Possible reason for some abcesses

[acneman]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14402805/wid/11915773?GT1=8618
theory: injection puncture plus bacteria on gym equip what do ya think

um it also talks about how to make your butt bigger

Viruses aren't the only concern. A more dangerous, though much less common, threat is a bacterium called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, notes Hirsch. MRSA can lead to an aggressive skin infection that may cause boils, redness, swelling and discomfort, and doctors worry about it because it continues to mutate and doesn't respond to certain antibiotics.

"The new strain tends to be more toxic, to cause larger infections," says Hirsch. "Instead of a boil it causes an abscess."
MRSA and other types of staph infections can be contracted by touching equipment and then touching a scratch or other skin opening — providing you with another good reason to clean grimy machines before you use them.

 

[justinjones1963]

I always bring a towel to my rat-bag gym. I'd get rabies if my skin touched some of the machines.

 

[ItalianMuscle27]

I always wash my hands right away after Im done working out. Dont want to catch any hepatitis..

 

[dsh89]

Yup I have seen alot of cases wherre MRSA was probably picked up at the gym. That stuff can exist in the air for a good while, and can easily spread. It is a very opprotunistic bacteria.

 

[ItalianMuscle27]

I changed gyms recently, and I really like the new one im at. They have these spray bottles and rags near pretty much every machine in the gym for you to wipe down equipment. Not sure whats in there, but Im sure its some type of disenfectant, or anti-bacterial spray. First gym Ive been to that does something like this. And its not no fancy 24hr fitness club. Been to plenty of those, and never seen them do anything but try to sell ya a $1k/year membership..

 

[acneman]

I changed gyms recently, and I really like the new one im at. They have these spray bottles and rags near pretty much every machine in the gym for you to wipe down equipment. Not sure whats in there, but Im sure its some type of disenfectant, or anti-bacterial spray. First gym Ive been to that does something like this. And its not no fancy 24hr fitness club. Been to plenty of those, and never seen them do anything but try to sell ya a $1k/year membership..

if they didnt have something like that id bring my own
lysol probably

 

[welloiledmachine]

Remember staph bacteria is everywhere already on your skin, so any open puncture or wound is possibly at risk. This bacteria once under skin will cause abcesses for sure.

 

[acneman]

Remember staph bacteria is everywhere already on your skin, so any open puncture or wound is possibly at risk. This bacteria once under skin will cause abcesses for sure.

you got a protocol recomendation

 

[liquidmuscle]

Right when i leave the gym i have antibacterial liquid in my car and i wash my hands with it. Then i wash my hands when i get home and just rub a prepackaged alcohol square around the area where i am going to inject plus i swab the vial stopper too. i think thats about a safe as you can get. Maybe i am just OCD.

 

[acneman]

Right when i leave the gym i have antibacterial liquid in my car and i wash my hands with it. Then i wash my hands when i get home and just rub a prepackaged alcohol square around the area where i am going to inject plus i swab the vial stopper too. i think thats about a safe as you can get. Maybe i am just OCD.

no not ocd i think, good idea

this from the ejection soreness thread

id be carefull with the hot tub.. breeding ground for bateria no matter how clean you keep it, and a jet is the easiest way for it to get forced into your injection site. When im using mine, i usually use a tresaderm waterproof banadage over the area(have a ton left from my surgery) or recently ive been turned on to the liquid bandages, they work great too. But i might just be paranoid.

this from the ejection soreness thread

ive heard the liquid bandage is not so good for punctures if im wrong let me know, it would be great for any abrasion or small cut

so sofar we have
bring antibacterial hand cleaner and use after/during workout

bring antibacterial cleaner for gym equipment and clean anything you are gonna use like lysol spray

use water proof bandages for any injection site or booboo(can buy at any pharm or walmart)

clean and sterilize injection site and amp or bottle prior to draw and injection

anything else