Question: hi, i gave myself my usual monthly testosterone shot last thursday XXXXXXX 12th. I had no problems and I believe in got the shot in the ventrogluteal area. I began having pretty bad lower back pain on saturday the 14th which has continued to today. The pain is only present when I am standing and it is decreased significantly by 800mg ibuprofen. I am training using a variation of CrossFit and more traditional strength training methods. I also have been running a 5k twice a week on soft trails. I'm 59 years old and am usually never ill or injured. This back pain has me concerned that I might have hit a nerve with the last injection.

Thank you, Dr. Chugh.

I do not have any of the sciatic symptoms mentioned above. I trained hard on Friday the 13 and felt no ill effects Friday evening. It was only on Saturday the 14th that the symptoms showed up and I was in extreme pain on Sunday the 15 (scale of 1-10 with 10 being much pain, I was probably an 8 or 9). I have a very high pain tolerance, having trained and competed through muscle strains and even broken fingers, and miscellaneous cuts, bangs, and bruises. The pain persists today though ibuprofen lowers it to around a 4 or 5. the pain is mainly in the area above the injection site. I thought perhaps I had kidney issues but I have no symptoms related to that. What am I experiencing? Muscle spasms? I am going to try and train as usual for a Tuesday, later today. I'll to do a 20-30 minute metcon workout followed by a snack and then a 3.6 mile trail run. Guess I'll see how I tolerate any pain during today's training...BTW I have no insurance and no physician where I am living, so prescription muscle relaxants are not a possibility for me. Thanks again.