Don't be stupid, like me
Ok, throw the dunce cap on me for this one as I know better. I am OCD when it comes to cleanliness and have used aas for years and never got an infection, well that all changed when my stupid ass tried pinning my glute with a 1" 25g. I should mention that I turned slightly and felt some pain. Long story short, ended up in excruciating pain, unable to even tie my shoes...two days later...red, swollen and a trip to the ER. Missed the muscle, sterile abscess that didn't need draining and iv antibiotics, lots of them...as well as keflex and bactrim for home. How could I have been so stupid, I know how and where to pin and what to use...guess I became complacent. Complacency equals dumbass!! So pissed at myself...and I feel dumb, 10+ years and this was a first...moral of the story, don't cut corners and do things properly. There's some great articles on proper pinning, locations etc....damn I feel stupid
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AnonI dont think it was the needle size that caused your problems
I've pinned with 1" 25g no problems. Shit the last cycle had to pin with a 1" 18g felt like a harpoon in the ass (no homo). And all has been well no infections. Sux to hear bro happens even to the best of us.
i hate glute injects, i dont do them anymore cuz of this always feel the juice leeks out no homo
It's just awkward for me. I prefer delts for convenience but pinning short esters ED I was running out of spots. My girl volunteered so it looks like I'm gonna have to teach her...and try to get her on some var for now...not like she needs it, I just think it'd perfect her already amazing physique. I've been trying to get her to compete in fitness modeling.. Totally off topic I know
I use 1" on my glutes all of the time. Did you just miss your point of injection or do you think you didn't go deep enough? Do you have a high bf%? Or was it just lazy technique all the way around (trust me I'm not judging for cutting corners, I've done it)?
Lazy technique all the way around. Missed my inj point completely. Bf is higher than I want but I'm by no means fat
Curious readers want to know, what exactly did you tell the ER staff happened?
100% honest with the doc, he was non judgmental and actually told me to start pinning my quads too...the only major muscle group I haven't tried. He was also happy that I came in when I did and didn't wait like most aas users do..( verbatim from him)...btw, he def uses gear
I love pinning my quads. No pain for me, and you can see what you're doing. Glutes I'm always twisting around like a pretzel.
So you had issues because you didn't the right spot or do you think you weren't using sterile protocol (cleaning area and vial with alcohol)?
I'm pretty OCD when it comes to being sterile...I'd guess I missed from being a contortionist and I might have not swapped my entire glute and pinned in a dirty spot?