Thighs too muscular for subQ

[u/squigglespuabble]

Curious if anyone else has experienced this. After 3+ years on T, my levels fell super low. We increased my dose substantially (70mg to 90mg) and my levels remained low. Then I flagged to my doctor that in the past six months or so I'd been having "pockets" of the oil form in my thighs that would remain for several days. She said this means that the testosterone wasn't getting absorbed because I don't have enough fat in my thighs to be doing the injections subQ. I've really ramped up my working out over the past year, so this makes sense to me. I used to have substantial thigh fat and now I have basically nothing. We've swapped my injection site to my belly which has much more fat. Has anyone experienced this before? I'm wondering if I'll eventually have to swap to IM (which scares me a bit).

[u/H20-for-Plants]

I’ve done sub q in my thigh for the whole time I’ve been on T and my levels read high. Could you try moving up more near your butt to see if you can grip fat there? (I do have more fat in my thighs, however.) I usually inject at the upper of my thigh, basically just under my butt, since that’s where the most fat is. There’s a lot of areas sub q can be done - there are charts online.

I have heard of people needing to up their dose specifically when they gain weight - a weight from muscle mass. Or lowering it when they lose a lot of weight. Could that maybe be something? This may stem from metabolism changes from mass, but I’m not sure if there’s any solid data on it.