Cellulitis and maybe an abscess - debating Emergency Room

[Junkboxer]

So i started a blast this past Monday. I honestly don't know what made me think this was ok, pure stupidity- I injected 6cc's of gear into my glute. 2 days later it started to knot up, formed a red circle and ran a fever. I've dealt with this before so i ran to a walk-in clinic. They said its not an abscess (hard to believe- If you put your hand over my ass you'd feel a big and hot rock hard area) but just inflammation with cellulitis. They gave me Bactrim for 10 days. Its been almost 24 hours on it and my ass feels really painful, fever is going down a bit. Should i give the antibiotic a chance to work before i panic? I can barely get in and out of my car.

 

[REHH]

Since you already went to Dr and on antibiotics I'd wait a little bit

 

[Junkboxer]

Since you already went to Dr and on antibiotics I'd wait a little bit

My concern is that they misdiagnosed me and it is indeed an abscess as well. It's so incredibly painful, it's about 6 inches diameter. Feels very hard. Nothing is oozing or come to a head however.

 

[Vision]

I been cut open twice for compartment syndrome cellulitis, don't down play this, I would rather have a benign abscess over cellulitis.. Bactrim is a basic antibiotic but not the best for cellulitis.. I'm prone to cellulitis, in fact once you get it, you will be more likely to get it again.. This could have been avoided.. 6cc is insane man, why did you even think that would a thing?

To avoid this in the future, keep all oil volume min. use more muscle heads and allow each site ample recovery time..

I would ice the hell out of it, Im talking cold as you can take and for a few hrs here and there.. If I swell up hrs after an injection, I KNOW if its gonna be bad or not, I go right to the ice.. No heat!!!!

 

[Montego]

So i started a blast this past Monday. I honestly don't know what made me think this was ok, pure stupidity- I injected 6cc's of gear into my glute. 2 days later it started to knot up, formed a red circle and ran a fever. I've dealt with this before so i ran to a walk-in clinic. They said its not an abscess (hard to believe- If you put your hand over my ass you'd feel a big and hot rock hard area) but just inflammation with cellulitis. They gave me Bactrim for 10 days. Its been almost 24 hours on it and my ass feels really painful, fever is going down a bit. Should i give the antibiotic a chance to work before i panic? I can barely get in and out of my car.

Since you already went to Dr and on antibiotics I'd wait a little bit

Agreed.

Run the full course of antibiotics and just keep an eye on it.

If you start to run a fever, not at the location but in general, I would go to the er though.

 

[Arnold]

Right at this point not sure a doc would do anything except tell you to keep taking the antibiotics.

 

[Junkboxer]

So i spent the weekend in the ER. I went shortly after i made this post and got back yesterday morning. My fever was 102.3 when i arrived and my heart rate was pretty high. So as i explained, my left glute felt like there was a damn football in it. it was red and huge. They gave me a cat scan and saw no visible abscess; they said said it was really bad cellulitis. They ran IV antibiotics till yesterday morning and released me with an oral version. The pain is gone but im still a little swollen.

I'm switching sources. I've been using the same source for 6 years and never had an issue until this past year. This was my SECOND hospital visit. Maybe he switched his carrier oil; possible reaction to EO? My injection method is so damn clean so i dont know what else it could be. Even though i went to the ER twice this year, that doesn't count the handful of times I got cellulitis but caught it in time with keflex or augmenton. No matter where i pin i end up with a red rash and then the fever starts. Im going to switch back to my quads but and let my glute heal up.

Also, i normally never ever shoot 6ml of oil in one area. Stupid decision but that doesn't account for all my other issues this year. It must be his gear.

Someone above mentioned that once you get cellulitis, you're chances of getting it again go up. Is this true? i feel like ill never be able to inject again.

 

[Vision]

So i spent the weekend in the ER. I went shortly after i made this post and got back yesterday morning. My fever was 102.3 when i arrived and my heart rate was pretty high. So as i explained, my left glute felt like there was a damn football in it. it was red and huge. They gave me a cat scan and saw no visible abscess; they said said it was really bad cellulitis. They ran IV antibiotics till yesterday morning and released me with an oral version. The pain is gone but im still a little swollen.

