Infection, Need advice.

[SkinnyJoe]

So started my first cycle, test-e 300mg/ml @ 1.5 ml in the quad with 1 inch 23 gauge pin. First shot was as expected, some pain for a couple of days (2-3) and then normal. Second shot went all wrong, pain for 1-2 days so thought was doing good.... then 2 days later pain started again and on came the swelling, redness and hot skin. Gave it a day and didn't get any better so went into Doctor and was prescribed Cephalexin . Both shots were in the same quad 7 days apart, first was pretty much dead center of the advised area. Second was lower, started an inch lower but for some reason ended up with a very dull pin so switched it and the shot ended up being 2 inches lower. So between the pin, lowering the shot, and possible clipping a hair on the way in (what can I say, damn hairy legs) I am not sure if it was just the expected bad shot out of the way or what.

So my questions are this point is, being as the first shot was fine would it be safe to assume gear is ok ? At this point do I just abort the cycle, let the antibiotics do there work then resume after ? Continue with the antibiotics and the cycle by moving shots to other quad or glutes? Any advice would be appreciated

[CHAP]

Good for you for going to the dr.

If your reusing pins on yourself and in and out of the vial it is contaminated and needs to be thrown away. To risky.

If any of this is right than you also need to throw all your stuff away because you do not need to be using.

If your doing everything correct than your gear is probably dirty.

I have only gottenm one batch of contaminated gear and I had to throw it away.

I have never had an abcess. But if I did I would have to think it was the gear .

[SkinnyJoe]

All pins are new, never reused. One for the vile then change to a new one for the injection. In this case the new one I changed to for the injection just pierced the skin when I darted it in, so tossed it and unwrapped another new one which I had no problem sinking into the muscle with. I just figured maybe it was a bad pin or I was a little soft on the initial push, either way I wasn't about to to try and re puncture with the same pin. Other then perhaps grazing a follicle all steps for injection were taken (top vial cleaned and let dry, area of injection cleaned and let dry, pins changed and kept from touching anything)

The infection is Cellulitis, so I'm unsure if that extra 2 inches below the first shot caused me to get a little to low, or if in the process of switching pins I made a mistake. If it was bad gear shouldn't my first shot have caused an abnormal reaction as well, or is it a bit of a mixed bag with bad gear, one shot can be fine and another shot not so fine?

[lovbyts]

OK you cleaned the vials but what about the injection site? You should clean it VERY good with Alcohol, preferable the also with the sealed pouches.

Why inject in to the same leg, you have 2 of them. Share the wealth.

[hankdiesel]

I think the gear is fine. Be more careful next time. No dull pins and rotate sites.

[xephonics]

OK you cleaned the vials but what about the injection site? You should clean it VERY good with Alcohol, preferable the also with the sealed pouches.

Why inject in to the same leg, you have 2 of them. Share the wealth.

so IPA and cotton balls are not good enough, you should aim for the individually wrapped whipes?

[diesel405]

I have used cotton balls my whole steroid expeirence and never had a problem. If you think your gear is bad get a new vial 2$ and a .22 micron filter 4$ and refilter it. No biggie.

[ted666]

why are you shooting in the quads? i think that would hurt more than the glute and its gonna do the same thing.

[organized_konfusion]

Clean top of vials each time, and you should use an 18g to draw up then switch to a 22 or 23 g for injection, clean site very well, use a front-to-back swipe when cleaning, don't "swirl'' the cotton or alcohol pad around, it keeps the dirt on the surface.....good luck

[ted666]

whats wrong with just cleaning the top of the vial and drawing it up and shooting with the same needle?

[diesel405]

I do it all the time

[organized_konfusion]

I work in the medical field, you can do it how you want, it's just my advice...when you draw up it dulls the needle, you won't get the same injection as opposed to a fresh needle

[jstraw428]

I always draw with a 22g, and switch to a 25g or a 27g to inject.....

[organized_konfusion]

bump ^ best method to inject

[lovbyts]

Stick it in, aspirate, push the juice in, pull it out. LOL

Read the injection thread.

[SkinnyJoe]

Thanks for the advice guys, I will wait for the meds to kill the infection then resume cycle

[xephonics]

I have used cotton balls my whole steroid expeirence and never had a problem. If you think your gear is bad get a new vial 2$ and a .22 micron filter 4$ and refilter it. No biggie.

Thanks for that, I could not find the individually wrapped wipes, so if i did need em it was gonna kinda annoy me :P