Very similar to yours Steve, I was 27, and ran Sustanon and Deca. I dont remeber any numbers but the strength gains were insane and I got a good recomp from it, even though I was completely clueless about dieting back then. I was already in TRT so PCT was not an issue (probably would have been if I have had to do one), I did dabble with some stuff (like Andriol and transdermal Test) before, but that was first real cycle I did with injectables.
Now the biggest problems. First, the lack of research. I knew the basics, but no where near enough to reap everything that I could have from that cycle. Second, my diet was far from optimal, and I didn't even know how to fix it back then, another thing I should have learned about first.
So I should have spent more time gathering information and learning back then before jumping on.
I agree that it would have helped tremendously to have found this site back then. It took years of filtering the accurate information from crappy all the crappy information net is filled with, researching and learning, after that first cycle. While gathering some real life experience at the same time to actually learn about PEDs, before I happened to stumble on this site.