First Staph infection was a real reality check!!!

[BBBBig Phenom]

So I injected into my calf last week and I was injecting winstrol and another mix....It hurt for a couple of days then...After a long night of tending bar...I noticed my ankle was about triple the size it is supposed to be....So went to the hospital...Told them was an accident with a nail...and they told me it was a Staph infection and told me I was lucky to get there when I did....Cuz, other wise would have been bad news... So they gave me some antibiotics and it is going away...

But, overall,, very scary and nerve racking.......I was very careful about everything and thought I was being as clean as I possibly could.....Just goes to show you no matter how clean you think you are being or careful you are you still can get an infection...


just wanted to share

thanks,

bp

 

[sparetire]

if you alcohol'd everything , top of the bottle, calf, etc, could your winny be dirty? I know most winny is suspended in water and water will go bad after a while and/or is easily contaminated. that's weird tho, glad you got it taken care of though! Did the docs give you keflex or amoxicillan? (i know they are pretty much the same thing) but its always good to have extras!

 

[PolfaJelfa]

What is a staph infection? Detailed explanation.
Thanks guys!

 

[a-bomb5083]

What is a staph infection? Detailed explanation.
Thanks guys!

just google it.

 

[sprinter86]

Man, you did something seriously wrong to get this. The only other explanation is the gear was contaminated. Think about how many injections are given every day ...diabetics etc.

 

[karachi183]

I always here about infections with winny. Nothing new. has to the be winny itself.

 

[PolfaJelfa]

most likely!

 

[LoneTree]

if you alcohol'd everything , top of the bottle, calf, etc, could your winny be dirty? I know most winny is suspended in water and water will go bad after a while and/or is easily contaminated. that's weird tho, glad you got it taken care of though! Did the docs give you keflex or amoxicillan? (i know they are pretty much the same thing) but its always good to have extras!

Amoxicillin and Keflex are not the same.
Amoxicillin is not used to treat staph infection because most staph germs are resistant to it.

 

[230lbs]

ps. You should of told you Dr or the ER DR that you are taking ..XXXX.. they need to know things like that when they are setting up prescriptions.
They can't get you arrested and they can't NOT treat you.

 

[Alpine]

ps. You should of told you Dr or the ER DR that you are taking ..XXXX.. they need to know things like that when they are setting up prescriptions.
They can't get you arrested and they can't NOT treat you.

Yeah, but I believe it could come up when dealing with health insurance.

 

[gymratforlife]

Imo you should never really shoot winstrol nevermind mix it with another oil based aa and shoot it in your calf and go work on your feet at a bar all night.Just asking for trouble bro,next time just drink it and save yourself the mess.Live and learn from your mistakes.

 

[karachi183]

Yeah, but I believe it could come up when dealing with health insurance.

Good point but i honestly wouldn't take a chance to save a few hundred. Had he have known what is was he most likely would have drained the infected area as opposed to giving him anti b's hoping the infected area would subside. Same exact shit happened to my boy he first went to a local doctors office who take all walk ins (and recived anti b's)- well to make a long story short he had go to the ER a week later twice to have it removed correctly and drained of all the puss buildup (20cc's) mind you. It swelled to a golf ball on his shoulder. be careful with winny or any water based injects

 

[Scooter28]

Thanks for sharing...keep it clean!

 

[ocisbomb]

I know a microbiologist and she´s scared shitless about how all of the germs are becoming resistant to the antibiotics. I´m not expert, but for those that don´t know, we have 4-5 "generations" of antibiotics, and some of the bacteria they are finding now is resistant to all but the 3rd or 4th generation.

There is a book (nonfiction, which makes it even scarier) called The Coming Plague, which bascially explains that the bacteria are getting resistant faster than we can develop antibiotics for them, and it´s predicted that things are going to get ugly sooner or later.

Just thought we (as frequent IM injectors) should be aware of this, PLEASE BE SUPER CLEAN, each infection that happens to any of us perpetuates the "intelligence" of the bugs. Every time we use a weapon against them, they learn a little more about how to beat it.

Scary stuff, please be anal-retentive about your cleanliness and don´t be afraid to get to the doctor ASAP if you suspect something.

For what it´s worth..

 

[Clean]

yeh man I have also read the same thing. Kind of like mosquitos becoming resistant to the chemicals they spray to kill them. They have to keep developing new ones.

As far as antibiotics, yeh it's the evolution of the disease, just like the flu. Have to develop new drugs for new strands of bacteria, disease, etc...

 

[wayneboard1]

What is a staph infection? Detailed explanation.
Thanks guys!

Here you go.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are often simply called "staph" (pronounced "staff infection") bacteria. Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and rectum. But when the skin is punctured or broken for any reason, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection. Staph bacteria can cause folliculitis, boils, scalded skin syndrome, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, cellulitis, and other types of infections.

and for your reading pleasure.....

Staph Infection—

What is Staphylococcus? Staphylococcus is group of bacteria, familiarly known as Staph, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. Staph bacteria can cause illness directly by infection (such as in the skin) or indirectly through products they make such as toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. The name "Staphylococcus" comes from the Greek staphyle meaning a bunch of grapes look like under the microscope, like a bunch of grape or little round berries. (In technical terms, these are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, usually unencapsulated cocci.)

