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 Infection? Need advice please
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razorbackmuscle Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:08 PM
  
I injected my last Sus250 redi-ject yesterday(sunday) and now the area around the injection site is light red and my leg is sore as heck. I think I might have an infection. Can you guys give me any advice?? I don't want the infection to get real bad before I do something about it. Thanks IP: Logged |
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madhacker Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 12) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:14 PM
here is the deal. If the redness radiates outwards from the pin hole. Worry. See a doc. This is actually pretty common for beginners and experts. What happens is if any of the AS leaks out of the muscle, and becomes SubQ, you are very likely to exhibit the psuedo infection, Pain, Heat and redness. This is very common with TP, which can crystalize in the muscle. Only my 2 cents. IP: Logged |
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ironmaster Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 59) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:24 PM
Too soon to tell, yet, but keep an eye on it. Never hurts to start antibiotics if available. IP: Logged |
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razorbackmuscle Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted May 22, 2000 09:53 PM
Thanks guys. I'm gonna watch it until tomorrow and then make a decision then. IP: Logged |
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jock28 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 20) |
posted May 22, 2000 10:02 PM
Definitely montior the area buddy You can outline the red area with a pen to see if it is progressing. Obdviously any red streaks......etc. Take your temp If any of these seem to be getting worse......id definitely see your Dr. Its possible to get a deep space infection which in severe cases needs to be opened up and drained. Not trying to scare you.......just want you to be monitoring it to be on top of things. IP: Logged |
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SSMAN Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 356) |
posted May 22, 2000 10:08 PM
I had a similar situation after a sust injection. Just watch it for the next few days. If it gets worse, get to a doctor. I had my doctor check my injection site last week, and he assured me that it was ok. It's so much better now (a week and a half after the injection) I was able to inject there again last night......with no problems. IP: Logged |
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squatter Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 86) |
posted May 23, 2000 12:30 AM
Well, I'm still recovering from an infection in my leg. Actually, got one in both legs, but the antibiotics are taking care of the other leg before it got as bad as the first infection. The infection didn't start showing up till 4 days after the shot. and didn't start getting bad till 8 days after the shot. believe me dude, if you have an infection you will know it!!!!! IP: Logged |
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razorbackmuscle Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted May 23, 2000 02:20 PM
The area is still pink this morning. It doesn't appear to be progressing any. It is not as sore as it was yesterday either. It still worries me though. I am going to keep an eye on it. BTW, What antibotics are effective against an infection like this? Thanks- IP: Logged |
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ralphe Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 81) |
posted May 23, 2000 02:49 PM
I will open myself up for flames here....would you tell your Dr. the truth or just let him assume......I mean it is pretty obvious......flame or advice is welcome.....what is obvious to some it not to the lesser intelligent ones like me.....thanks IP: Logged |
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jock28 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 20) |
posted May 23, 2000 10:06 PM
The most likely bacteria would be skin flora, unless you injected non-sterile. So, Staph Epi and staph aureus would probably be predominant. Just watch it closely. All cover gram mainly Gram + organisms Again just watch it .........watch for fever.....etc. IP: Logged |
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ripp Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 74) |
posted May 23, 2000 10:52 PM
cephalexin (Keflex) would take care of it quickly and inexpensively...250 mg q 6 hr. 7-10 days. IP: Logged |
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razorbackmuscle Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted May 24, 2000 12:55 AM
Thanks jock28 and Ripp. I think am going to go to the doctor tomorrow morning just to make sure this thing doesn't get bad. I have a walk-in clinic near my house that isn't too expensive. I don't want to go to my family physician b/c of embarassment. My family physician knows my family well. I normally wouldn't go to a walk-in clinic but under these circumstances I think I will. Surely the doc at the walk-in clinic will be able to prescribe a simple antibotic to cure this up. Hopefully.... I'll write the ABX(keflex, amoxicilin, and Augmentin) on a sheet of paper and take it with me to the clinic. Just in case the doc has never delt with an injection infection before. It's probably real simple to diagnose...but I want to be prepared just in case. BTW, the injection area is light pink(no red streaks or red areas) and it's not very sore. No more sore than a regular Sus250 injection. The one bad thing is that the light pink area is rather large(about 2inches by 3 inches). My temp is 98.2 Thanks- IP: Logged |
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wannaBbig Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 15) |
posted May 24, 2000 01:03 AM
i thank the guy's answered the ? pretty good. put a warm compress on the site, it may help with the pain. IP: Logged |
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ironmaster Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 59) |
posted May 24, 2000 05:03 AM
Squatter is right, if you have an infection, you will know it, won't be any doubt. It's still too soon to tell & it sounds OK. I always keep keflex or the like around, just in case. IP: Logged |
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jock28 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 20) |
posted May 25, 2000 12:09 AM
Yeah bud.... Still sounds ok. The antiboitics we talked about are pretty common. IP: Logged |
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maromba Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 42) |
posted May 25, 2000 06:53 AM
I got the same problem once with Sust250. If you have fever it probably is an infection, but in my case the fever lasted only 2 days. If you're feeling too much pain you can also take an anti-inflamatory, like Cataflam (from Ciba-Geigy) or nimesulide. IP: Logged |
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maromba Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 42) |
posted May 25, 2000 06:58 AM
Madhacker, you touched a very important point now! reading your post I remembered that I really didn't inject it so much deeply into the muscle. In fact it probably leaked out in my case. I did it a year ago and until now I still have a little lump in my quad. (I think I was too scared of hitting a nerve). IP: Logged |
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