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This is my first injection experience...After my injection, being a little paranoid that I am, I came on board and did a search to see if the feelings that I had were normal or if something might have went wrong. Unfortunately, the search didn't really give me back anything really solid and useful, so I thought I would do a write-up on my experience in an effort to help those later on.
Keywords: first injection ever, testosterone, test, enantate, iranian enanthate, my ass hurts, 23g, 1 inch needle, 1" needle, nervous, paranoid, what went wrong with my first injection, do I have an abscess, abscess, abcess (BTW abscess is the correct spelling)
What I injected: 2cc's (or 500mg) of Testosterone Enantate, iranian from aburaihan co. (this company was part of Schering, I think it got sold)
Where: in my right glute, I followed all the advice on the major injection how-to pages (i.e. 2 thicks web page), I'm right handed.
All the equipment I used: 2 amps of test enantate (250mg/ml each), 5 ml syringe, 18g 2 inch needle, 23 g 1 inch needle, alcohol swab, a couple bunches of toilet paper, zip lock bag.
When I injected: 7:30am Monday Morning, before I went to work.
How I injected:
First I snapped open both amps of test and put them on the shelf above my sink in my bathroom, I was a little paranoid about hearing stories of breaking amps, etc,etc, was alot easier than I thought, I just wrapped those little suckers in a handful of toilet paper and snapped the top right off with my thumb. Put the top of the glass amp in a ziplock baggie.
opened up the 5 ml syringe bag, put the bag in the zip lock baggie.
opened up the 18g 2 inch drawing needle, put the bag in the ziplock baggies
put the needle on the syringe.
drew in the first cc of test from the amp, this was definitely a little tricky, not hard, I held the amp and the needle in different hands, it's just hard to draw up (pull back on the syringe) the juice with one hand. I sucked up the entire amp and pulled in about an additional 2 cc's of air, I then pushed the majority of the aire back out with the needle upright, I then repeated with the next amp, drawing up the second cc of juice. capped the 18g needle, flicked the side of the syringe (not the needle) to loosen up most of the air bubbles and get them up top. took the 18g needle off (did not put this is the baggie), put on the 23g 1 inch needle, with the cap still on I rested the needle on the shelf and opened up my swab. I dropped my towel (I took a full shower so I was only in a towel) at this point I was naked. picked a spot to inject, tuned my bady, cracked my back, practiced getting my one hand around to inject, this position for me was very uncomfortable for me.
injecting:
swabbed my ass, took the cap off the needle turned my body around and injected. Aspirated, a tiny air buble came in but no blood. Aspirating is hard with oe hand, and the thick juice makes it a little more difficult to pull back. NO pain at all while injecting, didn't even flinch, didn't even notice it was in me.
the hardest part was keeping the needle steady, which I did a poor job at, no doubt I was extremely nervous. The other hard part was pushing the plunger, it was alot harder than I imagined getting the juice out of the syringe and took a considerable amount of effort, given the angle I was at, with my back all twisted around, I couldn't push it in using my thumb, I used more of thumb/forefinger combo, using my forefinger to do the pushing on the pulnger. I'm sure I moved the needle quite a bit while it was in there, but again, I didn't feel a thing.
took the syringe out and capped the needle, took the needle off and put the syringe in the ziplock baggie, sealed up the ziplock baggie (without the needles) and then used aluminum foil to wrap around the baggie and threw it out, buried in one of my garbage bags. The needles I put in a separate hard container (actually it's an old protein powder container). You should never dispose of needles without putting them in something lie this first)
I continually checked throughout the day for red welts or hot area around the injection spot, again, just being paranoid. Never noticed a thing.
