Has this injection gone wrong or is it just my paranoia

**Baxter** · 03-07-2008, 05:47 PM

Some of you may no that i'v not actually taken steroids before but occasionally do the injections for my friend ben.
Yesterday i injected 1ml sust 21g 1.5" needle. He immediately noticed the area was a bit swollen. He said it doesnt matter but im soft of worried cause the other shots i'v done for him didnt do that.
So i sorta feel obligated since i was the one that injected.
I shot the quad deep enought and i thought i went slow but maybe now slow enough.
Everything was sterile. I asked him today what it was like. he said its still there but theres no pain at all. Its not red or warm.
questions-
Did i inject too fast. it took about 45-60sec.
Could it get worse and get me in the shitter?
Should i tell him to take ibuprofen or something just incase?

No pain, not red, not warm, just the swelling!!
i'v read through lots of posts but they all mention pain.

**CheddaNips** · 03-07-2008, 05:50 PM

first off it is his fault for not having the balls to self pin.
second 21g is a big ass needle. Give it some time and keep an eye out for signs of infection

**VWbug66** · 03-07-2008, 06:24 PM

ya man too fukin big dude...get a 22 or 23. personally i like 22 its inbetween and perfect size..and call'em a puss for not shootin his self

**tailspin69** · 03-07-2008, 06:44 PM

Heat and redness would indicate an infection. If neither are present, and it is just swelling, you either grazed a nerve or bruised the muscle, neither serious but both likely with a 21g pin. Use a smaller needle and inject less next time would be my advice. Have him ice the swelling if it doesn't go down on its own.

**Baxter** · 03-08-2008, 02:59 AM

Thanks for the replys
21g pin does look big lol
he has some 23g which i sometimes use to draw but never injected with them.

tailspin69 your saying if i grazed a nerve or bruised the muscle, that could cause the swelling. Do you know how long it normally takes to go down. or if its happened to other people before.
I guess i got lucky with the other shots using a 21g. lol

**Nstart** · 03-08-2008, 03:30 AM

45 seconds to inject 1ml? I inject 1ml of sus and 2ml of deca (same syringe) into my friend in about 5 seconds and I thought that was still kind of slow. Never had any bruising, swelling, or redness after the shots.

**Baxter** · 03-08-2008, 04:12 AM

3ml in 5 sec. damn dog lol i guess if it works for ya.

I'v never seen any bruising,swelling or redness untill last time. the swelling came almost instant which make me believe its not an infection.
i guess i just grazed a nerve or bruised something. I'll post back if anything changes with it.