Test Cyp swelling

[Grizzly22]

I'm taking 500mgs of test cypionate a week and almost after every injection the site will swell up and stay red and hot to the touch for a few days. Just wondering if this is normal for cyp?? Sustanon and equipoise don't affect me like this.

[T-MOS]

any chance you are allergic to the oil??

[Ripped Mass]

I'm taking 500mgs of test cypionate a week and almost after every injection the site will swell up and stay red and hot to the touch for a few days. Just wondering if this is normal for cyp?? Sustanon and equipoise don't affect me like this.

Hell no thats not normal! Perhaps your gear is tainted with bacteria...is it home brew or something? I had that happen one time with like 20 shots and delt was red and really hot for about 4 days, somehow got an infection but that was the only time, no probs since, there is a name for the condition there was a really good thread on it the other day, I think the guy who posted its name was jackjackson or jackson or something like that, perhaps you can dig it up.

[Grizzly22]

I mean it always goes away after a few days so I guess I'll keep taking it haha. Never much swelling just a little bit, hardly any pain ever as well, equipoise never does this to me...I'm getting good gains and results so I don't see any reason to stop unless something worsens..what you'll think?? Im through 1 10ml bottle and 1 more to go. ANd I'm not sure it doesn't look like home brew. Occasionally I'll catch myself feelin shitty at nights and run a low fever, heard that was normal though.

[Ripped Mass]

This is from the thread I was talking about, this sounds like what I had and what you have:
What is cellulitis?

Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria. Normally, your skin helps protect you from infection. But if you have a cut, sore, or insect bite, bacteria can get into the skin and spread to deeper tissues. If it is not treated with antibiotics, the infection can spread to the blood or lymph nodes. This can be deadly.
Some people can get cellulitis without having a break in the skin. These include older adults and people who have diabetes or a weak immune system. These people are also more likely to develop dangerous problems from cellulitis. And they are more likely to get cellulitis again.
What causes cellulitis?

Cellulitis is caused by bacteria (usually strep or staph). Some people are at risk for infection by other types of bacteria. They include people with weak immune systems and those who handle fish, meat, poultry, or soil without using gloves.
What are the symptoms?

At first, the infected area will be warm, red, swollen, and tender. As the infection spreads, you may have a fever, chills, and swollen glands.
Cellulitis can occur anywhere on the body. In adults, it often occurs on the legs, face, or arms. In children, it is most common on the face or around the anus. An infection on the face could lead to a dangerous eye infection.
See a doctor right away if you have an infected area of skin and:

* The infected area is getting redder, more painful, or larger, or it has red streaks extending from it.
* You have a fever or chills.
* The infected area is on your face or your groin.

How do you get cellulitis?

There are many ways to get cellulitis. You can get it if you have:

* An injury to your skin, such as a cut, surgical wound, burn, or animal or insect bite.
* Skin problems, such as ulcers, eczema, psoriasis, or a fungal infection like athlete's foot.
* Certain medical conditions. These include diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, or a weak immune system.
* Fluid buildup (edema) in the legs or arms.
* Had liposuction to remove excess fat.
* Injected illegal drugs under your skin.

How is it treated?

Doctors use antibiotics to treat cellulitis. If the infection is mild, you may be able to take antibiotic pills at home. If the infection is severe, you may need to be treated in the hospital with antibiotics that go right into your bloodstream.
If your doctor prescribes antibiotics, it is important to take them as directed. Do not stop taking them just because you feel better. You need to take the full course of antibiotics.
It is very important to get treatment right away for cellulitis. If it is not treated, the bacteria can spread quickly through the body and cause sepsis, an extreme response by the body’s defense system. This can be deadly. Cellulitis on the face can spread to the brain and cause a dangerous infection (meningitis). Cellulitis can also cause other serious problems, such as blood clots in the legs (thrombophlebitis).
You are more likely to have these problems if you are an older adult, have a medical condition such as diabetes or peripheral arterial disease, or have a weak immune system. Your chances of the cellulitis coming back may be higher too.
How can you prevent cellulitis?

If you are at risk for cellulitis, you can take steps to help prevent it.

* Take good care of your skin. Keep it clean, and use lotion to prevent drying and cracking.
* Check your feet and legs often. This is especially important if you have diabetes.
* Treat any skin infection, such as athlete’s foot, right away.
* Ask your doctor if you need to take antibiotics on a regular basis to prevent cellulitis.
* If your doctor prescribes medicine, take it just the way your doctor says to.

