Originally Posted by
BigNicky
Hey guys...Im posting this to possibly help any other newbys who have had similar side effects from their first injections..I had no gym buddies on gear to ask so I was relying on info from the net and found few answers except to "tough it out" from guys who had been used to the stuff for a while and were trying to be tough. Calling someone a pussy when they are in pain alone and worried isnt constructive. When someone is considering gear you dont hear alot about "virgin" muscle pain online . Im hoping this might ease some concerns for other guys in the same boat.. I had posted a few weeks back.....first cycle...test e . After alot of research decided on 500mg a week. First injection went flawless....till the third day...pain was so bad (glute) that I could hardly sit on that side. My tolerance for pain is high...I have torn quads and kept working along with passing kidney stones..but the pain from the injection surpassed both. Felt like I had a baseball under my skin along with a hot poker sticking in it..Got some input from here..realized it was a "virgin" muscle so I went ahead and did my second injection on the other glute..Well lets say it was a repeat of the first injection along with swelling that went up to my lower back...Did the heating pad...massaged...then got worried and started looking thru the threads on here...heck..I was reading horror stories...saw some pics of infections that turned my stomach and scared the crap out of me..at that point I considered canning the whole thing..Then I found a post from a gentleman who had a similar experience and calmed down. Waited a week till the pain subsided then injected smaller dose on each side which was considerally less pain. I wish I had started in that manner...would have made the experience alot better...So..heres some advice that I have learned in the past few weeks that might help you newbys...if anyone feels the info is wrong please correct me.
1.STERILIZE EVERYTHING...Keep everything seperate and on a CLEAN sterilized surface..I place everything on a fresh clean towel then soap my hands up with hot water...Scrub the area you plan on injecting also..not worth taking a chance.
2.Seperate needles ..change drawing needle and injection needle...keep clean and sterile...lots of alcohol on everything..including your hands and injection site.
3. Heat oil...I use hot water on the syringe...been told that you can heat vial up also. .Do not use water. If your going to heat it do it with hot air. You can heat it with a hair dryer or over the flame on the over.
4.When you inject make sure you get all the air out of the syringe...tap syringe to bring bubbles to the top the push till oil just comes out. Oil should not come out of the needle. This will make for a much more painfull injection.
5. Try to avoid hair follicle when injecting.
6. Make sure you draw back to ensure no blood is in the syringe.
7. Take your time injecting the oil..
8.After injecting...clean up the injection area with alcohol..
9. MASSAGE THE AREA...BIGTIME...it dispurses the oil ...I use a hand held vibrator now for at least 10 minutes..then sit on a HEATING PAD..
10. Naproxin helps the pain the day after .
11. I make sure I workout doing glutes or quads that day...seems to help move the oil around.
12. Like I said earlier..consider lower dosage untill your body gets used to it or split the volume and do two injections( like both glutes or both quads).
13. It does get better..your body gets used to it.
14. DONT BE STUPID..ANY PROBLEMS GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR!!
Please feel free to add any info or correct me if I am misdirecting anyone.
Good Luck guys
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