first cycle injection problem/ advise

[scotslad]

Hey looking for a bit advise am not overly conserned but just not sure what am doing wrong

Am just about to go into my 4th week of sustanon350 2 shots a week at 1ml
Since it was my first cycle and never had a clue how to inject my mate helped me with my first 2 in the right and left glute.
Since then I have continued by my self alternating sides, my 4th shot I done my self was a bit awkward in the left glute but got it done but half way through I had a niggley pain which is strange as its normally all good painless. I assumed I must of moved the needle. The next day was agony could hardly walk or sit down and felt hard near the injection area and was like this for several days almost the full week..
Thursdays shot n the right glute was no probs until Sunday night where a red itchy rash appeared near but not at the injection site
What could of caused this? It seems to be getting a little better now

My 6th shot was back in the left glute as it felt better at the time but this time it was pretty painful even just going in but carried on. Almost instantly it was red and weird feeling an hour or 2 later it was red and itchy and feels like a solid lump under the skin
What could this be?

Should I start using my quads and give the glutes a break? I don't feel that confident about doing quads as glutes
Every thing I use is sterile and got from the NHS needle exchange I have 2 needles a green 1.5 inch for drawing out the vial and a blue 1 inch for injecting I have alcohol wipes and do every thing clean I wipe that rubber and the injection site with different wipes and pull back when injecting to check for blood
Any advice would be great
Thanks

 

[scotslad]

Sorry I should add I have more than just 2 needles I have lots of the different ones I mentioned all sealed and get binned after each use

 

[codymx29]

Sounds like you hit a nerve at first but a rash is bad news. Do you have a fever?

 

[jrl0022]

You should start rotating inj sites. What size pins are you using?

 

[scotslad]

No fever. I feel great. no lumps protruding the skin just hard under it on my last injection site. I was reading that it could be my body just getting used to the oil in the sustanon. I thought the pain thing could be related to the nerve I was thinkingI may of just went back to soon in back left glute. I will man up and do my quads on Thursday

 

[scotslad]

I am using 1 inch needles

 

[jrl0022]

I am using 1 inch needles

What gauge?

 

[scotslad]

Hmm not sure to be honest it might be 23 and 21 needles the 1 inch is the blue one which is the thinner and smaller out the 2 and the larger 1.5 inch one is the thicker

 

[thades]

If its a 21g needle that is gonna hurt/higher chance of really irritating the muscle/skin. Try to use 23 or smaller...can use 21 to draw if you want, but even that is kinda pointless.

Sometimes ill get little lumps if I'm in a hurry and don't take my time with the injection. Bed way to do it, heat the oil up in a heat pad until its bordering on hot(definitely warm), sterilize, SLOWLY inject, honestly the slowest you can stand to push it in the better. Something around 30 seconds would be ideal. Then(if you're pinning glutes) sit on the heating pad for ten mins.

Shouldn't have any issue if you do it that way, I don't even get lumps or PIP from Suspension/TNE if I do it that way.

 

[scotslad]

I use the larger one to draw the 21 and the 23 to inject I don't fancy pinning the larger one its normally fine and painless when I do right glute but you might be right when I do left am using my left hand also the sustanon isn't as warm as it should be and I think I rush the left more than I do the right.
Thanks for the advise will give my glutes a rest for a bit and alternate quads until I feel better in the problem areas ...... Also just out the bath and it feels much better after a soak not as itchy or red. As I said am not greatly conserned as I don't think its an infection more of a reaction to either my method or the oil in the sus. It's my first cycle so everyday is a school day .... Also will just add am loving the cycle so far