Injection site emergency!!! Please help

[scotty too hotty]

If I had strong anti-biotics around, at least a one week course, and it was my shoulder, I would drain it. Being that it's not hot or red, usually means a sterile abcess. It has visibly come to the surface meaning it's prob. not deep, which is a good sign. It won't go away on it's own, however. I am not advising or recommending medical advice to you in any way, but I might fix it on myself. The hospital isn't going to believe you if you look like you lift weights! They might lecture you about those b-12 shots, but you won't get in any trouble, they will just help you and send you home. Better safe than sorry!

 

[Heath82]

It has no pain what so ever. It is not hot to the touch. In a way its just there. I feel that it has gotten a little smaller. Should i still be worried? And if i do go to the hospital, from experience what should i say and is there any type of trouble i can get in?

if you go, tell them you do b12 injections. telling them you do gear could affect your insurance coverage now and later down the road etc... an abcess is an abcess, they are docs and will probably know its from aas, but they cant prove it unless you tell them

 

[swole]

sometimes when i inject into my side delts i can see a small but broad lump for a day

usually happens with primo, but it goes away and never causes pain

if your bump has a distinct shape and feel to it i would not take a chance

go to the ER and say it was a b12 shot

 

[GiTBiG84]

should i give it another day or 2 considering its goin down a little? or should i go immediatley?

 

[Billy Jack]

Ok, I had the same thing on my glutes last week. I got nervous as hell and drained a little myself. Then I took some of my kid's amoxicillin and used a warming patch. So far so good, mostly gone now, but I am not a doc, so it is something you have to gauge yourself.

 

[GiTBiG84]

how did yu drain?

 

[scotty too hotty]

I sterilized the entire area with 91% alcohol thoroughly. Then, inserted the pin halfway into the original site, at the highest or most affected "point", and aspirated the fluid out. In my case, many times. When done, I sterilized the entire area again, and bandaged it. I was dumb, but once again, you should go to the doctor!

 

[Billy Jack]

I used a 18 gauge needle, and sterolized the hell out of it and stuck it in the softest area, which for me was smack in the middle of the lump and sucked out the infection. You may just have a build up of oil, I know guys that use the same techinque to drain the extra oil. It is not very pretty but it worked for me, but again, I am not a doc. I just was too nervous to see a doc and tell them that I am shooting up with gear. I thought it was a better chance to drain it myself and if it did not work, well atleast I tried before I had to see the doc. But like you, my lump was not too bad, and I felt that if my plan did not work, I had time to see the doc. Again, something you have to think about. It is better to see the doc, but I did not have that option for personal reasons.

 

[burnthiscorpse]

if you go, tell them you do b12 injections. telling them you do gear could affect your insurance coverage now and later down the road etc... an abcess is an abcess, they are docs and will probably know its from aas, but they cant prove it unless you tell them

+1 ^^^^^^^^^

also YES you technically should go to the doc. But I can totally understand you not wanting to go. I'm not saying you shouldnt go, and I have no medical training here, but I would assume if it was an actual abcess, It would be painful by now and also at least warm/red in that area. When I get a shot in my delt i sometimes get a hard lump there for a few days too. (never shot gear in a delt tho). Are you using inch pins? did you get between muscles instead of directly in? If it is an abcess, even if you "did" get it drained yourself(which i'm not advocating) you still need antibiotics!!! .
Best of luck to you bro.

 

[Big_BK]

We really shouldn't be promoting self draining of an abcess. Nobody here is a doctor (to my knowledge) and i think it is worth the doctors visit and bill to have it done right then risk fucking up and losing your arm or your life. Just some common sense talk......