Testosterone shot?

What personal experiences have you had with testosterone shot? What should we expect?

Michael had his 6 month, undetectable again! Woo hoo. He goes back in may to get t level and talk shots

Ive been on androgel for 8 months, had 2 T shots during that time due to insurance denying payment for androgel during that time. I dont know what age your husband is but for me, TRT got rid of my brain fog (I started to remember people's name again), my depression lifted and I didn't hate getting out of the bed every morning, and I went from early osteoporosis bone scan to normal bone scan being on T. As to libido, it helps a little but honestly not that much. Which is ok, my wife has major depression and is really not into sex anymore. Bottom line, I do feel better on T than without it and will continue to use it unless my 0 psa starts to rise.

I almost went to shots... As I recall, I'd go every 2 to 3 weeks (probably weaker dose) and that when we got the does down, I'd be able to give myself the shots.

Too bad you can't get hubby to-> Shower - Shave - Apply Gel every morning. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

Hi Susan,

Paul gives himself a lower dose injection once a week. I did them for him the first couple of times but he learned pretty quickly how to manage them himself. Quick and painless. No muss, no fuss. The only requirement is that he see's the Doc routinely for bloodwork. 

Swim

NY-Sooner - unless something has change recently, I'm rather certain you are NOT to apply it to your underarms.... From their web site:

"AndroGel 1.62% is to be applied to the area of the shoulders and upper arms that will be covered by a short-sleeve T-shirt. Do not apply AndroGel 1.62% to any other parts of your body, such as your stomach area (abdomen), penis, or scrotum."

RickyD,

It means that the manufacturers are unwilling to go to the expense to see under what circumstances it can safely be used. For years it was the assumption that giving T to men who might have prostate cancer was like "putting gasoline on the fire". Recent research has suggested, somewhat surprisingly, that this isn't always the case, and that men who were successfully treated and had undetectable PSA levels for several years could use it safely. But there are still lots of doctors who hold to that negative belief and they would pose a litigation hazard to the drug manufacturer. So, they list prostate cancer as a contraindication so that any use by prostate cancer survivors will be off-label use (for which they cannot, generally, be sued.)

That would be a tough decision to use a testosterone supplement with a history of PCa given these conflicting positions. Thanks for clarifying.
Rick