Random abscess like inj problems

[Uso]

Sometimes, usually always in my glutes I'll have inj that swells.
During the actual inj nothing out of the ordinary happens, but about two days later I'll have a large abscess looking inj spot. I'll flex my glute and it looks like half a tennis ball is in there. Obviously it's painful to sit on but bearable.
Now this happens randomly, this particular time I switched brands of tren so I'm thinking I may have had a bit of reaction. But again this does just happen when absolutely nothing is different. Usually takes about 4 days to go away.

Question is would heating or icing help or just leave it alone be best?

Appreciate the opinions

 

[Southernfish]

I would just massaging it throughout the day and stretch, a little heat on it wont hurt or just a warm shower, make sure you using a long enough needle, and injecting slower than usual, I find if you inject too fast in that area this tends to happen

 

[SamSport]

There must be a high percentage of benzyl alcool in your gear. If it really is a big issue, buy sterile syringe filters and filter some oil with it or you can buy already sterile grapeseed oil and dilute your gear with it; I say grapeseed oil because its what I use, any oil will do the trick... even canola; as long as its sterile

 

[jets]

What length needle are you using? I used a 1" in my glutes and it wasn't long enough and developed a knot, switched to 1.5 inch needle and haven't had a problem since

 

[Wheellz]

massage gently and make sure it's always cleaned properly prior to inj

 

[Uso]

I use 1"
I've may have pushed a bit fast but I use 25g so you can only push so fast haha.
I was thinking that maybe the ba is a bit high. I inject again today I'll so lets see if it happens again if so I'll try to use some grapeseed.

 

[Uso]

When I was on prop this always happened in my glutes fyi

 

[Southernfish]

I use 1"
I've may have pushed a bit fast but I use 25g so you can only push so fast haha.
I was thinking that maybe the ba is a bit high. I inject again today I'll so lets see if it happens again if so I'll try to use some grapeseed.

Go up to 1.5 bro, this will help a lot

 

[Uso]

I'll use 1.5" next glute shot.
Just strange it hasn't been a constant issue.

 

[Mad- scientist]

Sounds like to me it is a problem with the gear. Or you could be having a reaction to the oil. I have only gotten a lump that was big one time but no where near tennis ball size. And it was because I injected 1000mgs in the same spot in about a 3 day period. Lol needless to say after that I realized it was time to find new injection spots. It has got to be the oil or the Ba concentration. Maybe it could happen if you let the needle go all the way in while injecting than almost all the way out while still injecting and than all the way back in and repeated that process about 5 times. Basically it would look like injecting in a repetitive stabbing motion. I have done that one time on accident my arms were so pumped up from the juice and working out that I just couldn't keep my arm steady

 

[halfwit]

It's not an abscess most likely as it's going away on its own relatively quickly. I'm betting you're only getting it randomly as you're using a short pin for the glutes and not always hitting that muscle belly. Oil trapped in the subcutaneous layer of fatty tissue will cause a lump as it tries to spread out and finally is absorbed. I agree with moving to a 1.5" pin and definitely would rotate around between glutes/quads/delts to help not only use up those 1" pins, but to prevent scar tissue formation.

My .02c

 

[Uso]

I'm thinking that it hadn't been in the muscle enough. I'll defiantly be ordering some 1.5"
As I said I'm inj today and will be going in the quad and will update y'all on how it goes. Figure that'll be a sure way to tell if its the gear or if I just wasn't deep enough.
I did introduce my eq to the cycle so there was about 3cc of oil.
But only new compound is the tren. Test and eq I've used before

Appreciate the help!

 

[Magical]

It's not an abscess most likely as it's going away on its own relatively quickly. I'm betting you're only getting it randomly as you're using a short pin for the glutes and not always hitting that muscle belly. Oil trapped in the subcutaneous layer of fatty tissue will cause a lump as it tries to spread out and finally is absorbed. I agree with moving to a 1.5" pin and definitely would rotate around between glutes/quads/delts to help not only use up those 1" pins, but to prevent scar tissue formation.

My .02c

Halfwit? More like one-and-halfwit

 

[joliver]

If I get a bad inject, I roll the muscle on one of those Styrofoam rollers. You don't want to give the inflammation a chance to compartmentalize in the muscle belly. If it does that, you have to drain it. Heat and rollin' keeps ya strollin'! Pretty good, right? I just thought of that.

 

[Uso]

If I get a bad inject, I roll the muscle on one of those Styrofoam rollers. You don't want to give the inflammation a chance to compartmentalize in the muscle belly. If it does that, you have to drain it. Heat and rollin' keeps ya strollin'! Pretty good, right? I just thought of that.

But that's kinda where my question comes in because there are different types of "bad inj" I've had plenty of inj that were sore and heat and massage helped immediately. Now if I had inj into subq, would heat or massage help at all? What if it were inflamed? Such as an infection or its just pushing against an already inflamed tendon/ligament. Would icing help? Just thinking out loud.

Quad inj went normal bit sore but worked it in just fine. We shall see how it goes in the next few days, hopefully my only issue was just too short of a needle... I must be getting fat haha

 

[halfwit]

I still don't see why folks recommend massaging an injection site. You're forcing more blood to enter the site of tissue trauma, making it WORSE through inflammation. Heat/ibuprofen work just fine (ice is bad as it can cause the hormones to crystalize, falling out of suspension) as well as just leaving it alone. Let your body do its thing, I'd only worry if the swelling doesn't subside in a week or two tops. Unless there's a fever or you see "spiderweb-like" veins exiting the site - then I'd see a doctor for that HORRIBLE B-12 injection gone wrong.

 

[Frank White]

I agree...rubbings a bad idea, but damn if it isn't the first thing that comes to mind and we do it almost as instinct...

 

[Jack Tors]

not in nearly enough pain for it to be an abscess

 

[juced_porkchop]

I agree...rubbings a bad idea, but damn if it isn't the first thing that comes to mind and we do it almost as instinct...

afreed DONT massage the area! let it be! add hot packs to area maybe, if it really hurts . but dont press on it or massage it. not sure why people get this idea. the logic is crazy. pushing oil is only going to cause more muscle damage and irritation, not help. this is not a facial crap to be worked in... its a pocket of oil that will take time to absorb,,, try injecting oil into a thick bit of steak... then press on it alot. even put heavy wait on it when pressing it. most you will see is the muscle tearing from the added pressure...

anyway sounds liek a reaction. go for allergy tests

 

[Uso]

Might have to disagree with the allergic reaction... Quad inj feels perfect. Now the glute didn't really show up till two days after inj so Ill wait till tomorrow.
I only disagree with the reaction because if it were a reaction is it possible for my body to have already adapted to it and not have another reaction 3 days later?