Treatment Overview
The intent of cellulitis treatment is to decrease the severity of the infection, speed up recovery, relieve pain and other symptoms, heal the skin, and prevent the infection from coming back.

* Antibiotics are usually used to treat cellulitis. If the infection is limited to a small area, has not spread to the bloodstream or lymph system, and you don't have any other medical problems, antibiotics you take by mouth (oral) are effective. If the infection is more widespread, or if you're having a slow recovery on oral antibiotics, antibiotics may be used intravenously (IV) or by injection.
For cellulitis of the leg or arm, treatment also includes elevating the limb to reduce swelling.
Treatment for children depends on their age and which part of the body is infected. An antibiotic is usually given intravenously. Facial cellulitis in young children requires immediate treatment and responds well to antibiotics.2
Treatment sometimes requires a stay in the hospital. This is common if antibiotics must be given intravenously, but it is also considered if you have signs of complications such as a high fever, or if it will be difficult for you to have follow-up care with a health professional.
Medications used to treat cellulitis

Oral, topical (applied to the skin), or intravenous antibiotics may be used to treat cellulitis. The extent of the infection and its location help determine what type of antibiotic is used.
o Oral antibiotics include penicillin or a similar medication such as dicloxacillin. For people who are allergic to penicillin, a cephalosporin, erythromycin, or vancomycin can be used.
o Topical antibiotics including mupirocin may be used for children with cellulitis in the area around the anus.3
o Intravenous antibiotics may include nafcillin, levofloxacin, or cephalosporin.
Preventing a recurrence of cellulitis

Cellulitis tends to recur in people with certain medical conditions that can lead to skin breakdown, such as edema (fluid buildup), fungal or bacterial infections, diabetes, or peripheral arterial disease.
o If you have edema, support stockings and good skin hygiene may reduce or eliminate recurrence of cellulitis.4
o If you develop frequent fungal infections, regular use of antifungal medications may help reduce recurrent cellulitis.
o If you are considered very high risk for recurring cellulitis, taking preventive antibiotics may help. With preventive antibiotics, most people take a dose of antibiotics every 2 weeks.5


Home Treatment


If you have cellulitis, follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication and for skin care. Other steps to help your recovery and keep cellulitis from coming back include the following:

* Take all of your medication as prescribed.
* Take care of your skin. Any measure that prevents injury to your skin will help to prevent cellulitis.
* Elevate your affected leg or arm to reduce swelling.
* Apply warm compresses to the affected area.
* Use pain relievers as needed.
* Use support stockings to prevent fluid buildup.
* Take steps to treat or prevent fungal infections, such as athlete's foot. If athlete's foot is hard to treat or recurs, ask your doctor about oral antifungal medications. For more information on treating this condition, see the topic Athlete's Foot.
* Take care of your feet, especially if you have diabetes or other conditions that may increase the risk of infection.
* Avoid touching possible sources of infection, such as ill family members and their belongings; raw fish, meat, or poultry; or soil, particularly when you have an area of broken skin.

When you have completed your course of medication, follow up with your doctor to verify that the infection is gone.
I got 2 antibiotics and also am doing an ultra sound soon to rule out an abscess or blood clout.
I also got total and free test measured, was going to get LDL and HDL but needed to fast, cant fast when i east every 3 hours.

anyways they said its the luck of the draw, I explained how i do my injection everytime and I asked why this spot and not the others.
Also showed them my ass bruise and they ok'ed it saying it was what I said it was, just bruised now.
I told them I read up on how an abcess can grow and that is what scared me.
they did say ibprofen and benedryl helps
I told them I take benedryl nightly 50mg.
Let my lesson help anyone else on this forum because I have seen this in a few posts when I did search to find some info
I was very honest and made sure we had a patient/doctor confidentiality agreement before divulging what I did.
They tried saying why and the normal DOC stuff.
I will keep everyone updated after the ultra sound, I will also get my test results back thursday to find if the current gear im on is bunk!

[Grizzly22]

Thanks for the info chamberman I really appreciate it...one more thing though did your redness and swelling go away on its??? My swelling redness or soreness never gets worse it seems to be bad for a day then each day it's better and then fine so obviously it's not getting infected or anything because I'm sure there would be affects. So I'm thinking that I might not have cellulitis and that my body just doesn't take the cyp well. I shot into my shoulder but the redness came up on my outer tricep.