What are complications of Staph infections?

Staph infection can be simple and localized, such as with impetigo of the skin. It can, however, become widespread, by infecting the blood. It can thereby seed to various areas of the body. This spreading occurs more commonly in persons with abnormally suppressed immune systems. Scalded skin syndrome is a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the "cement" holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and sloughing of the top layer of skin. If it occurs over large body regions it can be deadly (just like a large surface area of the body having been burned). It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age. It is known formally as Staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome and as Ritter disease.

 

[ocisbomb]

My dad had a BAD infection, and he was given a later generation antibiotic, and they are SO strong that the doctor prescribed THREE pills. Kicked the bacteria´s ass. But if you think about it, sooner or later we´ll be taking that anti-bio for a week or two to kill the bacteria- can you imagine how mean and juiced up those bugs are gonna be? Versus our natural immune system? We´re gonna get worked.

 

[cougar8]

So I injected into my calf last week and I was injecting winstrol and another mix....It hurt for a couple of days then...After a long night of tending bar...I noticed my ankle was about triple the size it is supposed to be....So went to the hospital...Told them was an accident with a nail...and they told me it was a Staph infection and told me I was lucky to get there when I did....Cuz, other wise would have been bad news... So they gave me some antibiotics and it is going away...

But, overall,, very scary and nerve racking.......I was very careful about everything and thought I was being as clean as I possibly could.....Just goes to show you no matter how clean you think you are being or careful you are you still can get an infection...


just wanted to share

thanks,

bp

It's true! No matter how sterile your procedure is, there is always chance of getting an infection. Just simply inserting a needle at a wrong angle can cause an infection.

 

[PolfaJelfa]

Here you go.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are often simply called "staph" (pronounced "staff infection") bacteria. Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and rectum. But when the skin is punctured or broken for any reason, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection. Staph bacteria can cause folliculitis, boils, scalded skin syndrome, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, cellulitis, and other types of infections.

and for your reading pleasure.....

Staph Infection—

What is Staphylococcus? Staphylococcus is group of bacteria, familiarly known as Staph, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. Staph bacteria can cause illness directly by infection (such as in the skin) or indirectly through products they make such as toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. The name "Staphylococcus" comes from the Greek staphyle meaning a bunch of grapes look like under the microscope, like a bunch of grape or little round berries. (In technical terms, these are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, usually unencapsulated cocci.)

What are complications of Staph infections?

Staph infection can be simple and localized, such as with impetigo of the skin. It can, however, become widespread, by infecting the blood. It can thereby seed to various areas of the body. This spreading occurs more commonly in persons with abnormally suppressed immune systems. Scalded skin syndrome is a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the "cement" holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and sloughing of the top layer of skin. If it occurs over large body regions it can be deadly (just like a large surface area of the body having been burned). It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age. It is known formally as Staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome and as Ritter disease.

Awesome post bro. Karma to you!

 

[a-bomb5083]

Here you go.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are often simply called "staph" (pronounced "staff infection") bacteria. Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around rectum. .

i HAVE to stop shooting there.

 

[wayneboard1]

i HAVE to stop shooting there.

LAMO...where did that post go about the newbie shooting himself in the rectum with gear? I need to print that out. That is THE classic gear story.

 

[daemian]

It's true! No matter how sterile your procedure is, there is always chance of getting an infection. Just simply inserting a needle at a wrong angle can cause an infection.

sorry man, that's taking things a bit far. infection starts with a bacteria, plain and simple.

 

[sprinter86]

sorry man, that's taking things a bit far. infection starts with a bacteria, plain and simple.

I agree. If you swab the area down good with alcohol (I use 100% isopropyl) this kills everything.

And the fact that these germs are getting resistant to Antibiotics is because of all the dumbasses that do not finish the antibiotic regime given to them. They think they have killed it but it is only "wounded" and mutates to counter the AB. Then they go and cough on someone and now they have a resistant germ that is hard to treat.... If they do the same thing, guess what?

 

[shamrock11]

I know a microbiologist and she´s scared shitless about how all of the germs are becoming resistant to the antibiotics. I´m not expert, but for those that don´t know, we have 4-5 "generations" of antibiotics, and some of the bacteria they are finding now is resistant to all but the 3rd or 4th generation.

There is a book (nonfiction, which makes it even scarier) called The Coming Plague, which bascially explains that the bacteria are getting resistant faster than we can develop antibiotics for them, and it´s predicted that things are going to get ugly sooner or later.

Just thought we (as frequent IM injectors) should be aware of this, PLEASE BE SUPER CLEAN, each infection that happens to any of us perpetuates the "intelligence" of the bugs. Every time we use a weapon against them, they learn a little more about how to beat it.

Scary stuff, please be anal-retentive about your cleanliness and don´t be afraid to get to the doctor ASAP if you suspect something.

For what it´s worth..

There is no problem as long as the antibiotic is taken like it should be the problem is people take them when they do not need them or do not finish them b/c they feel better and want to save them in case it happens again. This is why antibiotic resistant strains are popping up every where. Also, it comes from doctors giving people antibiotics to patients who only have a cold knowing it will do nothing t help them.