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Injection; IV Complications and Information MEGATHREAD and FAQ II - show me the blood

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I dont know what you expect the members of BL to do. Im sry but I dont understand your question. We cant tell you if you have an STD or not. The test will tell you that.
I guess all we can say is to be much more careful next time you IV a drug and be careful who you hang around with. I hope that the tests come back negative, and you can simply think of this as a learning experience for you so you dont make the same mistakes again I guess.
Are you female by any chance?
 
Need to be more clear, sorry-

Sorry I wasn't more clear of the question resulting from the experience, but I was asking what type of symptoms or anything any of the multiple IV users and see what/if any of negative effects I would see from the injection site or how would the user typically feel if anything? I'm using this as a learning experience for sure, i've def kicked this guy far far away.. I'm a 25 yr old male.
 
Well, im assuming this is your first IV experience.

It depends on your tolerance to opiates....if you are intolerant to opiates, and you IV'ed 30mg's of oxy, you should get REALLY high. Close to overdose for some people. But if you have a tolerance, then you shoul probably know how you should have felt because you allready take opiates. IV oxy feels like oral oxy just stronger, faster, and better.
As far as the injection site....im not sure if your worried or not that he missed the shot. Is that what your getting at? Cuz theres no way to tell if you contracted a disease just by looking at the injection site. But, as long as its not all inflamed and super red or purple or somethin you should be fine. And as long as its not really really sore it should be allright. It might be a little sore for a short while after injecting but not for long if at all.
Basically, an average injection site(done properly) should look just like a tiny little dot, or maybe even nothing if the needle was small enough and the injector was talented enough.
But, for future reference, if you plan on injecting any pills again any time, you should definitely look into getting a micron filter so you can filter out all that crap(fillers and binders) that are in the pills that can fuck up the inside of your veins(and can give you an abscess if you miss the shot). But dont worry that you didnt use a micron filter that time....its not gonna kill you if you do it just once....in fact, ive never used one(even though i should i was just a poor stupid junky) and ive injected shit more than a thousand times(including pills) and never had a problem....but its still VERY important to do your best to not inject pills without filtering properly.

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?t=481622

theres^ the megathread on micron filters in case your interested.
 
dont jump to conclusion so hastily. The two diseases you should be most concerned with are Hep C and HIV, both of which take 90+ days to manifest and usually are associated with whats known as a Viral Seroconversion. When this happens you will get sick, lymph nodes will swell, much like a bad case of the flu. Were you the first person to get poked with this syringe? Was there any blood in the syringe from before? Im not telling you to take this lightly but if you jump head first into a bunch of tests without insurance it can get rather expensive.

If you simply cannot wait the tests you need to have run on you are a Hep C test im not familiar with this test but you need to get one that looks for the virus not the antibody, as you wont have antibodies yet. further more the HIV Test you'd be taking is known as a P24 antigen test, which tests for the virus itself as you wont have antibdies, which is what other tests look for.

You really would be doing yourself a favor to chill out, smoke some bud and wait a few months watching your health very closely but not too closely. dont turn into a hypochondriac over this. you can make yourself sick from stress.
 
blackjesus said:
dont jump to conclusion so hastily. The two diseases you should be most concerned with are Hep C and HIV, both of which take 90+ days to manifest and usually are associated with whats known as a Viral Seroconversion. When this happens you will get sick, lymph nodes will swell, much like a bad case of the flu. Were you the first person to get poked with this syringe? Was there any blood in the syringe from before? Im not telling you to take this lightly but if you jump head first into a bunch of tests without insurance it can get rather expensive.

If you simply cannot wait the tests you need to have run on you are a Hep C test im not familiar with this test but you need to get one that looks for the virus not the antibody, as you wont have antibodies yet. further more the HIV Test you'd be taking is known as a P24 antigen test, which tests for the virus itself as you wont have antibdies, which is what other tests look for.

