Redness Injection Site

[JBarron]

I've had this happen to me multiple times, I will do a successful injection and everything will be fine. Around three days later, the area where I injected will get red and swollen and be warm to the touch, also very sensitive.

I know it sounds like infection right. Well this has happened to me about 4 times since I started pinning EOD 4 weeks ago.

Most injections I will get pain for a few days and it's gone. But every once in a while on that third day the injection site will flare up and get red, sore, and warm. First time it happened in my glute I freaked out, but the next day (4th day) it was gone.

Same with first time I pinned right delt, 3rd day it flared up, next day it was gone pain and all.

This evening after lifting I noticed my left delt is flared up, tender, and red. Of course I pinned it 3 days ago. I'm not freaking out due to past experience, I'm about 80% sure it will be gone tomorrow. But what gives, why does this happen?

I'm running Prop 150mg/ml EOD btw for 8 weeks btw. First cycle.

[thisbmine]

interesting. I too am running with Prop, and dont get that.
Sorry.
One thing Id suggest is not to inject the spot you plan to work out in a few days. Hence I like the glutes.

[JBarron]

interesting. I too am running with Prop, and dont get that.
Sorry.
One thing Id suggest is not to inject the spot you plan to work out in a few days. Hence I like the glutes.

You know this could be what causes it too. I recall the day I injected my left delt, I hit delts that evening.

Well shiiiit, I injected right glute tonight and hit legs tonight haha. Usually my right glute is my good injection site, never any pain or soreness.

Anyone else got any ideas why this happens?

[JBarron]

Took a hot shower and it got rid of the redness, weird.

Still swollen and sore.

[FCVtec]

Something similar happens to me but only after week 10 or so when glutes have taken a lot of pins.... After a perfect injection it swells up on the same night (inject in the morning) and the day after is even worst, I don't get the redness but it swells up and it's sensitive. Don't know if that s you case.

[JBarron]

Well shit, woke up this morning and it's still red and swollen and sore. Beginning to get a bit concerned.

[8iron]

Sometimes its an allergic reation, happens to me, take some benadryl see if that works if not see a doc!

[JBarron]

Sometimes its an allergic reation, happens to me, take some benadryl see if that works if not see a doc!

Yeah will try the benadryl. The redness really isn't localized to where injection was.

I iced it and it seemed to help.

[Bigdog99]

benadryl will def help. On my last cycle around week 6 on test/tren A, I was getting the same thing---red skin, itchy and warm to the touch several hours after I pinned---sometimes it wouldn't even be where I shot. Started getting worse and worse as the cycle went on. Start taking Benadryl and it went away.

[MuscleCommand]

Try massaging the area after you pin. It may break up whatever is forming, causing the swelling & redness.

[JBarron]

Try massaging the area after you pin. It may break up whatever is forming, causing the swelling & redness.

I usually massage and stretch the area first, then pin, then take a hot shower and massage it in the shower.

[FCVtec]

Damn.. Maybe the batch of your gear has a purity issue.... The redness been away from the injection site sounds like it's worst than if it was on the spot, that s if the 2 are related of course.

[JBarron]

Damn.. Maybe the batch of your gear has a purity issue.... The redness been away from the injection site sounds like it's worst than if it was on the spot, that s if the 2 are related of course.

Well I'm a little bit over half way into the vial and it's the first time it's happened with this one. So far the gear has been fine. Idk, i took some benadryl, see how that goes.

[jackjackson]

Well I'm a little bit over half way into the vial and it's the first time it's happened with this one. So far the gear has been fine. Idk, i took some benadryl, see how that goes.

I had something similar.
I was also running Test E.
I also had it happen when i was running Test P, always on the right arm never the left.
Who knows maybe its the same source I had, id hope not though.
Pain also could be from the amount of BA used in there mixture.
you can read my thread.

Post Injection Redness

[jackjackson]

... double posted somehow

[JBarron]

Well same thing today, this is the longest it's gone on for sure. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse. I keep icing it, which helps it temporarily, but I never iced when this happened before and it would go away, so maybe thats causing it to linger around.

I wonder if I shot the oil to high and it got in the fat, and it's just taking a while to absorb?

EDIT: Actually now that I looked at it in the bathroom closer, the redness seemed to have moved back around to the the tricep. Bollocks, I was really hoping to avoid infection, I don't know how it could of gotten infected.

I take such careful measures when injecting each time.

Anyone know a good link to pictures of infections?

[jackjackson]

I have some.
Let me see if I can find em
Just go to the doc to get it checked out.

[JBarron]

Well it's hard for me to get to the doctors office, I have no license currently and I am unallowed to drove.

Anyways I have some good news. Today I blasted my arm with the heat pad 20 mins off 20 mins off for a good 3 hours, I also massaged it in between. Went to work at 5 and it seems to be getting much better, the redness and swelling has gone way down.

Will see how it looks tomorrow.

[nycap]

test prop is the most irritating compound ive ever used. mix it with ganabol or prehaps a sterile oil. i mix it with ganabol and it feels fine.