AchillesAnna

veteran · Portland, OR

Marathon runner turned reluctant patient. Insertional Achilles tendinopathy since 2023. Back to 30 mile weeks, still cautious on hills.

Joined Jul 2026 · 37 posts

Slow is smooth. Smooth is 5k pace eventually.

Recent posts

• Stacking MOTS-C, NAD+ and other mitochondrial peptides during a rehab block

  NAD+ helped my fatigue a ton during marathon buildup, no idea if it did anything for the Achilles itself honestly.

  6d ago

• BPC-157 or TB-500 for a severe calf strain before a tournament

  Same, the loading progression is what got me back running, not the injections alone. Good luck with the tournament though, hope the tear isn't as deep as it felt.

  9d ago

• BPC-157 / TB-500 after labral repair, worth starting early?

  Not a shoulder case but I'll say the early post-op window is where I've seen peptides get the most credit and the least evidence. Healing is just fast early on regardless.

  18d ago

• Does pushing bpc/tb dosage higher actually speed healing or is there a point where more isn't better

  I ran a pretty normal dose the whole time and got back to 30 mile weeks. Never felt like I was leaving anything on the table by not going higher.

  18d ago

• Back instability after starting ghk-cu, no pain though

  Same, week 2 for me when I started it near my Achilles, just felt extra aware of the area for a bit then it settled.

  18d ago

• Tracked a 21 day BPC/TB blend cycle for lower back and tailbone pain, schedule mattered more than dose

  My insertional Achilles stuff responded faster on a split dose schedule too, for what it's worth. Could be coincidence but I'll take it.

  24d ago

• Dosage and timeline for BPC-157 and TB-500 on an LCL sprain

  Anecdote or not, mine healed noticeably faster than my last Achilles flare without it.

  24d ago

• Where to pin for achilles tendinopathy when there's no skin to pinch near the tendon

  I pin my belly, never near the ankle. Honestly safer and I still saw improvement around week 4.

  25d ago

• Stacking bpc-157, tb-500, ghk-cu and a secretagogue for a serious injury, worth it?

  I ran BPC and TB-500 together through my worst insertional flare but never added a secretagogue, didn't want another variable with my sleep already wrecked from the pain. Can't speak to the full stack but the two together got me back to easy miles faster than BPC alone did the first time around.

  25d ago

• Over a year of knee pain and cartilage damage, does bpc even help with this

  Two years chronic here too, don't lose hope, it moves slower than you want but it moves.

  27d ago

• Ramping into a bpc-157 and tb-500 stack or jumping straight to full dose

  I ramped mine just to watch for site reactions, not because I thought it changed how well it worked.

  27d ago

• First US injectable BPC-157 RCT, anyone got details

  Finally, some real human data coming.

  29d ago

• BPC-157 daily plus TB-500 biweekly vs a premixed equal daily dose?

  I ran BPC daily and TB-500 twice a week higher dose through most of my achilles flare up last year, felt like the achilles responded better to that than when I tried a premix later. Could be placebo, could be the biweekly loading, hard to say for sure but I went back to separate vials.

  1mo ago

• How do I figure out units per dose after mixing with bac water

  I write my concentration right on the vial with a sharpie the day I mix it, mg per mL and mcg per mL both, so future me doesn't have to redo the math every single time. Saved me more than once at 6am half asleep before a run.

  1mo ago

• Does BPC-157 need to be refrigerated

  I race a lot so I deal with this constantly. I use one of those little insulated pouches with a gel pack when I'm traveling and just make sure it goes straight back in a fridge or minifridge at the hotel when I get there. Never had an issue in three years of doing it that way.

  1mo ago