Swelling

[Dk]

Anyone have any tips on how to reduce Post Injection swelling (not the day of, usually swells up 1-2 days after and stays for like a week)

I injected my left delt with either prop, or t400/deca, cant even remember, was like 5 days ago

anyway the seperation inbetween by delt and bi/tri is almost non-existent now because its so swollen haha.

Not to mention it hurts like hell.

Anyway, besides the obvious icing, any advice on what to do.

[bmorlock]

try some ibprofen or use your glutes for those injections

[z83]

apply heat over the area
ibuprofen is very good as suggested by bmorlock

[liquidfire]

I think I've heard antihistamines recommended before... Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[Big D]

apply heat over the area
ibuprofen is very good as suggested by bmorlock

always works for me :D

[muscleshark]

Or advil, as it acts as an anti-inflamatory also. I run the syringe under hotwater for a minute or so prior to injecting, and then massage the site after for 5 minutes or so and that seems to almost always work for me. High BA content can also lead to this too, so I stick the vial in the oven at 200 deg F for about ten to 15 mins with a 20 gauge pin in the stopper as a vent and burn off excess BA.

[tony_canuck]

the advice is all good that's been said, especially heat+massage the area. But don't go back into the area right away. I found the pain sometimes gets worse if i don't let it fully be absorbed, plus there are so many other spots to hit

[Mr Ontario]

Added an Article in the article section if that helps out at all for future reference.