Guys Im not sure its an infection or what

damn that is your guinea pig wearing a human suit or something? maybe this is guinea pig halloween?

you do remember what i told you about mixing b12.... bahaha just playing bro.

you'll be fine, don't stress it too much. as for hitting nerves, you would know for sure if you'd hit a nerve.
 
Yeah I just woke up bro and I can def walk like 10x better today but I noticed that the swollen part is now has little blotches of red. No the entire thing of course just like sections of it. Its really weird cause now I CAN WALK but NOW ITS RED.

I just dont understand how this turned into an infection. Could it be cause I had a fan going in my room during the time I was drawing from the VIAL?
 
im thinking it may be a combo of this virgin muscle, alot of prop and maybe hitting close to a nerve.

Its red now but not as painful. Maybe I'll be fine? Was it supposed to swell up like that? And some of the swelling is down but now its red. Swelling and redness doesnt always mean infection right?:idea:
 
i doubt it is an infection. i had a pin in my quad one time.... the pain traveled down my thigh. so did this little swollen puffy spot. down to my kneecap basically. i was like wtf is going on. is an alien gonna hatch out of my fucking knee? it did, but that's a different story, and had nothing to do with the injection. long story short, you're gonna be fine, just keep an eye on it.

when you get close to major nerves, you will get a jolt. that needle will shoot out of your thigh so fast you won't even know how it ended up on the other side of the room. i'm not saying it will do it automatically, you will do it automatically, you'll pull it out faster than you've ever moved in your life. or you'll be jabbing fast and you'll jab the nerve THEN pull it out. in either case, whether you got really close, or hit it, you will definitely know. there will be no doubt in your mind as to whether or not you hit it.

i have heard of oil getting too close to nerves and causing weird things based on the oil sort of 'encasing' the nerve, don't really know how else to describe it.
 
thanks bro. I think ill be ok. I will def keep on eye on it but it seems to be less swollen and easier to move now. Hope it turns out ok.
 
haha jadakiss. don't worry, it's just a guinea pig anyway, he can get another at the pet store if i'm wrong.

:D :D :D :D :D :D
 
Lmfao! Prophet

From your description today I think you are GTG.

I never got nervous in my younger years pinning.

My mom is a nurse my sister is a nurse my brothers wife is a nurse uncle is a veterinarian I am covered.
 
even though its red a swollen im starting to think its not infected and i prob just did a bad pin. hmmm... strange cause it gave me a fever for one night.:scratchhe
 
Keep updating with pics, bro. This is really the only way to see it's progression and for us to tell you if it's getting worse.
If I had to guess, I'd say you hit a vein or two in your virgin muscle that bled out into the muscle, that's prob what the discoloration is from.
What you really need to watch out for is the entire area getting red. This signifies an impending infection.
The rest (pain, swelling, discoloration) sucks, and isn't 'normal' but usually won't threaten your health and will go away relatively quickly.
 
If you pass through an arterial line on the way in, even if it is small, it will be pressurized to the degree that it could create a sterile abscess that presses on a nerve. If left alone, it will compartmentalize and will not have enough blood supply that antibiotics alone would help (sterile abscesses will still draw an immune response as well--basically a lot of pus) if infection sets in.

If you go to the doctor, that is a standard I and D situation. Incision and drain. Your quad could be compromised permanently. It could be less than aesthetically pleasing to you. I would give it my best shot and try to drain it. But that is my opinion.

Good luck bro.
 
Ok Ill post a pic. Im not sure if the swelling spread another inch down ward or not. Also Im not sure if the INFLAMMATION of the swelling went down either But I think it has.

Again before when it was just pure pain and swelling it cause major peg leg and PIP. This morning I see redness and the pain is lower. By this afternoon (right now) I have just about full function of my leg but if you push on the inflammed area it hurts ( but no where close to the first day)

Tomorrow Ill take my body temp since I havent touch t3 today.

Ill go ahead and post a pic let me know if its acceptable.
 
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There it is. What you guys think about it? Sadly It really freaks me out even though the function of my leg is better, what you guys have said about sterile abscess, muscle collapse separation, all sorts of things.
 
I will be going to the doc tomorrow in the morning. Hmmm. I guess that this is really bad if I have to go asap?

Shit I have no clue what went wrong I thought it was a sterile injection.
 
Looks like your body is taking care of itself.

I doubt the doctor will do anything maybe antibiotics but if your body is healing itself I doubt it.
 
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