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KLOW cycle timing for post-op, anyone run it shorter than 8 weeks?

Posted by datachloe in Protocols & Stacks - 1 points, 4 comments.

I'm about 6 weeks out from a knee scope and I'm thinking about running a KLOW stack to help with the lingering inflammation. I've read through the profile on here a few times and the dosing makes sense, GHK-Cu and TB-500 2-3x a week, BPC-157 and KPV daily.

What I'm stuck on is cycle length. Most of what I've seen people mention is 8-12 weeks. Has anyone tried shorter, like 4-6 weeks? Imo if the acute inflammation is mostly gone by week 6 maybe there's not much reason to keep pushing it.

Also curious if anyone has subbed GHK-Cu out and just ran the other three. The copper piece makes me a little nervous long term, not sure I want extra copper in my system if I don't need it.

Would love to hear what timing has actually worked for people. Not looking for medical advice, just real experiences.

Comments

  • restless_runs: Honestly I'd be cautious about skipping the rest of your rehab to jump on a stack that early, but your question about cycle length is fair. For me, shorter cycles have worked when the issue was clearly time-limited. I ran something similar at around 5-6 weeks post-op on a different joint and stopped when the swelling felt normal day to day, which was about a month in. Seemed fine, but I kept up the physio either way so hard to say what did what. On the copper piece, your instinct makes sense.
  • datachloe: Yeah fair point on the rehab, I'm still doing my PT 3x a week and that's not changing. Wasn't planning to skip that. Interesting that you stopped around the month mark when swelling normalized. Mine is mostly there already, some puffiness after long days on my feet but nothing like weeks 2-3. Makes me think maybe 6 weeks total is reasonable for me too, since I'm not chasing anything chronic. The copper thing is what really has me hesitating. Did you sub it out or just keep it in the stack?
  • grinder_patient: Yeah stopping when swelling felt normal is basically what i was gonna suggest. Pushing it past the acute window is just extra cost for probably nothing. Anecdotally i subbed out GHK-Cu on a wrist thing and didnt notice a difference either way, but the wound was already closed so same boat as you. Was the physio load on the knee heavier before you started the stack or did you keep it light through week 6?
  • datachloe: Good to hear someone else landed in the same spot with the copper sub, that makes me feel better about just dropping it imo. Physio load... Honestly it was heavier than I planned. I jumped back into loaded leg work around week 4 because my surgeon cleared me early and I got impatient. So the knee has been taking real weight through the back half of this. Worth noting since you asked. Might explain why I'm still seeing some puffiness after sessions. So 4 weeks on BPC/KPV/TB and then eval sound

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