Pain and swelling after needle stick in R thigh .. concerned

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keithc2485

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Hey guys. So I've been doing self-injections for 5 years and I'm pretty good at them. but today I was distracted I guess, on speakerphone etc. Anyway I was doing my testosterone injection in my right upper thigh I think I went a little too middle and when I injected the needle my whole leg flinched and I felt like the muscle tightened like when u tense up while s needle is inside .. but it hurt! ...

I Immediately pulled the needle out, a large amount of blood dripped out ,I cleaned it with gauze and alcohol and held the prep pad there.. felt a little nodule almost immediately so I massage it, that nodule eventually went away.

but now a few hours later I'm left with very sensitive painful to the touch area that's slightly red and warm to the touch. I took an anti-inflammatory.. also and iced it quickly after ..
I don't know if I just bruised my muscled or nerve . But I never had a visible red spot like this before . so naturally I'm alittle more concerned specially bc im going away Tomorrow ..

any feedback would be great.. I'm hoping I wake up and it's gone down some.

Ive included a photo .. note that's a beauty mark ..its not part of the issue
Thanks - K
 

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Vince

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Hey guys. So I've been doing self-injections for 5 years and I'm pretty good at them. but today I was distracted I guess, on speakerphone etc. Anyway I was doing my testosterone injection in my right upper thigh I think I went a little too middle and when I injected the needle my whole leg flinched and I felt like the muscle tightened like when u tense up while s needle is inside .. but it hurt! ...

I Immediately pulled the needle out, a large amount of blood dripped out ,I cleaned it with gauze and alcohol and held the prep pad there.. felt a little nodule almost immediately so I massage it, that nodule eventually went away.

but now a few hours later I'm left with very sensitive painful to the touch area that's slightly red and warm to the touch. I took an anti-inflammatory.. also and iced it quickly after ..
I don't know if I just bruised my muscled or nerve . But I never had a visible red spot like this before . so naturally I'm alittle more concerned specially bc im going away Tomorrow ..

any feedback would be great.. I'm hoping I wake up and it's gone down some.

Ive included a photo .. note that's a beauty mark ..its not part of the issue
Thanks - K
I don't like injecting in my thigh because of the nerves, you should look into the VG site.
 

Mojo88

Member
I am not a doc or a pro at this stuff, but from the pic, it looks like you injected too close to the knee.

I've been self-injecting (quads) for about 10 years now. At first, it seemed like I was hitting nerves and causing pain almost every time. Then I started to learn to jab (and withdraw) the needle straighter, and that helped. Then I started aligning the beveled edge with the grain of the muscle fiber, and that helped (this one REALLY reduced post-injection pain). Then I started using one needle for drawing, and switching to a brand new needle before injecting and that helped too.

My latest foray has been into slow insertion of the needle. This is an interesting technique, and I have hit a nerve here and there, but I am able to push through and the nerve reaction is much less severe than if I use the jab technique.
 
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MarkM

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It appears from the picture you are in the middle of the thigh instead of vastus lateralis (outer thigh).

Like Vince stated, you might consider trying the VG (ventrogluteal) location. I personally stopped using the outer thigh (vastus lateralis) and rotate between to VG and Deltoid. I inject daily and these two locations work great for me.
 

Mojo88

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OP, how'd you make out? Complete recovery?

I wanted to add one thing about my slow-motion insertion technique... it seems to work pretty good for avoiding nerves. Just today, I started to insert needle and I could feel extra pain. So I moved the needle about 1/2" to another spot and it slid it nicely, with minimal discomfort. Like you (and many others apparently) I have been rudely awakened with a few of my quad jabs.
 
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