Good luck and welcome to the boards!

A variety of before photos. (With the exception of the upper right arm - but hey 0.25mg is still at the start to me!) I plan to standardise my shots & lighting in the next couple of days before any results occur.  

DAY 1  
DATE: 15 OCT 2007   DOSE: 0.25mg  TOTAL: 0.25mg
 
Well, I managed to get all my equipment together faster than expected so I took my first dose late at night (11pm) on the 15th OCT 2007.
 
Injection was painless. I'm using normal saline solution (each 100ml contains 0.9mg sodium chloride -salt) rather than bacteriostatic water.
 
The tiny dose that I'm starting with is just to guage side effects before ramping up and to get some practice doing sub-cut injections with only tiny amounts of the "precious nectar" !
 
Injected into RHS of belly button area.
May have been a slight increase in libido overnight, but nothing out of the ordinary. Probably placebo.
 
GetMeTan - Hi there! Thanks for the welcome  

Hi aabc,
  Yeah, the pic makes my legs look darker than they are. They are the same color as my arms. The picture of my right upper arm gives the most accurate color depiction of my skin. It's the same all over. Don't worry, I'm definitely a type 1. I've got that whiteness that people mistake for illness. The camera I'm using isn't very good, nor is the lighting. My aim is to see a difference between shots over time, rather than being entirely accurate from a color depth point of view. Getting accurate color from a cheap camera is too difficult. I'm not so interested in slight changes, rather the direction of those changes.
 
Cheers

Milkman,
Welcome, I can detect the start of a very good and detailed log; it may become the log to direct newbies to, when they ask how do I do this and that.
Please report any and all sides. Good luck!

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e22: Pre-loading syringes to aviod peptide degradation
Yeah, pre-loading is in my plan (I didn't log everything). Peptide degradation is a concern. But after doing my first injection I thought about how many 0.25mg doses? how many 0.33 (if any)? how many 0.50mg doses? (I expected to revise my dosage plan during early stages, depending upon side effects).
 
I'll probably do some pre-loading and freezing of syringes tonight (0.50mg doses only). Then for the next few days I'll just operate directly from the vial so that I can make ajustments. When the vial is all out, I'll switch back to my pre-loaded syringes that I prepared.
 
 
Caroloverland: High doses & long waits for Type 1's
I think that impatients is a big issue for a lot of people who start using melanotan. I've noticed type 1's that use up to 1mg per day from the start and then they are freaked out by all the freckles they get early on.
 
My skin type is very close to Suedy's. If you observe her log, she used very low doses. I admit her results are not as dramatic as some, but I think she looks great. The other thing is that she didn't freckle much during the process.  
 
I have a theory about these two things that I will post a little later.
 
Anyway, I'm not in a rush. I've been dead white for almost 30 years. A couple more months is no problem.
 
As for sun exposure before 29 days, well to some degree, living in Thailand I don't have a choice. But I'm aiming for the safe-side, rather than the tan-as-fast-as-possible side. Depending on the results, I may get some rays a little earlier.
 
 
Socalguy: Resource for newbies
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I won't be logging every day and I don't intend to become the guy that people should ask for advice. But if this log is useful for others then that's great. Will be sure to report all side effects too!  

looking forward to your log Milkman

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caroloverland - I'll keep your comments in mind. Thanks for the input, it's appreciated.
 
Johnno - Hey there!

DAY 3
DATE: 17 OCT 2007    DOSE: 0.25mg    TOTAL: 0.75mg
 
Injection: Painless, no bruising or soreness. Really enjoyed a couple of peanut butter sandwiches about half an hour after injecting...hmmm.
 
Side effects: Nothing outstanding. Have been feeling tired though. And hungry. Had a normal morning erection, but nothing unusual.
 
Skin: No changes
 
Comments:
I won't post for another 4 or 5 days unless something happens that's worth mentioning. Otherwise this log is going to be seriously boring.

Well I ordered 30mg more melanotan II from Supply Lab LLC on the 16th Oct 2007, but my order is still 'pending' with them (9 days later) so I'm not sure if it's going to be delivered on time for me to continue my doses un-interrupted. I'm surprised because the first time they were quite fast.
 
As the demand for melanotan II grows, I recommend people to order well in advance of when you think you will run out!