Messy quad injection

[smitty4]

Well, that didn't work as planned. I just gave myself another Cypionate injection in my quad. This was my 3rd or 4th. I wanted to give my glutes a rest. When I pulled the needle out, the blood started flowing freely down my leg. I put some pressure on it and it stopped, but dang. That was not what I wanted to happen. I was almost as worried that my Cypionate was leaking out of my leg as I was about the blood. I aspirated so I wasn't in a vein. Do you think I may have passed through one along the way or something? Now I am left with a small lump that looks like a bee sting, but I imagine it will go away pretty quickly. Just curious...this ever happen to anyone else?

[Kroms_laugh]

This happens from now and then... what I hear is the best advice is, if you aspirated and didn't hit a vein, don't worry... just put a sanitary cotton ball or guaze pad on it and apply pressure to prevent the Cyp from coming to the surface. You probably just passed through a vein... that's all.

[smitty4]

Yep...that's what I thought probably happened. I had to laugh though when it occured to me that I as more concerned about losing the Cyp than I was the blood. Hell, I have pleanty of blood.

[pmgamer18]

His guy has been doing shots for over 20 yrs.
Phil

I have always alternated legs and location of injections.
You can stick the needle anywhere, and although it is intramuscle, I
have found it does not matter at all as long as it gets into your
body, so I stick the needle in about 3/4 of an inch and as I push
the juice in I slowly raise the needle so by the time the juice is
it the needle is maybe 1/2 inch stuck in there. This allows the
juice to be driven into a larger area resulting in less localized
pain. Also, vary by a couple inches where in upper thigh you stick
the needle, and vary which leg to use. You could stick it in your
own bun/hip area but I never tried this because I like to see
exactly what I am doing. Also, you really should not have any pain
afterwards if you take the time to gently stretch and warm the
injection site so the needle goes into warm relaxed skin, and face
the beveled edge of needle away from you so as the arm come straight
down it will easily pierce the flesh, push the juice in dead slow
raising the needle slowly, and don't drive it in way deep, it is not
necessary, only need to get in the flesh a little more than 1/2 inch
or so I figure. Some people draw the juice from the bottle with a
larger needle and then switch to a smaller needle for injection, I
don't bother I use the same for both and I use the same needle twice.
And do take a DIM or two a day, maybe a copper with zinc pill every
other day or so, really knock off sugar and bread as they promote
fat and allow more estrogen excess to put fat in your breasts as
your body says hey this is a LOT of testosterone all at once and
I'll just dump some of this into estrogen because I don't need it
all right now. I shoot 100mg about once every 9 days or so. I find
any more often the steroid effect causes too much water retention
and weight gain, which I hate more than not having enough T. I have
tried Androgel, Androgerm, compounded gels, etc,etc. They all work
pretty good but have to applied daily and not everyone's skin
absorbs the same. Everyone responds to shots and you only need to
think about it every week or so. I like that.
let me know if all this rambling helps at all
Norton

[jboldman]

wait til you get a spurter!

jb

[BigRagu]

Don't scare me.... i want this thread deleted now ... lol

[smitty4]

wait til you get a spurter!

jb

That thought cross my mind. I gotta confess...THAT would get my attention!!

[smitty4]

His guy has been doing shots for over 20 yrs.
Phil

I have always alternated legs and location of injections.
You can stick the needle anywhere, and although it is intramuscle, I
have found it does not matter at all as long as it gets into your
body, so I stick the needle in about 3/4 of an inch and as I push
the juice in I slowly raise the needle so by the time the juice is
it the needle is maybe 1/2 inch stuck in there.

Umm...I use an 1.5 inch syringe and go all the way in with it.

[earthdog]

Smitty, I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple of months back. Yes, you probably passed through a blood vessel on the way in, and the blood came up and out, and made a little bump under the skin. Probably nothing to worry about, and you probably didn't lose any cyp either.

[greatgro]

I sometimes bleed quite a bit immediately b/c my blood is like water from all the Omega 3's and garlic I've been taking since the early 90's.

[snipe]

Originally Posted by greatgro

I sometimes bleed quite a bit immediately b/c my blood is like water from all the Omega 3's and garlic I've been taking since the early 90's.

Ahhhhhh greatgro, I bet your blood makes a tasty salad dressing!


smitty---I've had a bleeder on rare occasions too. Not to worry.
I take plenty of omega 3's as well but, no garlic. Not so good salad dressing.

[bigslick]

im sure you just passed through a vein, try spreading your skin between the injection spot with your fingers. when you pull the needle out release the skin you have seperated and this will minimize any hole for bleeding by pushing the skin together

[Kroms_laugh]

Same needle twice? uhhh... I'd prefer to keep my legs, so I'll be 'wasting' my money on as many needles as it takes.

[SWALE]

Ya, Krom, THAT part was not good advice.

I would suggest one not move the needle while injecting. You actually increase trauma to the flesh when you do it the way Norton is suggesting.

Smitty--You are using a needle that is too long. 1", or even 3/4", should be plenty (depending upon how much adipose tissue one has).

[1cc]

Originally Posted by jboldman

wait til you get a spurter!

jb

I just had a spurter on a quad shot. Is it anything to be concerned about? There's a tiny bump at the injection site.

I penetrated the skin and felt some pain and decided to inject in a different site. When I pulled the needle out, it spurted quite a bit of blood (not the regular drop or two).

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