Painfull injections

**Eat Too Much** · 04-11-2009, 10:25 AM

I'm going on week 7 of 500mg Test E/week.. Everything's been going great as far as injections.. The last 3 injections I've done have been pretty painfull though.. It's like as soon as I break the skin it just burns like hell and doesn't go away for awhile.. (the rest of the day) Normally, they aren't painfull at all so I'm a bit confused. Even the injection sites are little more sore than they have been. I'm usually sore throughout the injection day where as before, I didn't feel any discomfort untill the next day.. They are still healing fine.. Each day it's less discomforting and after a day or two I have no noticable pain. Could it be because Im am only doing Glutes and alternating? I'm also prepping the area with alchohol, but that never made a difference early on.. Im using 23's to pin as well.. It kinda sucks because after the 2nd week, I had no pain what so ever.. Even the day after I was not sore, but now this has started.. Thoughts?

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-11-2009, 11:35 AM

are you switching pins after you draw? that is crucial. start injecting delts as well.

**Eat Too Much** · 04-11-2009, 11:38 AM

Yep.. I'm drawing with an 18 and pinning with a 23. I'm knda nervous to move to a new spot.. Im pretty comfortable with glutes.. I don't even hesitate anymore..lol.. (first cycle)

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-11-2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Eat Too Much

Yep.. I'm drawing with an 18 and pinning with a 23. I'm knda nervous to move to a new spot.. Im pretty comfortable with glutes.. I don't even hesitate anymore..lol.. (first cycle)

try 25g.

**jamyjamjr** · 04-11-2009, 11:52 AM

your body will get used to the pain after a while....

**almostgone** · 04-11-2009, 11:55 AM

You may need to back off the glutes and pick another site. Delts really aren't bad at all.

AG

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-11-2009, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by almostgone

You may need to back off the glutes and pick another site. Delts really aren't bad at all.

AG

some have referred to the delts as 'the ass of the upper body'.

**brew69420** · 04-11-2009, 12:15 PM

I had the same issue with just glutes. Def do delts like stated above not bad at all.

**xderekx** · 04-11-2009, 12:25 PM

quads are the easiest to hit.

**Eat Too Much** · 04-11-2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by JiGGaMaN

try 25g.

You think it's the needle? I'm just wondering why the first 8-10 injections didn't hurt at all and now they do..

Damn, I just ordered some more pins too.. Got some 23's and 20's comin.. Oh well, I've only got a few more weeks left. Just wanted to make sure nothing crazy was going on.

**BritishColumbian** · 04-11-2009, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by xderekx

quads are the easiest to hit.

yup..

**xderekx** · 04-11-2009, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by BritishColumbian

yup..

when i was shooting prop every day, i'd look forward to quads haha

easiest to hit, easiest to aspirate , easiest to massage after injection

**almostgone** · 04-11-2009, 05:35 PM

Possibly because you haven't rotated off of your glutes. Not likely, but possible.

AG

Originally Posted by Eat Too Much

You think it's the needle? I'm just wondering why the first 8-10 injections didn't hurt at all and now they do.. Damn, I just ordered some more pins too.. Got some 23's and 20's comin.. Oh well, I've only got a few more weeks left. Just wanted to make sure nothing crazy was going on.

**408gt91** · 04-11-2009, 05:38 PM

I usually move around on my glute injections. When i go back to the side i hit the week before i move down or over at least a half inch.

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-11-2009, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Eat Too Much

You think it's the needle? I'm just wondering why the first 8-10 injections didn't hurt at all and now they do..

Damn, I just ordered some more pins too.. Got some 23's and 20's comin.. Oh well, I've only got a few more weeks left. Just wanted to make sure nothing crazy was going on.

no, its probably not the needle, but why use a thicker one when a finer one works just as well. try out the delts though, have a back up plan in case the ass is a no go.

**Dougewesq** · 04-11-2009, 05:49 PM

go delts bro. I was scared as hell at first but it is rally the most painless injection point for me.

**Eat Too Much** · 04-11-2009, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by JiGGaMaN

no, its probably not the needle, but why use a thicker one when a finer one works just as well. try out the delts though, have a back up plan in case the ass is a no go.

Yeah, good call.. I'll pick up some 25's for the next go round.. Thanks for the help guys.