I did not work out that day (it was just an off day)
24 hours later (Tuesday Morning)
woke up on tuesday morning and didn't feel well, can't explain it other that maybe a mild flu like symptoms, real mild. running a little fever of about 100, lost my appetite a little bit (but still ate normally despite it), and just felt a little "off" My ass hurt ALOT. Somebody on the board explained it as "like being hit by a baseball bat" that, in my experience is entirely accurate, without the obvious black and blue mark that would accompany a hit with a baseball bat. God damn it hurt. no swelling or anything else just hurt. my hurt was closer to my hip than actually near the injection spot. sucked it up and went to work, but was fully worried and fearful of what I did. My ass hurt all day, checked frequently for redness that would indicate an abcess, never saw anything close to it.
Despite the pain, I went to the gym and actually worked out legs, doing full squats etc. It's a weird hurt, not muscle pain, but just distracting pain. Had no problems with my workout other than my mind being distracted by the hurt in my ass and also thinking I made a big mistake.
massaged my ass at night.
48 hours later (Wednesday morning)
still, mucho pain in my ass, still running a slight fever (never more than 100), still a slight loss in appetite. I stayed home from work, mulling in my mind my decision to ever take steroids. My mind works over-drive about this stuff and just gets me ever more paranoid. I basically just sit home and massage my ass, take hot showers, put a heating pad on it. No obvious redness, not hot around the area that supposedly means I have an abcess, none of that, just pain. Hard to even sleep at night with the pain and the wild thoughts running in my mind that I'm going to have to go to the hospital and tell everybody I took steroids.
72 hours later (Thursday morning)
MUCH, MUCH better, still a bit of pain, but noticeable less. I let out a sigh of relief. nothing wrong with me.
96 hours later (Friday moning)
Did I even do a shot 96 hours ago? no pain at all. Feel fine.
So hopefully that long story will help someone out who just did their first shot and is extremely nervous and might be feeling the same thing as myself. I have since gone on to inject the same stuff 3 more times and have experienced little or no pain. nothing even close to the pain of that first shot. nowadays, Usually I will feel a little pain the morning after (as in 24 hours after) my shot and it will feel a little tight with pain, but it is always gone after 48 hours. I still feel a slight fever after I inject, it's always gone shortly after, within 48 hours, but it's a little distracting.
I think it's still too soon to tell if "it was all worth it" I'm in my 4th week, and I've defintely felt it's kicked in, weight is up and feel much more confortable with my decision to stick it out and see what it "nets" me.
Keywords: first injection ever, testosterone, test, enantate, iranian enanthate, my ass hurts, 23g, 1 inch needle, 1" needle, nervous, paranoid, what went wrong with my first injection, do I have an abscess, abscess, abcess (BTW abscess is the correct spelling)
What I injected: 2cc's (or 500mg) of Testosterone Enantate, iranian from aburaihan co. (this company was part of Schering, I think it got sold)
Where: in my right glute, I followed all the advice on the major injection how-to pages (i.e. 2 thicks web page), I'm right handed.
All the equipment I used: 2 amps of test enantate (250mg/ml each), 5 ml syringe, 18g 2 inch needle, 23 g 1 inch needle, alcohol swab, a couple bunches of toilet paper, zip lock bag.
When I injected: 7:30am Monday Morning, before I went to work.
How I injected:
First I snapped open both amps of test and put them on the shelf above my sink in my bathroom, I was a little paranoid about hearing stories of breaking amps, etc,etc, was alot easier than I thought, I just wrapped those little suckers in a handful of toilet paper and snapped the top right off with my thumb. Put the top of the glass amp in a ziplock baggie.
opened up the 5 ml syringe bag, put the bag in the zip lock baggie.
opened up the 18g 2 inch drawing needle, put the bag in the ziplock baggies
put the needle on the syringe.
drew in the first cc of test from the amp, this was definitely a little tricky, not hard, I held the amp and the needle in different hands, it's just hard to draw up (pull back on the syringe) the juice with one hand. I sucked up the entire amp and pulled in about an additional 2 cc's of air, I then pushed the majority of the aire back out with the needle upright, I then repeated with the next amp, drawing up the second cc of juice. capped the 18g needle, flicked the side of the syringe (not the needle) to loosen up most of the air bubbles and get them up top. took the 18g needle off (did not put this is the baggie), put on the 23g 1 inch needle, with the cap still on I rested the needle on the shelf and opened up my swab. I dropped my towel (I took a full shower so I was only in a towel) at this point I was naked. picked a spot to inject, tuned my bady, cracked my back, practiced getting my one hand around to inject, this position for me was very uncomfortable for me.
