the Ole' Glute pain thread

[NYG]

Okay, I injected Test E in my right glute with a 23g 1.5 in. needle Wed night.(first shot of cycle.)
The first day (Thu) I was pretty sore, which I'm assuming is normal. I had to take over 1000mgs of ibuprophen throughout the day just to walk, go to the gym, sleep, etc. Today I woke up and the soreness is still there if not worse. I already took 600mgs with breakfast and I can walk but with some considerable discomfort.
Keep in mind it's been over a year since my last injection, which was my first cycle. I had pain for about a day with those injections and then it went away.

As of now I have no abcess at the injection site, I have no fever, and there is no redness(hopefully there never will be.) It's just the amount of pain that does't seem normal.

Has anyone had this with Test E before and it turned out to be nothing?

[Bullyson]

Try warming up the gear before injecting and rub the inj site afterwards to work the oil into the muscle. If you're already doing that the ba% could be too high. I had the same prob with some enanth I was using. I had knots though. Good luck.

[NYG]

Yeah, feels like a knots in my ass. BTW, LOVE your avatar. He was my idol!

[Bullyson]

Yeah, Ive been a Pantera freak since I was a kid. Got "Hostile" tattooed across my stomach. Actually had the chance to play shows with Superjoint Ritual twice. Phil was an asshole though. Kind of a letdown to meet your idol and have him be a cockstar.

[scibble]

so far i've never had any soreness in the glute.

hope you're not injecting your sciatic nerve or some other bad place...

[NYG]

so far i've never had any soreness in the glute.

hope you're not injecting your sciatic nerve or some other bad place...

Nope. Upper, outside of the glute. I also aspirate every time so if I went into the nerve I'd get blood. I've always had air bubbles instead.

Also using 1.5 inch almost to the tip so I know I'm hitting the muscle. Plus, when I message the area, I can feel that it is the muscle causing the pain.

[Nitro29]

I have heard of people filtering their gear with some success in these cases. Is it Vet gear?

[NYG]

UGL didn't specify. Guess I'll just wait to see what happens.

If things cool down, I'm going to warm up the gear for 10 min. or so and take a long hot shower before hand. Two things I didn't do for the 1st shot. (Yes, I did clean the inj. site thouroughly with soap and alcohol.)

That's IF things cool down.

[jelly]

Nope. Upper, outside of the glute. I also aspirate every time so if I went into the nerve I'd get blood. I've always had air bubbles instead.

I'd be REAL worried if I got blood from a nerve.