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    Forgot to sterilize spot

    I was injecting into my thigh and after i stuck it in i realized that i forgot to wipe the area before i stuck it in. After i pulled out i thouroughly wiped with alcohol swabs. Is this really bad?

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    did you use the same pin that u pulled out???

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    i injected before i pulled it out, i figured its already in there might as well.

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    You should be fine, just watch the area for infection if your worried.

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    you will know in the next few days. but for the most part you should be ok.

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    its more important that your pin is sterile then your skin,your fine,relax.

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    yeah pin is super sterile, i use a different pin to inject than i do to draw

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    your probablly fine...theres worse things in life...just try not to do it again...

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    I have gone months without using alcohol,
    not the smatest but I have done it.

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    I used to do it all the time. Nothing ever happened to me. My friend did get a wierd rash once. Thats all i ever heard about. The doctor gave him some pills to take for like a week or two.

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    its not a big deal at all give ur bodies defense system a little more credit than that .

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    The chances of getting an infection from not sterilizing the site is VERY slim. Like a 1 in a 100 if that. A dirty needle is another story of if you're just flat out a filthy dirty person.

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    Actually I have read from someone who did a bacteria culture with 90% ethanol, that alcohol did very little in the way of killing any bacteria and that Hydrogen Peroxide was far superior. Strange I know considering just about everyone docs etc... Use alcohol swabs.

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    I have done thousands of injections and have never cleaned the area with alcohol swabs once and i have not had a problem, dont panic IMO it is not even neccesary.

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