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03-12-2012, 06:49 PM #1 Dr.Iron
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Many people often come on the board asking about infections more often than not these people are complaining about some common symptoms leading them to think it maybe an infection. For ease of reading, I’ve made them into a list instead of actually talking about them for ease since most people won’t bother actually reading this if it is typed any other way. I make no apologies for how long this is, in the big scheme of things it is fairly short, I tried to keep it brief and informative and I made every effort to shorten it when possible in reality this is only about two pages worth of typing even with the lists.
Common signs that people complain about:
Redness
Soreness
Swelling
Heat from injection
Swelling in places other than injection (commonly in the arms or legs)
Pain
Generally a day or two after the injection, this is not an infection!!!
These however are more common symptoms of irritation, you just stuck a needle into a muscle and put a foreign substance into it, more often than not this is going to lead to an inflammatory response. These are common and happen for various reasons, commonly the injection leaked into the fat tissues, which are not as densely packed allowing the fluid to travel, this can and generally will cause swelling. It is not uncommon in quad shots when fluid has leaked to travel downwards due to gravity, this will cause redness, swelling and pain all the way to the knee in some cases. With practice and over time these will no longer be an issue for most shots you will do, these are more common for virgin muscles that are being shot for the first time, people using poor technique, or just a poor shot.