Test E shot went bad

tallbikerguy

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Apparently my Thursday Test-E shot (300 mg) went bad or I shot it too high up in the thigh. Thing is I have a huge painful bump there now an it is red and hard. What should I do and is it too early to worry?
 
tallbikerguy said:
Yeah kinda, but then again I am sitting in front of a computer the whole day which presses on it from down below.
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Redness, Warmth, and Hardness is usually a sign of infection. If you have a ZPack or something ready to go, start taking it now.. otherwise, go to the doc and get a script.
 
tallbikerguy said:
Yeah I do, will it interfere with my gear at all?
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No, but that is inconsequential anyway... an infection is serious business. Get the problem taken care of first... go light until the infection is gone since heavy workouts will put a strain on your immune system. If things don't look better in a day or two, head to an Urgent Care.
 
Have you injected this gear before? I've had some injection sites stay swollen for over a week but weren't infections. I don't think it's an infection. It's been a long time, by now I would think that it would be pretty bad. And by "pretty bad" I mean you'd more likely be on your way to an ER than sitting at home wondering if it were something to worry about.

If it is an infection, you should go to the doctor to have it drained. Sometimes they won't want to drain it, though, which is why some people drain it themselves with a syringe using an 18g needle. Showing up to the ER with a syringe full of puss from your "B12 injection gone wrong" is sure to get you seen quick and sent along with the script you need.
 
Libertarian said:
Have you injected this gear before? I've had some injection sites stay swollen for over a week but weren't infections. I don't think it's an infection. It's been a long time, by now I would think that it would be pretty bad. And by "pretty bad" I mean you'd more likely be on your way to an ER than sitting at home wondering if it were something to worry about.

If it is an infection, you should go to the doctor to have it drained. Sometimes they won't want to drain it, though, which is why some people drain it themselves with a syringe using an 18g needle. Showing up to the ER with a syringe full of puss from your "B12 injection gone wrong" is sure to get you seen quick and sent along with the script you need.
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Yeah this is week 7 on the same gear. I have had injection sites hurt and be inflamed for like a week during this cycle but it has been on the butt, not as painful/swollen as now though (thigh). Also, on the butt it has turned purple, not red like this one is.
 
Purple = bruise, red = inflamation. Inflamation from extra blood and also in the case of infection, antibodies and WBC.
 
Hmm, purple sounds like blood underneath the skin surface; do you aspirate, and firmly apply pressure after injecting? Applying pressure afterwards should help with that.

Like mentioned, redness, warmth and swelling are signs of an infecction.
Not sure if the WBC is a joke, but he meant White Blood Cell
 
White blood cells, have a part in bacterial infection inflamation. Such is the case with acne, as an obvious example.
 
Steveoph said:
Hmm, purple sounds like blood underneath the skin surface; do you aspirate, and firmly apply pressure after injecting? Applying pressure afterwards should help with that.

Like mentioned, redness, warmth and swelling are signs of an infecction.
Not sure if the WBC is a joke, but he meant White Blood Cell
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Yes I do aspirate and then firmly apply pressure. Yes WBC was a joke. I am just hoping this sh1t goes away man, now I can't even do my warmup cardio
 
Steveoph said:
Hmm, purple sounds like blood underneath the skin surface; do you aspirate, and firmly apply pressure after injecting? Applying pressure afterwards should help with that.

Like mentioned, redness, warmth and swelling are signs of an infecction.
Not sure if the WBC is a joke, but he meant White Blood Cell
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This^^ Aspirate bro. esp if you're hitting your quad. more veins
 
Just popped a 500 mg azithromycin pill. Hoping this sh1t doesn't get too problematic. Still inflamed and red/painful/hard, not better or worse so I popped the Z-pack. I'll do 250 mg for the next 4 days.
 
anyone use Ciprofloxacin? also would amoxicillian be effective against infection? i can get both and wonder if they would be good to have on hand in case i need them
 
MarBaSxx said:
sounds good man...im gonna pick some up
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i would check with a doc though man, sometimes some things cant help because of the bacteria.