You really would be doing yourself a favor to chill out, smoke some bud and wait a few months watching your health very closely but not too closely. dont turn into a hypochondriac over this. you can make yourself sick from stress.
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I dont think it was possible that the syringe had been used before because he said it was still in an "incasing". Im guessing that means that it was one of the needles inside a plastic wrap thing basically, and if it was still in there, there was no way that it had been used unless someone took the time to open it carefully, use it(with diseased blood) and then put it back in and re-seal the package somehow. I doubt that happened as I see no benefit in doing that unless the guy was like crazy or something.

.....*But.....i see no problem in going ahead and getting the tests done....personal safety and health are paramount.
 
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Didn't share any syringe what so ever.. the site was done 100% properly and cleanly, and 24 hours later there was a tiny dot but never any redness or any type of irritation! Never worried about the shot being done properly, as this was my first injection and the injector was a pro (unfortunately)..

The syringe was removed from an incasing, and he flushed the needle with some water and then squirted it out on the ground like a spray, and said "this is what I always do for a needle that hasn't been used!".. not sure about this process, and he guaranteed me it was a brand new syringe. Just worried about what could happen down the line.

If I'm worried about these listed diseases (too scared to even type them= bad sign), but if they take so long to manifest, would I be wasting money on a test if I did so tomorrow, and this incident took place about 2 weeks ago?? I 98.9% think it was a brand new syringe, no use at all, kept it after use and tossed it, he took his seperately and kept his on his person for the duration of us hanging out.. I really think i'm a-ok but I'm def going to stay on top of this and just wanting to take my 98.9% to 100%
 
Unfortunately there was no plastic wrap, just like a brown/gold insulin syringe type case that he removed it from?? is this common? wish I could see a picture or something and correctly ID it.:(
 
EPSdeja24 said:
Didn't share any syringe what so ever.. the site was done 100% properly and cleanly, and 24 hours later there was a tiny dot but never any redness or any type of irritation! Never worried about the shot being done properly, as this was my first injection and the injector was a pro (unfortunately)..

The syringe was removed from an incasing, and he flushed the needle with some water and then squirted it out on the ground like a spray, and said "this is what I always do for a needle that hasn't been used!".. not sure about this process, and he guaranteed me it was a brand new syringe. Just worried about what could happen down the line.

If I'm worried about these listed diseases (too scared to even type them= bad sign), but if they take so long to manifest, would I be wasting money on a test if I did so tomorrow, and this incident took place about 2 weeks ago?? I 98.9% think it was a brand new syringe, no use at all, kept it after use and tossed it, he took his seperately and kept his on his person for the duration of us hanging out.. I really think i'm a-ok but I'm def going to stay on top of this and just wanting to take my 98.9% to 100%
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Well, since you say the needle was ndividually wrapped and opened in front of you.....the chances of it being previously used are about 0.01% if that.....and therefore, the chances of you contracting a disease from the injection are slim to none. But like I said, if for some reason you feel like theres a chance you got infected somehow, then by all means, get tested.
But, alot of people have nervous tendencies and have anxiety issues that they may or may not be aware of and this can cause people to worry too much about something that really isnt even an issue in the first place. i dont know you and I dont know what kind of person you are, but if you are the kind of person like I described, then you might want to sit back, relax, and calmly yet seriously think about whether or not you are being rational in this situation.
You may come to the conclusion that you are being a "worry wort" and theres no need to get tested, or you may still think that its worth the money to have the tests run. Either way, I think its important to really think about if your being overly anxious or not....im only saying that because we get alot of people here on BL who are like that and tend to blow every situation out of proportion and im just making sure that you are not one of those people, for your sake.
Of course it never hurts to have those tests done anyway, you could have always gotten a disease through another "encounter" anyway. Maybe a toilet seat...jk.

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Unfortunately there was no plastic wrap, just like a brown/gold insulin syringe type case that he removed it from?? is this common? wish I could see a picture or something and correctly ID it.:(
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Ok....your not making this very clear. Its very simple....was the syringe in a casing of some sort that you can tell if it has been opened before or not. As in, do you have to rip it open?.....or does it open and close like a box of candy or some shit? Because if he merely took it out of a case that opens and closes easily and there is no way to know if he put it in there himself or not, then you could be at some risk. You are jsut not making this very clear. Was it or was it not a case that is opened one time and then thats it? Or was it a case that can be opened and closed anytime?
 