injecting:
swabbed my ass, took the cap off the needle turned my body around and injected. Aspirated, a tiny air buble came in but no blood. Aspirating is hard with oe hand, and the thick juice makes it a little more difficult to pull back. NO pain at all while injecting, didn't even flinch, didn't even notice it was in me.
the hardest part was keeping the needle steady, which I did a poor job at, no doubt I was extremely nervous. The other hard part was pushing the plunger, it was alot harder than I imagined getting the juice out of the syringe and took a considerable amount of effort, given the angle I was at, with my back all twisted around, I couldn't push it in using my thumb, I used more of thumb/forefinger combo, using my forefinger to do the pushing on the pulnger. I'm sure I moved the needle quite a bit while it was in there, but again, I didn't feel a thing.
took the syringe out and capped the needle, took the needle off and put the syringe in the ziplock baggie, sealed up the ziplock baggie (without the needles) and then used aluminum foil to wrap around the baggie and threw it out, buried in one of my garbage bags. The needles I put in a separate hard container (actually it's an old protein powder container). You should never dispose of needles without putting them in something lie this first)
I continually checked throughout the day for red welts or hot area around the injection spot, again, just being paranoid. Never noticed a thing.
I did not work out that day (it was just an off day)
24 hours later (Tuesday Morning)
woke up on tuesday morning and didn't feel well, can't explain it other that maybe a mild flu like symptoms, real mild. running a little fever of about 100, lost my appetite a little bit (but still ate normally despite it), and just felt a little "off" My ass hurt ALOT. Somebody on the board explained it as "like being hit by a baseball bat" that, in my experience is entirely accurate, without the obvious black and blue mark that would accompany a hit with a baseball bat. God damn it hurt. no swelling or anything else just hurt. my hurt was closer to my hip than actually near the injection spot. sucked it up and went to work, but was fully worried and fearful of what I did. My ass hurt all day, checked frequently for redness that would indicate an abcess, never saw anything close to it.
Despite the pain, I went to the gym and actually worked out legs, doing full squats etc. It's a weird hurt, not muscle pain, but just distracting pain. Had no problems with my workout other than my mind being distracted by the hurt in my ass and also thinking I made a big mistake.
massaged my ass at night.
48 hours later (Wednesday morning)
still, mucho pain in my ass, still running a slight fever (never more than 100), still a slight loss in appetite. I stayed home from work, mulling in my mind my decision to ever take steroids. My mind works over-drive about this stuff and just gets me ever more paranoid. I basically just sit home and massage my ass, take hot showers, put a heating pad on it. No obvious redness, not hot around the area that supposedly means I have an abcess, none of that, just pain. Hard to even sleep at night with the pain and the wild thoughts running in my mind that I'm going to have to go to the hospital and tell everybody I took steroids.
72 hours later (Thursday morning)
MUCH, MUCH better, still a bit of pain, but noticeable less. I let out a sigh of relief. nothing wrong with me.
96 hours later (Friday moning)
Did I even do a shot 96 hours ago? no pain at all. Feel fine.
So hopefully that long story will help someone out who just did their first shot and is extremely nervous and might be feeling the same thing as myself. I have since gone on to inject the same stuff 3 more times and have experienced little or no pain. nothing even close to the pain of that first shot. nowadays, Usually I will feel a little pain the morning after (as in 24 hours after) my shot and it will feel a little tight with pain, but it is always gone after 48 hours. I still feel a slight fever after I inject, it's always gone shortly after, within 48 hours, but it's a little distracting.
I think it's still too soon to tell if "it was all worth it" I'm in my 4th week, and I've defintely felt it's kicked in, weight is up and feel much more confortable with my decision to stick it out and see what it "nets" me.