If its really bad, and septic, it may need to be drained or cut (abcess- steril or septic)

also dont inject in there for like 3 weeks.
 
Sorry if i'm stealing the thread, but a infection comes from either bad gear, or non-sterile needles, syringe, not clean area, etc?

Do most people throw away syringe after one injection just like the needle?
 
RAZORBACK09 said:
Sorry if i'm stealing the thread, but a infection comes from either bad gear, or non-sterile needles, syringe, not clean area, etc?

Do most people throw away syringe after one injection just like the needle?
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I usually hang my used syringes on my x-mas tree as ornaments
 
After just one day on the Z-Pack my bump feels/looks a lil smaller. I have also iced it twice a day for like 15 min. Keep in this mind should you need help with injections gone wrong
 
tallbikerguy said:
After just one day on the Z-Pack my bump feels/looks a lil smaller. I have also iced it twice a day for like 15 min. Keep in this mind should you need help with injections gone wrong
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can anyone tell me about these z-packs? never heard of them...did a quick search that didnt really answer my question
 
So today makes a week of this sh1t and I don't see much improvement. It got a lil better after I took the Z-pack the first day but it has stayed the same now. I believe if it was an infection I would be feeling real bad and this would have grown in size and pain. However, it has stayed the same kinda. How long can a bad injection last before it gets well?
 
tallbikerguy said:
So today makes a week of this sh1t and I don't see much improvement. It got a lil better after I took the Z-pack the first day but it has stayed the same now. I believe if it was an infection I would be feeling real bad and this would have grown in size and pain. However, it has stayed the same kinda. How long can a bad injection last before it gets well?
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10-14 days before no pain, tenderness, heat and swelling should be going away after a few days on medicine, then a week later should be almost pain free,

wait ATLEAST 2-3 weeks AFTER its healed to go near it again,

i havent went near my glute since the infection, and will not do glute shots ever again.
 
Actually my glutes usually do better than my thighs, no idea why. All I know is that this shows no or very lil signs of improvement
 
I had to cut out my pre-workout cardio cuz I didn't wanna make my leg any worse; but can I run for like 5-10 min just to warm up? Thing is if I don't my joints all kill me
 
tallbikerguy said:
I had to cut out my pre-workout cardio cuz I didn't wanna make my leg any worse; but can I run for like 5-10 min just to warm up? Thing is if I don't my joints all kill me
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You can physically do whatever your body will tolerate, meaning if you can get through it then yeah it's fine. The bigger problem here is that this red/inflammed area has not resolved or shown improvement. Someone mentioned abcess and that is a likely possibility. You really should get it looked at by a doc. I've seen things like this cook into bigger problems. This thing could really start to destroy tissue in the area which could have longterm consequences. Not trying to scare, but these things can turn very bad very fast. Suck it up and see a doc. Good Luck
 
Hey fellas, thanks to all of you! I stuck with the Z-Pack and my thigh is 90% now. I have no pain and the redness/inflammation have gone down. Now I can sit and walk normally! Yessss! Thanks guys
 
Yeah man I'm staying away from that one. Anyway I only got 6 more shots left on my cycle. So far, 15 lbs only. Hoping to keep at least 10. I have been eating like an animal though, and I'm one of those people whose face blows up lol; so I'm hoping to slim down on the face and keep most of the 15 lbs as mucle
 
tallbikerguy said:
Yeah man I'm staying away from that one. Anyway I only got 6 more shots left on my cycle. So far, 15 lbs only. Hoping to keep at least 10. I have been eating like an animal though, and I'm one of those people whose face blows up lol; so I'm hoping to slim down on the face and keep most of the 15 lbs as mucle
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Good stuff.. make sure you keep another pack or some fish-biotics around. If something is dirty, it may happen again... so be ready.
 
DAdams91982 said:
Good stuff.. make sure you keep another pack or some fish-biotics around. If something is dirty, it may happen again... so be ready.
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Just had my shot last night and e/thing is fine today. No pain or anything. And my monday shots are the more loaded ones, since on Thurs it is only the test
 
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