posted March 11, 2000 04:19 PM            

Anyway, I promised this weeks' post would be shorter so lets get to the highlights of the week.

Monday was my third injection. I decided I would try a 23g 1" needle (been using 22g 1 1/2") this time. I jabbed (acutally I don't jab, I push the pin in very slowly..it's really very elegant, I'm going to do it to music) and got ready to aspirate. As I mentioned last week, this is hard to do with glute injections since you are pretty much limited to one hand. BTW, I dislike aspirating. With so little control over the plunger, I feel as if I'm going to overdo it and suck something out of my ass cheek and have it collapse or something. I also noticed that as I aspirate, I cease to respirate! However, I did manage to get some reverse thrust on the plunger and...blood. No kidding. This was just my third injection and already I had hit a vein. O.K. What to do? They say to pull out, choose another location and try again. Fuck that. The needles coming out alright. So is the blood, I'm not injecting it back into me (I don't know where its been). I withdrew the needle, put some pressure on the wound, and commenced breathing again. I pressed the blood out, exchanged the needle for a sharp 22g, and turned the other cheek. This injection went considerably better. After that experience, I will ALWAYS aspirate. You know what they say...Better safe than Pulmonary Embolism. At least that's what I say.

This little mishap gave me a chance to answer a question I had. I was wondering if the soreness was caused by the needle going in or by the gear that was injected. Since the side that was pierced but not injected was pretty much pain free the next day, I figure it's the juice.

Tuesday, I had another deal to make. I needed the Winny for the second 4 weeks of the cycle. (Note to newbies: this is not the way to prepare for a cycle. Make sure you have everything you need up front! Do as I say, not as I do). I was 90% certain that my source was legit and I had a backup plan in place, that is why I commenced the cycle without all the gear in hand. Again, the deal was of the mail order type. (Gotta love the net). However, this was a different source than I used for my first deal and it was my first time using Western Union. So I go to WU with the money in hand and fill out the form. Wasn't adequately prepared for this one. Shit they needed senders name and address. I did not know that. O.K. So I made them up, and gave my money and form to the girl at the counter. She went over to the cash register, opened it up and said "Do you have any smaller change Steve?". What. Who the hell is Steve? Oh Shit. ME. I'm Steve. "Steve?". "Uh, No, sorry, the bank machine only gave me twenties" I replied. She must have called me Steve 3 or 4 more times. Do you think she was on to me? I don't think she cared, just giving me a hard time. Probably happens alot.

Thursday was injection #4 and it went off without a hitch really. This was the 3cc job again. As I broke out the gear and set up my little triage, I remembered the cut finger from the last Omna amp. I had to score the neck, but all I had was a knife, and that didn't seem to do anything last time. What else have I got around here? No nail files. Hmmm. How that X-mas present from 2 years ago. That power tool with a thousand uses that I never use. That's right. A Dremel. If I choose the right bit, I should score the neck nicely. I set her up, put on my safety glasses and powered her on. I'm sure I was still an inch away from the amp when...Zing...the top of the amp went flying. Scared myself, but didn't lose any juice, didn't cut any fingers. This is now my preferred method of amp opening. It works so well I may start selling a sterile version to docs in the area. My only concern is when my Mom calls and asks if I've made use of that present she bought me. "Oh, yeah, Mom, I use it all the time". I filled the syringe with the deca first and then the omna. When I first pushed on the plunger, it kind of stung a bit. I think this is the omna. Next week, I'll fill with omna first, so it comes out last. The deca doesn't seem to hurt at all when injecting.

Well, my gut feeling was right. Friday I received the mother load. The winstrol arrived. Looks good to me. I also received some Xandrox to combat hairloss. All set now, no need for plan B. I'll get into hairloss next week maybe. Now that you've read This Week in Steroids, I'll get on to results.

I have put on another 5lbs. since the last post (up to 188.5 total). This means I am up 10.5 lbs in just under 2 weeks. I have been weighing myself everyday and sticking to the diet. Its weird because I don't gain any weight for like 3 days and then boom, I'm up 3 lbs in one day. This is how I was gaining weight before the cycle started too, so I don't think it's roid related. I think I am eating too much. I calculated my caloric intake and I'm eating about 4500-4800 calories/day at 45% carbs, 30% protein and 25% fat. Even though I've put on 10.5lbs I don't look that much bigger (not the least bit worried about stretch marks at this point). I have no cuts or anything. I look pretty good in clothes but shirtless I suck. I am gaining in my waist also as my pants and belt are getting tighter. I am thinking of changing the diet a bit, although I'm probably maximizing gains. Plus, it's darn hard to eat 4500 good calories. Any opinions?

Noticeable side effects have been minimal. Hairloss seems to be negligible thus far. Acne has increased slightly but probably not noticeably to others. It's acceptable at this point. Roid rage? I'm so frustrated with my hectic schedule it's hard to tell. My balls are pea sized, so no change there (just kidding about that BTW, but no noticeable change). I did seem to have an almost constant slight headache for a few days, but it seems to have subsided. Maybe a sign of high blood pressure. I'm going to check it soon. But overall, I am happy with the lack of noticeable side effects. It even has me considering doing and extra shot of Omna next week. What do you say E2?

Well, I seem to have used up a most of my free time this week and probably a good bit of yours.

Until next week...C Ya.

posted March 11, 2000 06:34 PM            

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