Hello bluelighters, long time poster who has forgotten his password (haven't been on in a while since I've been sober for the past two years).
Anyways to cut to the chase I'm on testosterone replacement therapy and today for the first time I attempted to administer the medication myself via IM'ing it. First time IM'ing or injecting anything for that matter. I was instructed to pull the plunger once it's in my muscle before I push the plunger to make sure no blood comes out, what happened was that I forgot to do so and after I finished injecting myself I decided to pull on the plunger to make sure I did it right, what happened a lot of blood was pulled back including some of the oily substance I injected.
My question is, does this mean that I accidentally shot up into an artery or vein instead of my muscle? I read online that if I had hit a vein I would experience a lot of coughing and other symptoms I fortunately didn't encounter (although my heart rate went up a lot but that could have been due to being stressed hopefully). Am I going to be alright? Did I waste the medication if I had accidently hit an artery or whatever? Do I need to seek any medical care even if I feel alright?
Thank you for time and input, stay safe!
Anyways to cut to the chase I'm on testosterone replacement therapy and today for the first time I attempted to administer the medication myself via IM'ing it. First time IM'ing or injecting anything for that matter. I was instructed to pull the plunger once it's in my muscle before I push the plunger to make sure no blood comes out, what happened was that I forgot to do so and after I finished injecting myself I decided to pull on the plunger to make sure I did it right, what happened a lot of blood was pulled back including some of the oily substance I injected.
My question is, does this mean that I accidentally shot up into an artery or vein instead of my muscle? I read online that if I had hit a vein I would experience a lot of coughing and other symptoms I fortunately didn't encounter (although my heart rate went up a lot but that could have been due to being stressed hopefully). Am I going to be alright? Did I waste the medication if I had accidently hit an artery or whatever? Do I need to seek any medical care even if I feel alright?
Thank you for time and input, stay safe!