I'm switching sources. I've been using the same source for 6 years and never had an issue until this past year. This was my SECOND hospital visit. Maybe he switched his carrier oil; possible reaction to EO? My injection method is so damn clean so i dont know what else it could be. Even though i went to the ER twice this year, that doesn't count the handful of times I got cellulitis but caught it in time with keflex or augmenton. No matter where i pin i end up with a red rash and then the fever starts. Im going to switch back to my quads but and let my glute heal up.

Also, i normally never ever shoot 6ml of oil in one area. Stupid decision but that doesn't account for all my other issues this year. It must be his gear.

Someone above mentioned that once you get cellulitis, you're chances of getting it again go up. Is this true? i feel like ill never be able to inject again.

and no way am I minimizing the potential or possibility that the product could be problematic but you did not help matters any better by putting that much volume into the muscle belly, that alone can create something called compartment syndrome.. it the product is suspect and you get an infection you now have compartment syndrome cellulitis and that is what gives you the excessive swelling this because the compartment is at full capacity and in many occasions they have to Lance the area to relieve the pressure..

In regards to my statement about being susceptible with future instances of cellulitis, that does not mean you will get cellulitis with every injection you get.

Once you get cellulitis it almost becomes dormant, and the instances can increase in the future and this would also include getting a tattoo or even a deep scratch or wound..

You simply just need to take extreme precautions and measures..

I use sterile gauze sponges I laid them out as a platform on my countertop after I sanitize the area, and of course I sanitize my hands before anything, I open and lay everything on top of the sanitized gauze padding, I sanitize the rubber stopper and I swab every injection site before and after.. I have cut 99% a problematic instances out of the equation.

For some reason a lot of people who become susceptible to cellulitis mostly get it on one side of the body, in which they originally got it before..

I have been in the hospital on two occasions with major operations, I have been back to the hospital numerous times for the same instances and received very powerful antibiotics.. I've spoken with specialists, surgeons and physicians alike about my unique experiences and the information I provided above is the exact information I have received from all of them..

I would suggest changing carrier oils in limiting the oil volume per muscle head.. and I would suggest going extra crazy with sanitation as if you're dealing with the Ebola disease..

good luck brother and I wish you a speedy recovery!

 

[Junkboxer]

and no way am I minimizing the potential or possibility that the product could be problematic but you did not help matters any better by putting that much volume into the muscle belly, that alone can create something called compartment syndrome.. it the product is suspect and you get an infection you now have compartment syndrome cellulitis and that is what gives you the excessive swelling this because the compartment is at full capacity and in many occasions they have to Lance the area to relieve the pressure..

In regards to my statement about being susceptible with future instances of cellulitis, that does not mean you will get cellulitis with every injection you get.

Once you get cellulitis it almost becomes dormant, and the instances can increase in the future and this would also include getting a tattoo or even a deep scratch or wound..

You simply just need to take extreme precautions and measures..

I use sterile gauze sponges I laid them out as a platform on my countertop after I sanitize the area, and of course I sanitize my hands before anything, I open and lay everything on top of the sanitized gauze padding, I sanitize the rubber stopper and I swab every injection site before and after.. I have cut 99% a problematic instances out of the equation.

For some reason a lot of people who become susceptible to cellulitis mostly get it on one side of the body, in which they originally got it before..

I have been in the hospital on two occasions with major operations, I have been back to the hospital numerous times for the same instances and received very powerful antibiotics.. I've spoken with specialists, surgeons and physicians alike about my unique experiences and the information I provided above is the exact information I have received from all of them..

I would suggest changing carrier oils in limiting the oil volume per muscle head.. and I would suggest going extra crazy with sanitation as if you're dealing with the Ebola disease..

good luck brother and I wish you a speedy recovery!

Solid advice- thank you for that. As i said, i knew right away 6ml was too much; a very stupid judgment call by me. However I've received cellulitis a few times from this vendor; hes the common denominator in all this. I made an order with H-AS for the first time; if you have an opinion on them please PM me.

