Possible reason for some abcesses

[Selene]

actually it is best to use betadine for injection area, but it leaves ugly red/orange stain on skin so much wash it away after injection

 

[medical]

actually it is best to use betadine for injection area, but it leaves ugly red/orange stain on skin so much wash it away after injection

And don't forget that betadine only works when it has thoroughly dried...at least 2 minutes.

 

[Selene]

And don't forget that betadine only works when it has thoroughly dried...at least 2 minutes.

oh yes, I am sorry I should have mentioned that as well. Thank you Mr Medical for stating that.

 

[ItalianMuscle27]

Some of you are either paranoid or you're in denial...
People aren't getting abscesses from gym equipment. Lee Priest didn't get an abscess from his gym either.

LOL @ bringing lysol to the gym. They need to provide that

I always wash my hands when Im done, thats it. I dont wipe down equipment, but its cool my gym has that stuff available if you want too. Only time Ill wipe something down, is when someone sweaty ass pig uses a machine and leaves a river of sweat on it. You know who you clowns are, at least be courteous to wipe it yourself, instead of making someone else have too.. Kinda disgusting!

 

[gjohnson5]

I guess I have some question then.

1. Do yall wash before doing injections?
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1a. Do yall use hydrogen peroxide on the injection site after injection
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2. After the injection do you use bandaids to cover the break in the skin like any other skin break??

I've been in gyms with breaks in the skin, scrapes, paper cuts, shaving cuts and I've never had an abscess. I've been working out for 20 years. I've been cut in the gym from getting too intense and what not and still no abscess. The paranoia as I'v read on this thread a little over the top.

10 years ago did you hear anyone say , "whereis the lysol" in the gym? I think some of yall are injecting contaminated gear... That's it

I always wash my hands when Im done, thats it. I dont wipe down equipment, but its cool my gym has that stuff available if you want too. Only time Ill wipe something down, is when someone sweaty ass pig uses a machine and leaves a river of sweat on it. You know who you clowns are, at least be courteous to wipe it yourself, instead of making someone else have too.. Kinda disgusting!

 

[acneman]

I guess I have some question then.

1. Do yall wash before doing injections?
*edit*
1a. Do yall use hydrogen peroxide on the injection site after injection
*edit*
2. After the injection do you use bandaids to cover the break in the skin like any other skin break??

I've been in gyms with breaks in the skin, scrapes, paper cuts, shaving cuts and I've never had an abscess. I've been working out for 20 years. I've been cut in the gym from getting too intense and what not and still no abscess. The paranoia as I'v read on this thread a little over the top.

10 years ago did you hear anyone say , "whereis the lysol" in the gym? I think some of yall are injecting contaminated gear... That's it

hey mabey your right
but at the local county jail they have had outbreak of staff resulting in over a dozen abcesses including a deputy
do you think they all injected dirty gear
do you think they were all imunosupressed

its a whole new world out there
besides its just a theory
i didnt say it was the cause
msn said it was

 

[medical]

hey mabey your right
but at the local county jail they have had outbreak of staff resulting in over a dozen abcesses including a deputy
do you think they all injected dirty gear
do you think they were all imunosupressed

its a whole new world out there
besides its just a theory
i didnt say it was the cause
msn said it was

Yes....the ones that got it had a weakness in their immune system.

 

[acneman]

Yes....the ones that got it had a weakness in their immune system.

define weakness
if you have a cold it makes you more suseptible to other infections like bronchitis (sp?)
right
also ive read that anabolic steroids can act as an imunosupressant
i know what your thinking
cortisone
no thats why i said anabolic
ive also read that anabolics can stimulate the imune system
so ?????
and you are sayn that if you have an open wound that is contaminated with a highly virilant staph bacteria you would have to have something wrong with you to get an abcess??

 

[ItalianMuscle27]

I guess I have some question then.

1. Do yall wash before doing injections?
*edit*
1a. Do yall use hydrogen peroxide on the injection site after injection
*edit*
2. After the injection do you use bandaids to cover the break in the skin like any other skin break??

I've been in gyms with breaks in the skin, scrapes, paper cuts, shaving cuts and I've never had an abscess. I've been working out for 20 years. I've been cut in the gym from getting too intense and what not and still no abscess. The paranoia as I'v read on this thread a little over the top.

10 years ago did you hear anyone say , "whereis the lysol" in the gym? I think some of yall are injecting contaminated gear... That's it

I do all injections right after getting out of shower. Have done this for over 5 years. Never used alcohol or peroxide in those 5 years either before or after injections..

I dont use bandaids unless I cut myself shaving.. I always nick myself on the elbow or forearms..

Only thing you can catch from the gym that I know of is hepatitis. As for catching an abcess, hardly. Its from injecting bad gear like you said, and not from some unsanitary gym equipment. Being in my line of work, you are constantly washing your hands, so it is normal for me after I work out to wash my hands.

 

[gjohnson5]

You're like me then... I go to the gym and may have broken skin and it's never been a problem.

Biologist say that the excessive use ot anti bacterials is one thing that weakens the immune system in the first place

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one of the things that weakens the immune system
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I do all injections right after getting out of shower. Have done this for over 5 years. Never used alcohol or peroxide in those 5 years either before or after injections..

I dont use bandaids unless I cut myself shaving.. I always nick myself on the elbow or forearms..

Only thing you can catch from the gym that I know of is hepatitis. As for catching an abcess, hardly. Its from injecting bad gear like you said, and not from some unsanitary gym equipment. Being in my line of work, you are constantly washing your hands, so it is normal for me after I work out to wash my hands.