Surgery mid-cycle. Stay on or shut it down?

[nstych]

Currently on week 5 out of a 12 week cycle running test e (500), tren e (400), and was running m-sten (20) first 4 weeks. Last week (week 4 & last week of m-sten), I'm fairly certain I tore my pec incline pressing. I set up an appointment to see a sports med specialist next week and will get MRI. With the chances of having surgery in the next couple weeks being extremely high at the moment, I am unsure whether I should shut it down the moment I get told I have to get it repaired and start PCT (will probably be a week after surgery) or just continue with test at least to utilize as a recovery aid post-op. Let me know what y'all think.

 

[Mathb33]

Well if you really tore your pec, your cycle is probably ruined unfortunately. Since you’re only week 5 in I would probably stick to test (probably lower it though 250-300) and cruise in for a few weeks post operation. I just think PCTING after an operation would be far from ideal even though you’re probably not super such down yet.

 

[StarScream66]

Shut it down, or talk to your anesthesiologist in private and explain to him that you're on AAS and see what he says.

 

[ValiantThor08]

Safest bet would be TRT dose of test. Maintain that through surgery and recovery, and then do a PCT.

 

[bad rad]

There's a study on men getting ACL repair and a single 200mg Testosterone injection sped up recovery and prevented the normal atrophy and strength loss. Stick with TRT doses until healed since PCT is probably too much to deal with on top of surgery. Tendons have better blood flow so I'd expect better results.

I stuck with TRT after getting my shoulder put back together last fall and finished rehab about 2x faster than normal.

*Found the study, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5555502/

 

[nstych]

Thanks for the input. Going to stay on 200mg test through full 12 weeks if surgery is needed. Will know Wednesday