Who's had an infection from gear?

[pinhead]

Whether it was an abscess, sterile or by bacteria, how did you handle it?

[JonnyO]

I've had some major whoppers before but always keep some Keflex on hand just in case and I think thats what has saved me those times. I'll take that for a few days and the infection always clears. So never had one turn into an abcess yet...knock on wood.

[BryanWilliams]

ive done probly say..............900 ish shots,give or take
not one

[BryanWilliams]

and ill add
99 % of the time (vets excluded - i know johny o is one etc)
people overreact to a bad shot

[Sean Summers]

Do a search for fit226 here or on Nexus. He put up some pics.
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[Gettin'r'round]

Nope. Some painful shots for sure but thankfully no infections.

[Big D]

yep same here, some pretty painful shots, but no infection,

I did a 3ml shot in the glute and about 2 days later the top of my glute and all the way to my tail bone was swollen, i had trouble walking and sitting down sucked. I still don't really know what happened but i dont do 3 ml shots anymore hahah

[BolicPower]

Do a search for fit226 here or on Nexus. He put up some pics.
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I remember this, he showed my rep a pic of his shoulder, and i was able to see a long time ago, not sure which lab, but know it was winny. My rep said, lol to be carefull with shots in same spot or can happen, but thinks winny was manybe garbage, not lab but the raw only. Hard to tell, that pic of his was big That dude looked big also. Was surprised he used winny as i thought was more for cutting and he was so big.

[Rhinobolt10]

yep same here, some pretty painful shots, but no infection,

I did a 3ml shot in the glute and about 2 days later the top of my glute and all the way to my tail bone was swollen, i had trouble walking and sitting down sucked. I still don't really know what happened but i dont do 3 ml shots anymore hahah

Man I've had the same thing.... my lower back was swollen right up, pretty freaky.

It happened on my first shot like a year and a half ago, then again late 2007 really bad... my friend could put his hand around the swollen spot on my lower back, the tops of my ass cheeks were swollen, the actual site was sore as hell.

That was some rough t400, after that I got smart and started heating it up before shots and no problems

[Rhinobolt10]

and ill add
99 % of the time (vets excluded - i know johny o is one etc)
people overreact to a bad shot

I think it's bad to say, but I agree as well.

My buddy did a first shot in his shoulder, I'm not sure how much but I bet way too much and it got swollen up and bruised, he stopped the cycle right off and still hasn't done a cycle

[Felinecougar]

Swelling up? Bruising, well maybe? I'm not sure that all of these are signs of infection really. Maybe a sensitivity or muscular damage is more likely in some cases.

The following warning signs can indicate an infection:

* Drainage is any liquid coming out of the wound or through intact skin. An increased quantity of drainage, changes in color, or changes in smell are of concern.
* Pain can indicate worsening infection, particularly if it increases suddenly.
* Redness or darkening of the skin surrounding the wound.
* Warmth of the skin surrounding the wound
* Swelling around the wound site
* New breaks in the skin
* Increase in the size of the wound
* Bad smell
* Fever
* Feeling 'unwell,' like when you have the flu

[ZeOne]

I did over 100 shots so far, with 5 different labs, and not a single infection. Funny thing is that I did inject the same batch as a guy who had an infection with his, which leads me to believe that many of these abscess/infections are in fact an operator error.

[giannos]

Its hard to tell sometimes.. I have had some serious BAD shots.. Those cripplers, that swell, turn red, are warm and even make me feel like I have the Test Flu.. Is this an infection ? I don't think so, I think its the bodies mechanism of "attacking" a foreign intruder... REAL infections are pretty rare if you following sanitary practices, and of course your gear isn't from the swamp

[tripleA]

Just under 15 cycles so far and no infection. Once in a while I get minor swelling/pain but I think it's more related to getting a bad shot.

[champcar99]

Did you ever get infections from when you used to bang heroin T-Bag? Blahaha..

HAHAHAHHA....:rofl

[Redz]

Havent had one to date, used all ugls without any problems.

[theboss]

I remember this, he showed my rep a pic of his shoulder, and i was able to see a long time ago, not sure which lab, but know it was winny. My rep said, lol to be carefull with shots in same spot or can happen, but thinks winny was manybe garbage, not lab but the raw only. Hard to tell, that pic of his was big That dude looked big also. Was surprised he used winny as i thought was more for cutting and he was so big.

i remember those pics too....and he is big..i see him around town occassionally

[Sean Summers]

It wasn't from bad winny - he just didn't go deep enough with his shot. I'll try to find the link....
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[Sean Summers]

Here you go...

http://www.musclenexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24638

He's asked to keep the pic on Nexus so let's respect his request. Don't post it here.

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[Lykalotopus]

I did over 100 shots so far, with 5 different labs, and not a single infection. Funny thing is that I did inject the same batch as a guy who had an infection with his, which leads me to believe that many of these abscess/infections are in fact an operator error.

+1

I've used several UG labs, almost always injected in the same spots (quad), never had an infection. Some tenderness, some scar tissue, no infections.

Cleanliness, cleanliness, cleanliness.

Pretty simple;

Remove alcohol pad, wipe vial, wipe leg, draw, change needle, re-wipe leg, shoot.

[Kiem]

None yet , hopefully don't have to deal with it. Have some keflex on hand just incase.

[Bowlcut]

I sometimes get super red and pain for a few days, but more irritation.
No infection yet, but it could happen.

[AlbertaBeef]

I got a lump from a pec shot last sunday that didn't go deep enough so those pics bother me. No pain but still a lttile red and lump is still there, pisses me off more than anything.

[Amorphic]

luckily ive never had one yet. fingers crossed

[tiramisu]

Having Keflex on hand seems like a good idea. Although I notice Keflex is no longer available in Canada. Does anyone know why and what it was replaced with?

Seems to me that having antibiotics available in case of infection could be a very good thing although I'm not as sure that it would stop abscesses. They seem pretty darn aggressive once they take hold.

Anyone here with the medical background to answer this?

[fathead]

keflex is an old school antibiotic not used much anymore but still avaiable. i use it personally.

Having Keflex on hand seems like a good idea. Although I notice Keflex is no longer available in Canada. Does anyone know why and what it was replaced with?

Seems to me that having antibiotics available in case of infection could be a very good thing although I'm not as sure that it would stop abscesses. They seem pretty darn aggressive once they take hold.

Anyone here with the medical background to answer this?

[rated_rko]

never got one myself

[guest1]

I had an infection from Winny back in 1991. The Winny was fine but I wasn't swabbing at all (duh). I ended up in the Ottawa Civic and getting it sliced open . The doctor said he estimated that 200 cc's of puss and blood came out. One of the residents had to leave the room when the puss started to run down the small of my back all over the gurney. I bent the bed rails because of the pain when he cut into my right glute, even after freezing the area (it wasn't) . I was told if the infection had of gone any deeper it would have been on the bone and I could have gone septic. I stayed there for 4 days with an IV and a tube running out my glute. After being discharged I had the VON come daily for another 6 weeks to clean it out . There is still a scar and part of my glute is missing. Dumbest ****ing thing I've ever done and I've done many dumb things.