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kelih

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Hello everyone,

Hope everybody is having a good day (better than me atleast).

I have been pinning test several time per week for a good year now, always in the ventroglute. About a week ago the right side got sore the next day, didn't think nothing of it, after a few days it started gettin swollen, no redness tho so I wasn't that worried but yesterday I got a big fever so I went to the ER. Turns out the spot got infected about an inch deep and had a huge amount of puss inside, doctor cut it open and now im lying in the hospital getting antibiotics ect.

The question is, what do you think the problem was here, dirty gear or was the fault on my end.

I always pin in the morning after taking a shower, always use new needle and injection, also change needles when drawing/pinning. Now what I have not been doing which I know is wrong is wiping the vials and injection spot with alcohol before pinning, so do you think this is the reason or could it be the gear?

I have been using the same gear for months, newest batch is from a month ago. I never had any problems except soreness for a day or two sometimes, I have also been pinning the same vial for a week after the soreness started into the left side and the left side was totally fine. Should I throw away the open vials? Should I throw away the whole batch? I have quiet a few vials in stock because I bought for the whole cycle.
 
kelih said:
Now what I have not been doing which I know is wrong is wiping the vials and injection spot with alcohol before pinning, so do you think this is the reason or could it be the gear?
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If I were a betting man, my money would go on this based on what you've said.

Bacteria on the stopper and bacteria on your skin can easily find it's way onto the needle tip if you fail to kill it with alcohol. Proper injection sterility and technique is crucial in this game. Lesson learned I hope.
 
kelih said:
not been doing which I know is wrong is wiping the vials and injection spot with alcohol
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Create a aseptic practice for yourself and follow it

I have a little alcohol pump dispenser and a plastic holder full of cotton rounds on my counter. It takes 5 seconds to grab a cotton round, pump it on the dispenser, and wipe the vial and my skin

Use 70% isopropyl alcohol. The higher concentrations aren't good for sterilization. They don't "wet" the surface and evaporate to fast.


Link: Alcohol dispenser

Link: Cotton Rounds
 
kelih said:
Hello everyone,

Hope everybody is having a good day (better than me atleast).

I have been pinning test several time per week for a good year now, always in the ventroglute. About a week ago the right side got sore the next day, didn't think nothing of it, after a few days it started gettin swollen, no redness tho so I wasn't that worried but yesterday I got a big fever so I went to the ER. Turns out the spot got infected about an inch deep and had a huge amount of puss inside, doctor cut it open and now im lying in the hospital getting antibiotics ect.

The question is, what do you think the problem was here, dirty gear or was the fault on my end.

I always pin in the morning after taking a shower, always use new needle and injection, also change needles when drawing/pinning. Now what I have not been doing which I know is wrong is wiping the vials and injection spot with alcohol before pinning, so do you think this is the reason or could it be the gear?

I have been using the same gear for months, newest batch is from a month ago. I never had any problems except soreness for a day or two sometimes, I have also been pinning the same vial for a week after the soreness started into the left side and the left side was totally fine. Should I throw away the open vials? Should I throw away the whole batch? I have quiet a few vials in stock because I bought for the whole cycle.
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If you have already injected from that vial and nothing happened then its not the gear. The infection came from outside the body and vial. You wont be able to pinpoint it. I have been injecting without using alcohol to wipe the vials or my skin for 15+ years...not a single infection. Thats not saying it cant happen. Infections in hospitals that sterilize everything still happen and happen alot. All you can do moving forward is do your best to keep things sterile.
 
kelih said:
Hello everyone,

Hope everybody is having a good day (better than me atleast).

I have been pinning test several time per week for a good year now, always in the ventroglute. About a week ago the right side got sore the next day, didn't think nothing of it, after a few days it started gettin swollen, no redness tho so I wasn't that worried but yesterday I got a big fever so I went to the ER. Turns out the spot got infected about an inch deep and had a huge amount of puss inside, doctor cut it open and now im lying in the hospital getting antibiotics ect.

The question is, what do you think the problem was here, dirty gear or was the fault on my end.

I always pin in the morning after taking a shower, always use new needle and injection, also change needles when drawing/pinning. Now what I have not been doing which I know is wrong is wiping the vials and injection spot with alcohol before pinning, so do you think this is the reason or could it be the gear?

I have been using the same gear for months, newest batch is from a month ago. I never had any problems except soreness for a day or two sometimes, I have also been pinning the same vial for a week after the soreness started into the left side and the left side was totally fine. Should I throw away the open vials? Should I throw away the whole batch? I have quiet a few vials in stock because I bought for the whole cycle.
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I’d like to ask, who is the vendor of the testosterone?
 
Cob said:
If you have already injected from that vial and nothing happened then its not the gear. The infection came from outside the body and vial. You wont be able to pinpoint it. I have been injecting without using alcohol to wipe the vials or my skin for 15+ years...not a single infection. Thats not saying it cant happen. Infections in hospitals that sterilize everything still happen and happen alot. All you can do moving forward is do your best to keep things sterile.
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15+ plus years and you're giving out information like this XD
 
the most important part of that routine you mentioned would be the alcohol swab on the vial and the skin. i see its been mentioned a bunch, but its a critical step, stop skipping it.

alcohol just doesnt exist in nature at the concentrations we have available to us, so almost nothing can withstand being bathed in it, even for a short while. especially things that are a singular cell that have an outer membrane that can be dissolved...by alcohol.
 
hellerhiwater said:
the most important part of that routine you mentioned would be the alcohol swab on the vial and the skin. i see its been mentioned a bunch, but its a critical step, stop skipping it.

alcohol just doesnt exist in nature at the concentrations we have available to us, so almost nothing can withstand being bathed in it, even for a short while. especially things that are a singular cell that have an outer membrane that can be dissolved...by alcohol.
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such an easy step aswell, idk why guys are lazy enough to skip it takes a second to wipe both not that hard
 
sudo said:
such an easy step aswell, idk why guys are lazy enough to skip it takes a second to wipe both not that hard
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Yeah, it blows my mind as well. It's such a simple task and prevents a world of hurt in the end. Most dudes will do some crazy shit to get jacked but then some can't be bothered to do the simplest and most obvious task before injections.
 
wells14 said:
Why does it even matter? He admits to not following any basic hygiene practices while injecting and also does not clean his vial before piercing it so even if his gear is contaminated, its 99.9% his fault and not the labs.
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Because for some reason I feel he wants to tell us, I think there is ulterior motive here.
 
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