Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Keep an eye on it, could be infected. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile injection soreness I self injected into my thigh on Thursday afternoon and my leg has been sore and haqrd to move. Today its not so bad but its red around the site of the injection and a tiny bit swollen. I used a 27g 1\2 inch needle. I have been using the 27g to withdraw the T and then injection with the same needle. I'm wondering if this is the cause. Any similar experiences or advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 What happens if its infected? > > > Keep an eye on it, could be infected. > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > injection soreness > > I self injected into my thigh on Thursday afternoon and my leg has been sore and haqrd to move. Today its not so bad but its red around the site of the injection and a tiny bit swollen. I used a 27g 1\2 inch needle. I have been using the 27g to withdraw the T and then injection with the same needle. I'm wondering if this is the cause. Any similar experiences or advice? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 When I do my shots into my thigh I pull back first to see if blood comes in if not I do the shot. Some times I will hit a tendon and it will be sore for a day or so and if you wipe with the alcohol pad and don't let it dry it can burn. Co-Moderator Phil > From: mikerizzo2007 <mikerizzo2007@...> > Subject: injection soreness > > Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 3:34 PM > I self injected into my thigh on > Thursday afternoon and my leg has been sore and haqrd to > move. Today its not so bad but its red around the site > of the injection and a tiny bit swollen. I used a 27g > 1\2 inch needle. I have been using the 27g > to withdraw the T and then injection with the same > needle. I'm wondering if this is the cause. Any > similar experiences or advice? > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Redness indicates inflamation. You need use alcohol preps, wipe the top of the vial, then use another prep to wipe skin around the area to be injected. Any time you are breaking the skin you need to keep things clean and antiseptic. Personally I use a 22 Ga 1 1/2 " needle. I remove the needle and use a separate 18 Ga 1 " needle to draw the testosterone. I then replace the 22 Ga 1 1/2 " needle to inject. After " darting " the needle in you need to " aspirate " or pull back on the plunger a bit to see if you are near a blood vessel. If you see blood pull the needle out and try again in another location. I'd use a fresh needle with the same syringe, but I've never seen blood on aspiration. My wife is an RN and does most of my injections in the gluteus maximus (butt). When she is not available I inject myself in the vastus lateralis (outer thigh). The big needle looks wicked, but it virtually never hurts. (Once my wife got too close to a nerve and it felt much like a muscle cramp, but there was no pain once the needle came out.) Drawing with a separate needle insures the one you inject with is " virgin " . If you don't know exactly where the vastus lateralis is located, have a knowledgable person show you. You want to go into this large muscle and not near any tendons, nerves or blood vessels. > > I self injected into my thigh on Thursday afternoon and my leg has been sore and haqrd to move. Today its not so bad but its red around the site of the injection and a tiny bit swollen. I used a 27g 1\2 inch needle. I have been using the 27g to withdraw the T and then injection with the same needle. I'm wondering if this is the cause. Any similar experiences or advice? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 That depends on the pathogen causing the infection. It could be a bacteria or a virus, or even a spore. In most cases the body's natural defenses handle the invaders quickly. The inflammation response is actually the body's immune system swinging into action. It's a good thing, much as a fever is good when fighting a cold. If soreness or redness persists more than a few days or the involved area spreads quickl,you need to see a doctor. Randy Hoops Springfield, MO > > What happens if its infected? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Thanks for all the informative feedback. I know I didn't clean the top of the vial because I was in a hurry. Does anyone have a good website for quality needles that twist off? I purchased some off the web and I didn't like the quality of them. You can't twist them off and they seem cheap. > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 What would cause the swelling? I'm thinking about going to the ER to get it checked out. Am I overeacting? > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Are you running a fever? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Re: injection soreness What would cause the swelling? I'm thinking about going to the ER to get it checked out. Am I overeacting? > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Slightly, I caught a cold yesterday. I assume if I go to the ER they will prescribe antibiotics? > > > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 No real fever. I have felt like crap the last couple of days but I think I may have caught my daughters cold. It's swollen around the injection site. It's not to red but I think it's because it is a deep shot maybe. > > > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 If you get a fever I would worry, if it doesn't go away see a doc ASAP. When did you do the shot? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Re: injection soreness No real fever. I have felt like crap the last couple of days but I think I may have caught my daughters cold. It's swollen around the injection site. It's not to red but I think it's because it is a deep shot maybe. > > > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 I guess to each his own I never use them kind of needles. I use the BD brand and get them from Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/BD-Tuberculin-Syringe-27G-100/dp/B002C30F6C/ref=sr_1_fkmr1\ _1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1267969205 & sr=1-1-fkmr1 http://www.bd.com/hypodermic/ I have been using them for yrs now never a problem and I do a shot everyday. Co-Moderator Phil > From: mikerizzo2007 <mikerizzo2007@...> > Subject: Re: injection soreness > > Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 10:52 PM > Thanks for all the informative > feedback. I know I didn't clean the top of the vial > because I was in a hurry. Does anyone have a good > website for quality needles that twist off? I purchased some > off the web and I didn't like the quality of them. You > can't twist them off and they seem cheap. > > > > > > > > What happens if its infected? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Where you buy depends somwhat on they type of syringe you use. I believe that the testosterone belongs deep within a large muscle, such as the gluteus maximus or vastus lateralis. I would think using an insulin syringe would take a lot of force on the plunger and take some time. With the larger needle, I'm in and done in 5 or 6 seconds without the wiggling applying a lot of pressure would cause. Phil and others use insulin syringes, but I prefer this: BD or Beckton-Dickenson, the preeminent name for syringes. http://www.bd.com/hypodermic/ Once you've decided which syringe you need try Amazon or a google search such at " BD 309593 " to find a supplier. I use: BD 309593 - 22 Ga 1 1/2 " 3 mL Safery-Lok syringe and BD 305195 - 18 Ga 1 " Precison Glide needles These are really inexpensive, even when you get them at a local drugstore. If you've got a prescription for your " T " than getting the syringes (don't forget the alcohol preps)locally should not be a problem. $20 should cover 50 syringes. The needles are under $ 10 / hundred. Randy Hoops Springfield, MO > > Thanks for all the informative feedback. I know I didn't clean the top of the vial because I was in a hurry. Does anyone have a good website for quality needles that twist off? I purchased some off the web and I didn't like the quality of them. You can't twist them off and they seem cheap. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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