me from a few basic answers. This guy seems even more sharp than she was, although he also seems to think I might have a confidence problem. I really don't, haha.

...I just remembered hydrocortisone is a steroid used to heal skin. IIRC it work fast as well. But for some reason it makes the skin weaker by thinning it. (Avoid it)