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.

 

[pd01ag]

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....

My only concern was for infection. You hear the horror stories of people dying from infections and stuff, I'm not looking to be a statistic. I have no problem with the pain, if this is as bad as it gets, no big deal. Like I said I just wanted to know if I messed this up in some way because I was being very careful. The first day or two I had no pain at all then around the third day it started to bother me a bit, however, I went to the gym and squatted so it wasn't unbearable. This is my first cycle so I'm still seeing how I react and I don't know what its supposed to feel like. Thanks for posting, thats a lot of juice in the delt at one time! lol, my friend goes directly into his chest with Tren, its freaky to watch I don't know how he does it!!

 

[iseckz]

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.

this is your first cycle guy. ask your "powerlifting homeboy" how many cycles he done before he started shooting up 800-1500mg a week.. 1cc/ split mondays and thurs. were giving you advice. from results of 2cc look what happen? READ and Learn. i wonder what your powerlifter friend said about your "swelling and ichy" im sure he has all the right answers for a first timer like you.

 

[lartinos]

It would be causing you serious discomfort if you had an infection. Inject slowly

 

[pd01ag]

this is your first cycle guy. ask your "powerlifting homeboy" how many cycles he done before he started shooting up 800-1500mg a week.. 1cc/ split mondays and thurs. were giving you advice. from results of 2cc look what happen? READ and Learn. i wonder what your powerlifter friend said about your "swelling and ichy" im sure he has all the right answers for a first timer like you.

Alright point taken. Its not really red at the injection spot more like lower but it has to have something to do with the injection. So I guess it must be the amount. I don't have a fever or anything like that, am I correct in assuming that if I had an infection I would spike a fever??

 

[pd01ag]

It would be causing you serious discomfort if you had an infection. Inject slowly

I wouldn't say its serious discomfort but it is pretty red and sometimes itchy. I have no problems doing cardio, squatting, deadlifting, or anything like that. I pinned last week on wednesday and it didn't get red till sunday. I am going to hit 1 cc tommorrow and see how that goes (other glute obviously).

 

[pd01ag]

Just an update. Turns out it is an infection. Went to the doctor, had to admit what I was doing because its bright pink and hot now. Told him the whole procedure and he said its just bad luck. Basically, he told me its impossible to 100% kill all bacteria. Most of the time nothing will happen but the odd time here and there you can get an infection. Sucks, but what are you gonna do. I have to pin tommorrow, I'm not gonna give up but I have to be as careful as possible. I'm on antibiotics now so hopefully it gets better.

 

[iseckz]

good luck with that. at least doc said you'll be alright.

 

[pd01ag]

good luck with that. at least doc said you'll be alright.

I started antibiotics yesterday and the redness has already started to go away. Amazing how quickly it works. The worst part is that I had to pin today, of course I was reluctant, but I'm not going to give up for one hiccup.