Vicky & Gandalf (GA) & Murrlin
Member Since 2009
Sorry I've been absent. The main thing to report is that I've finally discovered the strategy that seems to work best to hold him below 200 (although we've gotten the occasional +250, usually when I use the lower dose too long). I believe Sheila suggested I try lowering dose before I have to give earlier shots, thank you, Sheila! So I've begun doing that, as well as, instead of ratcheting his dose times down by half hours or so over 2 or more cycles, I am using the lower dose technique and going ahead with the +10 shots when I need to because of my work schedule.
To refresh: I work retail, which requires me to work early shifts and late shifts where I don't get home till 2 hours past his normal shot time. I discovered over a year ago thanks to a couple long time members (Cheri & Patriot and Teri and Lucy) that I could use a split dose technique of splitting his AM shot when I have to work late - giving half his dose at the normal time, then the second half 2 hours later, which corresponds to his following PM shot. I know it's confusing, but anyone just wanting to go out for an evening could even use this technique, so it's worth trying to understand.
It has always been getting back to the earlier AM time which has caused issues and kept him from being well regulated, or at least below renal threshold a majority of the time.
So the technique is to lower the dose by 12%, not very much at all, from 1.25U to 1.1U at the previous PM shot and give another 1.1U shot at what is his normal AM shot time, 8AM, the next morning. I'm not having any trouble getting back to his 1.25U dose by that evening, although I've had a couple greens for AM doses and since I was stupid and lowered dose on those, he's riding a little wave of 200s the past 3 cycles.
Considering taking this to Think Tank as I finally developed something which seems to be working for both situations - later shots and earlier shots. It could even be used during bi-annual time changes, but those confuse the heck out of me, so I'm not even attempting to explain how to use this then!
My only ? is if the 12 percentage would work the same for others, no matter what their dose. 2U would become 1.75U and although that seems safe, I wonder if it would be too much of a decrease. 12% has worked so well for Gandalf, I think it's what I'll suggest.
It really takes someone else trying it out to confirm as ECID, but I have every confidence in it working for Gandalf after the past couple week's results. Please take a look.
To refresh: I work retail, which requires me to work early shifts and late shifts where I don't get home till 2 hours past his normal shot time. I discovered over a year ago thanks to a couple long time members (Cheri & Patriot and Teri and Lucy) that I could use a split dose technique of splitting his AM shot when I have to work late - giving half his dose at the normal time, then the second half 2 hours later, which corresponds to his following PM shot. I know it's confusing, but anyone just wanting to go out for an evening could even use this technique, so it's worth trying to understand.
It has always been getting back to the earlier AM time which has caused issues and kept him from being well regulated, or at least below renal threshold a majority of the time.
So the technique is to lower the dose by 12%, not very much at all, from 1.25U to 1.1U at the previous PM shot and give another 1.1U shot at what is his normal AM shot time, 8AM, the next morning. I'm not having any trouble getting back to his 1.25U dose by that evening, although I've had a couple greens for AM doses and since I was stupid and lowered dose on those, he's riding a little wave of 200s the past 3 cycles.
Considering taking this to Think Tank as I finally developed something which seems to be working for both situations - later shots and earlier shots. It could even be used during bi-annual time changes, but those confuse the heck out of me, so I'm not even attempting to explain how to use this then!
My only ? is if the 12 percentage would work the same for others, no matter what their dose. 2U would become 1.75U and although that seems safe, I wonder if it would be too much of a decrease. 12% has worked so well for Gandalf, I think it's what I'll suggest.
It really takes someone else trying it out to confirm as ECID, but I have every confidence in it working for Gandalf after the past couple week's results. Please take a look.
