Re: regarding testosterone pellets

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Pellets come from many different suppliers. They are called

compounding pharmacies.

Yes they last 4 months typically and men get about 1 pellet for every

10 pounds of body wieght after they subtract 30 pounds. Pellet size is

75mg where I get mine but others make a 200 mg pellet which means

fewer under the skin below the belt. The TROCAR is a hollow tube with

a sharp chisel tip that pierces the skin and the pellets slide down

the tub and get shoved out the end with a rod that fits the tube. Some

doctors move the trocar between the first 10 and the second 10 but

others just reload and shove. It is uncomfortable but not painful for

the first few days but a week later the discomfort is gone.

One supplier is:

Bardani

Bartor Pharmcl

70 High St.

Rye, New York 10580-1506

914-967-4219

Dr. R. Don Gambrell of Augusta GA has trained several doctors in the

use of the trocar. It does take some skill and training to know where

it is safe to plunge the trocar.

ernestnolan

There is a sister company that makes the estrogen pellets for women.

> My understanding is that these implanted in the butt pellets last

> about four months and are the prefereable even slow dosing delivery

> system, and perhaps the best because of this for combating the

> testosterone turning into estrogen. I brought this up with my endo

> and he really know anything about it. So, who is the manufacturer

> of the pellets, how long do they last, are they different doses, do

> they come with the delivery apparatus to stick in the but, about how

> much are they, and where/how do you get em? I need to educate

> myself and my endo.

> thanks guys

> nort828

[Guest guest]

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:45:30 -0000, you wrote:

>t is uncomfortable but not painful for

>the first few days but a week later the discomfort is gone.

Any sense how the pain compares to a bad T shot? Mine tended to knot

up terribly. With the previous site often knotting up again with the

higher T levels circulating again. Odd.

>One supplier is:

>

> Bardani

> Bartor Pharmcl

> 70 High St.

> Rye, New York 10580-1506

> 914-967-4219

>

>Dr. R. Don Gambrell of Augusta GA has trained several doctors in the

>use of the trocar. It does take some skill and training to know where

>it is safe to plunge the trocar.

It wouldn't sound so harsh perhaps except for the " plunge " word

choice. ;->

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Pain is not enough to make sleep a problem. It is just tender to the

touch but does not ache.

PLUNGE......There was a flare for the theatrical there. It is the

worst part of the whole procedure. My skin is like horse leather and

the doctor says it is the worst of all his patients as he has to

really work to force the very sharp tool through to the fatty layer

below. It is numb and only the pushing is noticed. The tool stays in

for about 2-3 minutes while the tube is loaded twice.

In Augusta GA most of the $450 expense for everything is paid by

medicare but not so in other parts of the country.

ernestnolan

>

> >t is uncomfortable but not painful for

> >the first few days but a week later the discomfort is gone.

>

> Any sense how the pain compares to a bad T shot? Mine tended to knot

> up terribly. With the previous site often knotting up again with the

> higher T levels circulating again. Odd.

>

> >One supplier is:

> >

> > Bardani

> > Bartor Pharmcl

> > 70 High St.

> > Rye, New York 10580-1506

> > 914-967-4219

> >

> >Dr. R. Don Gambrell of Augusta GA has trained several doctors in the

> >use of the trocar. It does take some skill and training to know where

> >it is safe to plunge the trocar.

>

> It wouldn't sound so harsh perhaps except for the " plunge " word

> choice. ;->

[Guest guest]

I see there are a ton of other responses but I'll put my input in.

The pellets my doctor uses for me are from Kronos Pharmacy in Las

Vegas. They make them in either 75 mg or 100 mg versions. I have

the 100's in me.

> My understanding is that these implanted in the butt pellets last

> about four months and are the prefereable even slow dosing delivery

> system, and perhaps the best because of this for combating the

> testosterone turning into estrogen. I brought this up with my endo

> and he really know anything about it. So, who is the manufacturer

> of the pellets, how long do they last, are they different doses, do

> they come with the delivery apparatus to stick in the but, about

how

> much are they, and where/how do you get em? I need to educate

> myself and my endo.

> thanks guys

> nort828