Quote Originally Posted by cgb6810 View Post
First injections into a virgin muscle are going to hurt. They may turn red and feel warm to the touch. That pain puts stress on your body, making life kinda crappy. It was this way for my first few injections. I believe one of my first posts on here was very similar to yours.

Ice is your friend. Ibuprofen helps too. It gets better. Usually if a sore site makes slight improvement everyday you'll probably be ok. I had one infection a couple of years back and there was no improvement, it went downhill and spread within a few days. BTW, I had no fever when I had my infection. Don't only rely on that. I did have pretty bad edema in a large area after several days.
hopefully it's just a virgin muscle reaction...i'll keep an eye on it. The pain/lump area has gotten progressively larger since the injection (sunday).