So besides switching sources my next 2 obstacles is to be even more sterile when i inject and use less volume per muscle group.

Question about my quads. Can i divide each quad into 3 vertical sections and use all 3 for injecting? meaning 3 injection sites per quad, total of 6. Overall i need to find more sites and rotate as much as possible. I'm assuming my left glute is out of commission for 6 months.

 

[Vision]

Solid advice- thank you for that. As i said, i knew right away 6ml was too much; a very stupid judgment call by me. However I've received cellulitis a few times from this vendor; hes the common denominator in all this. I made an order with H-AS for the first time; if you have an opinion on them please PM me.

So besides switching sources my next 2 obstacles is to be even more sterile when i inject and use less volume per muscle group.

Question about my quads. Can i divide each quad into 3 vertical sections and use all 3 for injecting? meaning 3 injection sites per quad, total of 6. Overall i need to find more sites and rotate as much as possible. I'm assuming my left glute is out of commission for 6 months.

I have absolutely no experience with the vendor that you are mentioning in fact I really haven't noticed much feedback from them either.. they seem to be a word of mouth source..

In regards to breaking up the injection sites on your quad I would not attempt to put any more than 2 mL total and your quad only because of how sensitive it can be with the mapping with your nerves and what not.. I inject both quads each one with 2mLs inside of different muscle heads, that's 4 mL total, then immediately after I use my VG (2mL per VG) and throughout the week I will rotate with glutes/delt and pecs... Far as pecs I use 1/2 mL each side..

you have plenty of sites that are available I would use smaller gauges and smaller volume amount, you will be able to optimize more muscle groups while achieving the same amount of volume but spread out..

 

[Multislacking]

For some reason a lot of people who become susceptible to cellulitis mostly get it on one side of the body, in which they originally got it before..

Do you think this could be related to lymph nodes in some way?

 

[Vision]

Do you think this could be related to lymph nodes in some way?

Reoccuring cellulitis is pretty popular but to my understanding the majority of it will take place within three to four years, however people are still susceptible thereafter.. it's bacterial related, so there could be many factors whether the bacteria build a resistance, who really knows.. I'm sure there's some information out there that could give a better detailed description.. but to my understanding in which I have been schooled that its no joke, and from my experience I have had multiple reoccurrence is so that is enough evidence right there..

 

[REHH]

Quads are 100% the most prone area to cellulitis, I've had it twice and both times in the quads. Most people I know who have had it it's been in the quads.
Do lats, VG, Tensor Fasciae in top of quad

 

[Vision]

Quads are 100% the most prone area to cellulitis, I've had it twice and both times in the quads. Most people I know who have had it it's been in the quads.
Do lats, VG, Tensor Fasciae in top of quad

He is correct.. and when using the top of quad keep the volume very low.. 1mL IMO, anything more can be problematic because that is where I had my second case of cellulitis, but this one was treatable with IV antibiotics.
The VG for some reason can take an awful lot of abuse, and it's very forgiving..

 

[Junkboxer]

What makes the quads so prone to cellulitis? Bringing this back to my situation, I THINK the issue was my gear. I always used to shoot in my quads and it was definitely more than 1ml. However yes, this past year one or two of my cellulitis bouts was in my quads. Just curious if we have any answers why.

 

[Junkboxer]

Also- isnt the Tensor Fasciae simply the upper portion of the quad? Using the base of a penis as a reference point lol, move 8 or 9 inches left or right and you'll end up at a meaty portion of the quad; you mean over there?

 

[Vision]

What makes the quads so prone to cellulitis? Bringing this back to my situation, I THINK the issue was my gear. I always used to shoot in my quads and it was definitely more than 1ml. However yes, this past year one or two of my cellulitis bouts was in my quads. Just curious if we have any answers why.

I would begin to speculate that it has to do with the amount of nerves and other vessels along with the lymphatic system that is all mapped and spider webs very heavily, the simple intrusion of even a sterile objects like a needle or even medication can induce all sorts of issues..