This is my first test e cycle. I did about 8 injections in my butt already and felt no pain. Last week i only have a small needle so my friend sticked me in the shoulder. At first it was tingly but not severe. The next day it was a little worse but still function-able. After about the 3rd day is when it got really bad. I feel like my shoulder area is just completely swollen and it hurts to move my arm in any direction. I noticed when i was taking a shit and held my breath, the blood started rushing into my shoulder really fast. I can't pinpoint a specific area of exactly where it hurts, but in the picture i can give a rough estimate. My friends tell me this is normal and my body is just reacting to it differently but I just want to be sure about my health. Is this normal?
side note: i worked chest while it was swollen and my whole shoulder up to my elbow was SWOLLEN, like noticeably swollen through my shirt. I wake up today and notice i got a big new long stretch mark on my tricep :/
Red: arm swollen area
Black: where it hurts.
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Compare that to my left arm that i have never injected in
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UPDATE:
So my sharp pain went away after about 2 days as people said it would. I have no more extreme redness anymore Its been about 6 days since my initial injection but i still feel like something is not right. Whenever i do something that requires more bloodflow into my shoulder, i feel like it swells up immediately and if i raise my hand the blood empties out and is back to normal.. Sometimes a little, sometimes alot. I'm unsure if this is just a different normal reaction or if i could possibly done something wrong when I injected. My delt is extremely dense still, feels like a freakin rock, but the front/back delt are soft, its like the test is only isolated in the side delt muscle. Side note: After my injection, a hour later i worked out chest and went HAM. Could this of contributed to my issue? Did i damage/pop/poked through a vessel?
side note: i worked chest while it was swollen and my whole shoulder up to my elbow was SWOLLEN, like noticeably swollen through my shirt. I wake up today and notice i got a big new long stretch mark on my tricep :/
Red: arm swollen area
Black: where it hurts.
gyazo.com/66959f41e2c0bdbfbb97c4973e5fed8a.png
gyazo.com/c270e4bdb188d6d8bd8bd5c683f47cf3.png
Compare that to my left arm that i have never injected in
gyazo.com/428b63c322fbcbcc2f257c21bf5b8c9d.png
UPDATE:
So my sharp pain went away after about 2 days as people said it would. I have no more extreme redness anymore Its been about 6 days since my initial injection but i still feel like something is not right. Whenever i do something that requires more bloodflow into my shoulder, i feel like it swells up immediately and if i raise my hand the blood empties out and is back to normal.. Sometimes a little, sometimes alot. I'm unsure if this is just a different normal reaction or if i could possibly done something wrong when I injected. My delt is extremely dense still, feels like a freakin rock, but the front/back delt are soft, its like the test is only isolated in the side delt muscle. Side note: After my injection, a hour later i worked out chest and went HAM. Could this of contributed to my issue? Did i damage/pop/poked through a vessel?
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