Infection?

[tical]

Last thursday I injected 40mcg of R3IGF1 into my left tricep w/ a 1/2" 27G insulin needle, today (sunday) I noticed that its a little puffy, red and pretty hot. All of my other injection sites are fine, even one I did today... something aint right

Should I go see a doctor or can I get some over the counter antibiotics to help combat this? It's not swollen up huge or anything, just a little puffy.

What would jesus do?

 

[FknKnuckleHd]

I'm no doc. If the site become infected and you'll know because the site of the injection you'll feel a knot and it will hurt if you apply pressure. Don't try and push on the knot thinking you'll break whatevers in there up because it will only make it worse. You should have rumbed the site after you injected it. Gets some antibotics asap. Amoxacillan(spelling?) works well for me, cant get it over the counter. I've never had to see a doc about removing an abcess but i hear it hurts like a bitch when they have to cut it out.
But before you freak out, the injection site just may be sore and tender because you just jammed a piece of metal in your tri.
Good luck

 

[tical]

Okay, there is puffiness but nothing like a knot that hurts. It's a little sore but I think thats from training since the right side is sore too.

Not trying to talk myself into thinking I don't have an infection, it's just hard to tell right now since I've never had to deal with this before and I'm still sore from training.

 

[NotEnough]

Draw a circle around it and see if it spreads and how fast. If you see reddness spreading fast goto the DR. You might have injected to fast and injured the surrounding tissue.