ABCESS

mikeyt869 · Apr 12, 2007

how long should one wait to be sure if they have a abcess? My right delts swollen since monday at the very bottom as if the oil drained down to the bottom of the muscle? any sugestions? will 500mg Cefuroxime Axetil tablets work if i need a antibiotic? doc's outta the question i have no health insurance, thank you for your help.

oldfella · Apr 12, 2007

mikeyt869 said:
how long should one wait to be sure if they have a abcess? My right delts swollen since monday at the very bottom as if the oil drained down to the bottom of the muscle? any sugestions? will 500mg Cefuroxime Axetil tablets work if i need a antibiotic? doc's outta the question i have no health insurance, thank you for your help.

Is it red and hot to the touch? Is it painful and or do you feel like you have the flu? If the answer is yes then chances are it is infected. If this is the case I suggest you go to the doctor post haste! You do not want this sort of thing to get out of hand! How much is your arm and health worth?

Jarconis · Apr 13, 2007

zithromicin i think, also goes by "z pak" stuff is awesome

mikeyt869 · Apr 13, 2007

its a little warm to the touch but the redness has gona away, it doesnt hurt when applying any pressure, or hot/cold to it. There is a visable lump there though that can be felt.

oldfella · Apr 13, 2007

mikeyt869 said:
its a little warm to the touch but the redness has gona away, it doesnt hurt when applying any pressure, or hot/cold to it. There is a visable lump there though that can be felt.

It may not be an abcess then. If it was you would know it. Very painful and red/hot. Just keep an eye on it and do not shoot there any more.

mike1107 · Apr 13, 2007

mikeyt869 said:
its a little warm to the touch but the redness has gona away, it doesnt hurt when applying any pressure, or hot/cold to it. There is a visable lump there though that can be felt.

painful or not at all ?

nosmas · Apr 13, 2007

what is more important to you? a medical bill, or death. because if it is an abscess, and you leave it untreated, you very well could die. At the very least amputation. look at your arm right now for me. Do you need it? is it important to you? how about your life? Do you like life. You should not even be reading this now, you should be AT the hospital. If you laph at this your a fool, I have experience in this matter that would leave you curld up in the fetal position if you knew even a fraction of what happend. Ya it cost money, over thirty thousand dollars out of the pockets of the two porest colledge students you ever saw. Had I not decided to see a doctor, within six hours I would be typing this to you with one finger of the only arm I would have left. Get your ass to a doctor right now if you have ANY doubt.

mikeyt869 · Apr 13, 2007

not at all painfull guys thank you very much for the help. Got rid of the old lady and cant really hit the glutes anymore she used to do it

. Ill stay away from delts and try another spot on the rotation.

engbulldog · Apr 13, 2007

Bro if your not going to the doc try to put a heat pack on for a few and after its warm try to rub the area to move the oil around this should help had the same thing but i went to the doc and she told me to use heat or a hot tub to move the oil and take 500 mg ibpropien for the swelling but hey I'm not a doc so do what ya want

maldorf · Apr 13, 2007

I had a nasty abcess once that I let go to long and had to have surgery to cut out all the dead tissue. I now have a small divet in my ass. I knew I was in big trouble when I came down with a 102 degree fever. I should have gone in much longer. It took about 2 weeks for the fever to come on. If its an abcess forming, the skin will be very red and painful along with hot to the touch. the skin takes on a funny appearance too, its called cellulitis. It looks like you have goose bumps. The fever is the final sign that things have gone wrong. One week of redness and swelling isnt necessarily an abcess, but keep a close eye on it. Going in for surgery is no fun, especially if its your delt. I got lucky in that mine was my ass and nobody can see it.

Zomb131 · Apr 13, 2007

mikeyt869 said:
not at all painfull guys thank you very much for the help. Got rid of the old lady and cant really hit the glutes anymore she used to do it . Ill stay away from delts and try another spot on the rotation.

I had the same thing Injecting Test E in my side delt. Took about a week for the red and swelling to go down.