Why the hell does it hurt so much to shoot in my left quad?

[emptywallet]

25g 1 inch. It does seem ever so slightly swollen, but like I said, it doesnt hurt at all. Not even a little bit. Not when I push on it , walk on it, nothing. OH well, I wouldnt have an abcess would I?

 

[emptywallet]

anyone else?

 

[ironmaster]

I feel for you, empty. You no doubt have injected into a nerve bundle. I was in a hurry some time ago, and went too high toward the hip.........i felt it going in, but like a fool, I fired away anyhow. It took 6 months before I could use that quad again for injections without pain. It sucks to lose one of the key sites for that long, but best to let it fully recover.

 

[emptywallet]

so you think thats what I did? poked some nerves and now they are really pissed at me?

 

[Juststartingout]

It happened to me for the first time Sunday

I've been using my quads for several weeks, and for the first time, the 1.5 23g hurt as it went in. I pulled it out immediately and some thick blood oozed. I went in about 1.5" higher and didn't even feel it (as usual). Aspirated and plunged, no problem. Everything seems fine now.

 

[g-dogg]

You should NEVER inject in your left thigh, only your right-your left leg has twice as many veins-more chances to hit something. My fiance is the charge nurse at Stanford-don't use the left.

 

[kimchee]

when you shoot the right quad it is eaiser to aspirate, when you do the left it is a lot harder and you were most likely moving the pin around and that is why it is more sore than the right.

 

[cypionate]

g-dogg : that explains why i always hit a vein in my left quad.. my right im usually fine but left i always hit a quad.