[ninesecz]

Cyp should be one of the mildest anabolics you can take. If you keep swelling up it is most likely an allergic reaction. I do not see how it could be healthy to just keep doing that to yourself. It is obviously bothering your body and it is causing havoc. the swelling is caused by your body trying to fight off the whatever is foreign to your body

[Grizzly22]

Couple of friends took the same gear as mine and had some of the same problems, I have another bottle of cyp I really want to keep taking it because I'm getting great results. Maybe I should try and swap it out for some sustanon 250. I was doing a 10 week cycle of cyp 400mgs a week, would it be bad to finish out the next 5 weeks with 500mgs of susatanon instead of cyp?? Input please thanks.

[Ripped Mass]

Couple of friends took the same gear as mine and had some of the same problems, I have another bottle of cyp I really want to keep taking it because I'm getting great results. Maybe I should try and swap it out for some sustanon 250. I was doing a 10 week cycle of cyp 400mgs a week, would it be bad to finish out the next 5 weeks with 500mgs of susatanon instead of cyp?? Input please thanks.

Not sure about the sustanon , not too familiar with it, but yes it went away after a few days, same thing, shot in my delt and was red just below it around my tricep to almost my elbow on the outside of the arm. If your buddies are using the same batch to me sounds like some tainted juice, has some bacteria or something floating around in there thats not sterile, very unlikely ALL of you are allergic to the same ingredient.

[Grizzly22]

Yeah thanks for the input, today all redness and swelling is gone, talked to three of my buddies last night they said it never affected them and it was the same gear, oh well I'll keep you updated Im about to pop open the second bottle tomorrow hah.

[diesel405]

Hell no thats not normal! Perhaps your gear is tainted with bacteria...is it home brew or something? I had that happen one time with like 20 shots and delt was red and really hot for about 4 days, somehow got an infection but that was the only time, no probs since, there is a name for the condition there was a really good thread on it the other day, I think the guy who posted its name was jackjackson or jackson or something like that, perhaps you can dig it up.

OOOOh boy.....Tell me, What does "homebrew" look like? lol I make my own gear and trust it way more than i would buying it off the streets.
Your gear isn't "tainted" with bacteria or you would find yourself at the doctors office. Your body cant fight an infection like that by itself you would need antibiotics.
Their are a couple different solvents you can use to make cyp. Cyp is one of the harder compounds to keep in solution. You may be allergic to one or more of the solvents used.

[Grizzly22]

Thanks for the info diesel, i always swell up a bit and it does sometimes get red but always goes away... Im getting solid weight and strength gains and the swelling never really gets sore. Put on about 14lbs already off 10ml 200mgs cyp, another 10ml bottle of cyp and 10ml bottle of equipoise still to go. If I'm physically fine and the cyp is working good is there any reason to stop even if I am mildly allergic?? And just out of curiosity I'd like to know what I am possibly allergic to, what kinds of solvents?? Thanks

[diesel405]

Well i only speak from my point of view and things i have done. If i put on 14lbs from half my cycle, u would have to pry that bottle outta my cold dead hands to get me to stop! If you feel fine with it, keep going, u know your body better than anyone else. You are doing something right making gains like you are, and dont let anyone tell ya different. It could be the oil they used, cottonseed oil, sesame oil, grapeseed oil or mabey the solvents, magic solution(im not sure what that consists of) benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, ethyl oleate or gso that you could be allergic to.

[DRKside91]

I mean it always goes away after a few days so I guess I'll keep taking it haha. Never much swelling just a little bit, hardly any pain ever as well, equipoise never does this to me...I'm getting good gains and results so I don't see any reason to stop unless something worsens..what you'll think?? Im through 1 10ml bottle and 1 more to go. ANd I'm not sure it doesn't look like home brew. Occasionally I'll catch myself feelin shitty at nights and run a low fever, heard that was normal though.

hey man jw everything go well with the test cyp... im taking the same thing 500mg a week for 10 weeks, an my right thigh has gotten that little red rash , warm to the touch; an at night and in the moring sometimes i get a little headachs or feel warm like a fevers coming. nothing to bad tho... jw how it went for you

[Hunter-S-Thompson]

this is from 4 years ago they MIGHT not answer your question

[bringndaheat]

They might be dead!