help!

**blowinup** · 01-11-2012, 12:43 AM

just pinned in my right leg and got about half the ml in and all of a sudden I must have moved in a little more and hit
Something and got a major twitch in the muscle. So I pulled back a tiny bit and continued to inject and when I ended and pulled out got a gush of blood.I tried as quickly as possible to grab a swab and apply pressure but lost a fair few drops and now there's a bit of a Lump just under the skin on the injection site. I'm assuming I'm gonna be in a bit of pain as the muscle tensed up when I got the twitch but I was wondering if as I bled out would I have Lost valuable test by it being pushed back out in the blood?

**blowinup** · 01-11-2012, 02:57 AM

Bump

**jp_2011** · 01-11-2012, 04:24 AM

I think the last thing on ur mind shud b losin sum test, b thankful u didnt hit a vein or the pin didnt snap in ur quad wen it twiched or u wud av bin on a nice trip to hospital

**Times Roman** · 01-11-2012, 05:01 AM

Welcome to the wonderful world of cycling!

Better get used to it, cuz this shit happens

**BBrian** · 01-11-2012, 09:27 AM

The lump is probably the test that you did manage to keep under the skin, but it could be blood as well. Sounds to me like you hit a nerve, but all in all, I doubt you did any real harm. I've injected too close to a nerve before and I ended up with numbness along my sciatic nerve for almost a year. Like Times_Roman said, welcome to cycling! I wouldn't sweat it though, these things happen but you shouldn't be in any real danger. Just be more careful where you inject. On a side note, though, when I feel a twitch (nerve reaction), I pull completely out and start someplace else.

**mnt51** · 01-11-2012, 11:56 AM

just make sure your using the corrects sites for injections. For your quads use the middle third of the anteriolateral thigh (vastus lateralis).

**alexISthrowed** · 01-11-2012, 12:14 PM

I get muscled twitch's and blood all the time. You probably went through a vein, as long as you aspirate and don't inject straight into a vein your fine. I'm guessing the twitch was from hitting a nerve like brian said. I usually find I get a little more sore when I hit a nerve but it's not big deal.

**blowinup** · 01-11-2012, 03:54 PM

I'm not so worried about losing the test per sey. Just curious if i should put another ml in thisevening so I'm not up and down with my test levels and yeah I try to stay away from the quads for this reason but I doubled up on my glutes last week so I had not much choice and haven't tried anywhere else yet. I'm curious about shoulders but I want to wait to pin right before the weekend. It'll be a pain in the ass having virgin muscle pain in my arms and concreting at the same time what pins should I use for shoulders? Same as glutes and quads?

**alexISthrowed** · 01-11-2012, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by blowinup

I'm not so worried about losing the test per sey. Just curious if i should put another ml in thisevening so I'm not up and down with my test levels and yeah I try to stay away from the quads for this reason but I doubled up on my glutes last week so I had not much choice and haven't tried anywhere else yet. I'm curious about shoulders but I want to wait to pin right before the weekend. It'll be a pain in the ass having virgin muscle pain in my arms and concreting at the same time what pins should I use for shoulders? Same as glutes and quads?

You will be fine, doubt you lost enough to make any difference. What size pins do you have? I use 25g inch pins for everything, 20g inch and a half to draw.

**blowinup** · 01-12-2012, 12:53 AM

23g 1.25 inch pins. And 19g to draw can I use the 23s in my shoulders?

**blowinup** · 01-12-2012, 02:23 AM

I just went in the delt and no nerve twitches but as my wife pulled out the pin I got a wicked dribble of blood again. I'm worried I won't have any of my last two shots in my body I lost a good amount of blood before I could block it up. I have been so good with my cycle I don't wanna be injecting only a ml per week instead of 2 I have been before I started this bleeding phase. :s

**alexISthrowed** · 01-12-2012, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by blowinup

I just went in the delt and no nerve twitches but as my wife pulled out the pin I got a wicked dribble of blood again. I'm worried I won't have any of my last two shots in my body I lost a good amount of blood before I could block it up. I have been so good with my cycle I don't wanna be injecting only a ml per week instead of 2 I have been before I started this bleeding phase. :s

This happens all the time, you didn't lose any of your gear don't worry. Sometimes it bleeds man, that's the nature of sticking a needle in your body.