Mild Swelling and Itchy

[pd01ag]

Hey guys,

Been on testosterone enanthate for roughly 2 weeks. The first week I pinned twice, but the second just once. I am hitting my glutes only with a 22 guage 1.5" needle and everything seemed to be fine, but this last time I had some minor swelling and its a bit itchy. Nothing too bad, its bearable, but I'm wondering if I did something wrong or if this is normal. This is my first cycle, but I am being as careful as possible. I wipe the bottle with alcohol, wash my hands with anti-bacterial soap, swab the injection spot with alcohol etc... Do you think it could have been too much to inject all in one spot (2cc's)?? Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.

 

[iamtheone]

im not a doctor but i'd say youre just paranoid. however, keep an eye on it. make sure it doesn't start to get warm to the touch or you start to get fever like symptoms. also make sure that after you swab the injection site, the bottle, and the needle that you give the alcohol time to dry. don't blow on it...just be patient. i'll let some of the vets weigh in on the rest for ya. good luck bro!

 

[pd01ag]

Maybe I am being a little paranoid but it is a little sore and that didn't happen when I only injected the 1 cc. Would I spike a fever if I screwed this up??

 

[iseckz]

why would you do 2cc in one site? keep it 1cc. even if you missed last week shot don't replace it by double dosing plus this your first cycle.. my friend did 2cc and same thing happened to him. As if his body was rejecting it. he had a ball (hard swollen ball) and it was red all around.. not exactly sure why it happened or why its caused, but it will go away.. its good to be paranoid. just wait for more replies.

 

[ryno9000]

Paranoia.

Glad you are being safe rather than sorry. But, if it's infected, you'll have no doubt in your mind. If you are doing all the safe protocols, you have nothing to worry about. I've never had an infection, and I've been rather un-safe at times.

And yes, keep your doses even. It probably just feels different having 2x the oil in your ass. 500mg should go 2x/week. No reason to blast 500 at once unless you are running high doses of steroids, which you aren't/shouldn't.

 

[pd01ag]

Ok so if I have an infection I'll know and won't be asking. Thats good to know. The reason that I took the full dose all at once is because from the research I have done, enanthate lasts for quite some time and the difference in test levels in my blood pinning once per week as opposed to twice would be minimal. I really don't enjoy the injections, so if I could get away with once, I would prefer that. I guess I can't so I'll spread it out. Thanks for the replies guys I was freaking out a little but I feel much better now.

 

[RIZE]

Ive never shot 2cc at one site at once i could imagine that may cause some swelling..another thing that could cause swelling is pushing the oil in to fast which could be pretty easy using a 22g pin i use smaller pins if i can like a 23g or even a 25g, the oil im using now flows well thru a 25g pin less pain and less scare tissue which is good especially if you been pinning for sum years now the scare tissue can build up.

 

[forcd]

dude suck that shit up and deal with it.... and dont worry about the dose i pin 4cc's into my delt at a time, feels like i've been corked real bad but other than that i'm fine....

 

[stantonz71]

Pin one cc on Monday and one cc Thursday if your wanting to run a full 500mg of test a week. Might need to do a little more reading my friend.

 

[pd01ag]

Pin one cc on Monday and one cc Thursday if your wanting to run a full 500mg of test a week. Might need to do a little more reading my friend.

How so? To be honest I have a professional power lifter training me who deads 630 for 5 reps, has squatted over 800 pounds and his recommendation was once per week. I have no clue if he has used it before (my assumption would be yes but I don't ask people its none of my business) but I fully trust him. I also did plenty of reading and even started a post on here to ask questions and the responses were mixed. Its all a matter of opinion. The general consensus is that enanthate releases slowly and the differences in your blood would be minimal pinning once a week versus 2. What do I need to read? Have I stated something that is incorrect? Sorry if I come off a little angry but once you ask a question everyone assumes your a moron or something. I have a firm grasp of the arguments on both sides. I gave pinning once week a shot, I think it caused irritation. I will go to twice now that I know there was an adverse reaction.