Peritonsillar abscess during my first cycle...questions.

Sharky1985

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Hey everyone, this is my first post and my first cycle using Geneza GP Test Enanth 250. 1cc injections every Sunday and Wednesday.

I will try and keep this short for you all. I started my cycle on 4/10/13 and pinned my right glute. All good, no pain, everything peachy. Two days later on Friday 4/12 I started experiencing a sore throat. Didn't think much of it. Woke up Saturday and felt a bit worse. Throat was more sore, but that's about it. Woke up Sunday 4/13 noticed that my left tonsil/throat area was a little swollen and it was painful to swallow. Started thinking maybe these were symptoms of "test flu" but everything I read said otherwise. Most people's symptoms were fatigue, muscle ache, etc...nothing to do with a sore throat. I basically powered through the day and did my other 1cc injection as planned for that day. So...that's 2 pins total so far. I woke up Monday and could not swallow, talk, eat or drink. Felt like the left side of my throat was coated with sandpaper.

At this point I'm getting worried...keep in mind it's only been a little over 4 days since my initial pin. I went to the hospital, had my fiancé explain to them what I took and we went from there. Fwiw, I am NEVER sick. Can't remember the last time I have even been to a hospital.

Got blood work done, EKG, CT scan, throat swab, etc. After it was all said and done, doctor said he found a small 2cm abscess behind my left tonsil. He and numerous other specialists DO NOT think that this is connected in any way to the testosterone I am taking...they said its just an odd coincidence...so that is reassuring.

That said, I still wanted your opinion on this matter because it seems awfully odd that this would happen to me almost immediately after starting my cycle. I am in overall good health. All my blood work came back great. Nothing out of the ordinary. I was prescribed an antibiotic, a steroid and pain meds. This was all late last night and I feel better already...just a bit nervous about pinning again tomorrow. Should I skip and wait til Sunday? Thoughts?

Sorry for rambling, just wanted to put all the info out there. Thanks everyone.
 
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Wow, that's crazy! I've never personally heard of an abscess being caused in a non-local area from injections before either. It might be possible the stress caused by injecting the first time triggered something that was there, but accelerated it? Stress is the biggest killer in today's society as it can trigger heart attacks, stroke and many other nasties. Glad to hear you got it taken care of though!
 
Thanks for the quick reply, halfwit.

Yeah my injection sites are perfect. No swelling, pain, nothing. My fiancé injects for me and she's a RN so it's seamless.

It is quite strange...I admit. However I don't think I was stressing too much about the whole thing, it all seemed really natural and fluent the whole time. I do tend to over think things from time to time, but at the end of the day I just want to make sure I can continue on my cycle and if I should pin tomorrow as planned or wait until this Sunday (skipping a day)
 
Thanks for the quick reply, halfwit.

Yeah my injection sites are perfect. No swelling, pain, nothing. My fiancé injects for me and she's a RN so it's seamless.

It is quite strange...I admit. However I don't think I was stressing too much about the whole thing, it all seemed really natural and fluent the whole time. I do tend to over think things from time to time, but at the end of the day I just want to make sure I can continue on my cycle and if I should pin tomorrow as planned or wait until this Sunday (skipping a day)
You honestly won't notice much of a difference by skipping a day due to the long half-life of the enanthate ester. Welcome to 'ology! :)
 
Thanks for the reassurance.

I mean...I don't WANT to skip tomorrow, but I just don't know if its a good idea since I'm on antibiotics, rX steroids and pain meds you know?
 
Anybody else have any advice or suggestions? Supposed to pin tonight and I'd like some more collective thoughts.

I'm not sure his active thus forum is, so if there is a better forum out there please shed some light. Looking to become an regular member of a community.

Thanks all.
 
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