edema?

[booby]

im 4 weeks into a test-e cycle at 250mgs 2x a week.
i front loaded with test-prop for 3 weeks at 50mgs a day.
mass and strength gains are through the roof!
and i feal like a pornstar! lol

but the only negative side ive noticed is in my ankels?when i take my socks off at night you can see the indents from the socks?i weigh 290s now but my bf% is down to 15%.so im thinking its water retention from the gear?but my wife is a doctor and she is saying its edema.which means heart trouble!im very active do alot of cardio and feal fine so im confused?has anyone had this problem and is it common? thanx.

 

[racoon_city]

you need an AI

 

[booby]

you need an AI

what is that?

 

[Sassy69]

anti-aromatase -- blocks conversion of test to estrogen.

I.e. you're experiencing the same effects as chicks during that time of the month (if that's the issue)

 

[interleukin 1]

I may be wrong but I was taught Edema simply means retaining water..or even more simple.......plain, old swelling. While in school I worked in cardio vasucular research at CCF in Cleveland...I heard this term used on a daily basis due to all the old farts in CHF (cogestive heart failure), also many cardio patients did have swelling of the lower exterminties as you stated you have...(but this can happen for many reasons..not just cardiac related) Usually the heart (mostly the Left ventrical becomes enlarged) and/or they have leaky heart valves....the heart doesn't work as efficent. One of the signs of this condition is they begin to get bloated. They also can not walk up 2 flights of steps without getting winded or walk a city block or two..without having to sit and rest....but in school. I was taught the word Edema can be used for any area of the body that is bloated looking.

 

[booby]

so since i never had this before do you guys think its just bloat from the test?
or can i be experiencing liver or kidney damage?my wife is very anti anobolics,unless its hammer time! lol. she says enlarged heart causes this to?

shes really startin to freak me out! shes lucky shes so fuckin hot! and wealthy! lol

 

[interleukin 1]

I wish I could help you out more but it is too non-specific of a symptom..Your wife may be correct...(meaning she is right about the heart issues, or other internal organs..and AAS too) but that still may not be the case for you. Then on the other hand You may be correct...it may just be the everyday bloat most guys get from using AAS anyhow. If you are freaking out..go get an echo and see for yourself with a cardiologist..they don't hurt..kind of slimmy though.
Hey...look on the bright side, as you stated, at least ypu have a hot wife, and she gets a phat pay check!

 

[bigdaddyhammer]

How long is your cycle planned for? I get this very frequently when on test... you have nothing to worry about unless you can press the skin and it leaves a dent for about 5 minutes or so...

Not saying there isnt anything else wrong, as Im not an MD, but if it is due to the test (which I think it is), and AI should take care of it, or you can ride it out until the cycle is done...

It could also be some other med you are taking... there are alot of things that cause edema (water retention)...

 

[immortalis]

I cant give you any more advice than the rest of the bros here already have. Its too non-specific of a symptom, and its one that virtually all of us have encounterd at some point.

That being said, I dont want to just dismiss it as "bloat" and recommend that you do invest in an AI to prevent the effects of estrogen conversion. However, to me thats just what it sounds like.

Does your wife know that you are on a cycle?

 

[booby]

im planning to run my test cycle for 12 weeks total.

yes my wife knows im on,she gives me my shots.

thanx to everyone for the info.i think its just bloat.its actually gone right now.somedays i have it some days nothing?

i have nolvadex,chlomid and hcg for pct.nothing else.