Day 4. August 11th, 2026. Arizona.
Both peptides today. BPC-157 is daily — that's the routine now. TB-500 is twice a week during the four-week loading phase, and today is dose two. Day 1 was August 8th. Right on schedule.
Breakfast:
- 7 pieces of bacon, crisp
- 2 eggs scrambled, heavy black pepper and sea salt
- Red seedless grapes
- Half avocado
- Small handful of pistachios
Hydration:
- 2 liters bottled water
- 12 oz organic coconut water
Supplements taken: Fish oil (1), potassium (3), beetroot (1), chelated copper (1), vitamin C (1), aspirin (2), ashwagandha (1 serving), NAD+ (2 caplets), NMN (2 caplets), magnesium glycinate (1), zinc picolinate (1), turmeric/curcumin (4), TMG (1), D3+K2 (1), NUSAVA B-complex liquid (1 dose — B12/B6/B1 + niacin + folate confirmed).
→ Doses, brands, and cofactors: Supplement Stack
Injections — morning:
- BPC-157: 10 units (500mcg), subcutaneous, left of navel
- TB-500: 50 units (2.5mg), subcutaneous, right of navel, upper — ~1 inch from yesterday's BPC-157 site
Rotating sites. Each injection needs rest before returning to that spot.
Lunch — smoothie:
- Coconut water (base)
- 1 scoop Nitrotech Whey Protein: 30g protein, 3g creatine monohydrate, 6.6g BCAA
- ~5 oz antioxidant fruit blend (frozen): strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, dark sweet cherries, pomegranate arils
- 1 banana
- ~1.5 oz super greens blend: baby red chard, baby bok choy, baby tatsoi, baby spinach, baby green chard, baby mizuna, baby arugula
The smoothie is doing a lot of work — protein and BCAAs for tissue repair, creatine for cellular energy, the berry blend hitting anthocyanins and ellagic acid for vascular wall repair, and the greens providing nitrates, chlorophyll, and micronutrients that don't show up in pill form. Pomegranate arils in particular are high in punicalagins, which convert to urolithin A in the gut — a compound with direct mitochondrial repair properties.
Pain observation — NSAID discontinuation:
This needs to be documented honestly. There is significantly more pain today than in recent days — increased sciatic nerve pain down the left leg, more swelling than usual, and more lower back pain.
The context matters: before starting this protocol, the daily NSAID load was approximately 6 ibuprofen, 4 naproxen, and 4–6 Tylenol every day. That's a heavy suppression of the entire inflammatory signaling system. Two aspirin is what's being taken now.
What's happening is not a worsening — it's an unmasking. That level of NSAID use was covering pain that was already there. The body's baseline inflammatory state from DVT in both legs and a non-healing wound was being chemically suppressed every day, all day. Now it isn't.
The decision to stop NSAIDs is still the right call. Prostaglandins are required for the early inflammatory phase of tissue repair — the phase BPC-157 and TB-500 are trying to trigger. Chronically blocking prostaglandins with ibuprofen and naproxen while asking peptides to initiate repair is working against the protocol. The pain is real. It's also information.
Monitoring the pain level, the swelling, and the sciatic symptoms closely over the next several days.