I think I have one in my right delt http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=351044 turns out the bubble had nothing to do w/ it...

It was/ is more likely a sterile abscess..

http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-...nfections.aspx
The majority of abscesses are septic (i.e. caused by an infection) but sterile abscesses can also occur which are not caused by germs but by non-living irritants such as drugs. If an injected drug, especially oil based ones such as many anabolic steroids are not fully absorbed, it stays where it was injected and may cause enough irritation to generate a sterile abscess. Sterile abscesses are quite likely to turn into hard, solid lumps as they scar, rather than remaining pockets of pus2.

Superficial abscesses are readily visible and are red, swollen, painful and warm. Abscesses in other areas of the body may not be obvious and may produce only generalized symptoms such as fever and discomfort. A sterile abscess may cause only a painful lump, for example deep in the buttock where a shot was given. If the abscess is small (less than 1 cm or less than a half-inch across), applying warm compresses/hot soaks to the area for about 30 minutes 4 times daily can help.
Any advice on avoiding these?

Did the warm compresses work?

Did anyone not go to a Dr for a drain and everything turned out well?

Also, if these are abscessing, that means that all the gear is not being absorbed... What can be done, which is basically question one, asked a different way - b/c if sterile abscesses are avoided they are absorbed...

But what can be done (if anything) to avoid wasting the gear that is already injected?