Ok. sounds good.. As a cancer survivor, I've had a general anxiety resulting from contracting disease at such a young age 25 but it's been in remission for 18+months now and am all good on that front.. I really was just trying to get some info about whether I should get tested or not based on the said situation. I'm def. not one to blow this outta porportion and make a huge to do, posting 10x daily and re-asking a 1000 ?;s.. I'm almost 2 weeks outta this incident and this is the first time I'm even bringing it up bc I kicked this punk outta my life as a contact..

I'm very thankful for the resources from fellow Blighter's and all the very helpful stuff and info you all offer. thank you.
 
Ok....your not making this very clear. Its very simple....was the syringe in a casing of some sort that you can tell if it has been opened before or not. As in, do you have to rip it open?.....or does it open and close like a box of candy or some shit? Because if he merely took it out of a case that opens and closes easily and there is no way to know if he put it in there himself or not, then you could be at some risk. You are jsut not making this very clear. Was it or was it not a case that is opened one time and then thats it? Or was it a case that can be opened and closed anytime?[/QUOTE]

I didn't have to unwrap anything, as I believe he took it out of a pack of insulin syringes and then handed it to me.. I don't remember exactly, (high) but I 100% didn't unwrap plastic as it came from a "new pack he picked up earlier" and he just handed me my seperate syringe that was CAPPED in a brown casing. so hypothetically, he could have used it, friend could have used it, and easily put the top back on, but he went into an entire scphiel about how this is what he does with a first time needle, flushes it out, proceeded to squirt water out of it in my car, then load it up.. I realize I did expose myself to a risk as this syringe could have been re-capped, as I am posting this and trying to describe the events but am cloudy because of the high.
 
EPSdeja24 said:
I didn't have to unwrap anything, as I believe he took it out of a pack of insulin syringes and then handed it to me.. I don't remember exactly, (high) but I 100% didn't unwrap plastic as it came from a "new pack he picked up earlier" and he just handed me my seperate syringe that was CAPPED in a brown casing. so hypothetically, he could have used it, friend could have used it, and easily put the top back on, but he went into an entire scphiel about how this is what he does with a first time needle, flushes it out, proceeded to squirt water out of it in my car, then load it up.. I realize I did expose myself to a risk as this syringe could have been re-capped, as I am posting this and trying to describe the events but am cloudy because of the high.
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Sounds to me like it probably was a new syringe as I have known people to go through that "process" of squirting water through a new needle in order to rinse out any dust particles or whatever they might think is in there. I have even done it once or twice.....but to be completely honest, I also have rinsed out needles that I have used before to help clean them a little. but im sure it was a new needle as he had just bought a new pack so I dont see a reason for him to give you a used one unless he is a super jackass and a super cheapskate.
 
i recently did a shot of some tar

and when i was pushing the plunger down, i felt a sting as though i started to miss, so i stopped re registered and continued without an issue.

as soon as i was done i felt this itching in my arm and up to my shoulder. then the injection site swelled up a little nothing unusual for a small miss,

but then an area about the size of a quarter got all raised like a bee sting welt but it was irregular not round, nor was it really close to the injection site, it was on the inside of my forearm and i shot it in the top of my wrist/forearm.

so i ask what happened? the welt has since subsided. But i am curiious as to why an area away form the injection site would get all funky
 
Arobskittle said:
i recently did a shot of some tar

and when i was pushing the plunger down, i felt a sting as though i started to miss, so i stopped re registered and continued without an issue.

as soon as i was done i felt this itching in my arm and up to my shoulder. then the injection site swelled up a little nothing unusual for a small miss,

but then an area about the size of a quarter got all raised like a bee sting welt but it was irregular not round, nor was it really close to the injection site, it was on the inside of my forearm and i shot it in the top of my wrist/forearm.

so i ask what happened? the welt has since subsided. But i am curiious as to why an area away form the injection site would get all funky
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That has happened to me on many occasions. I really dont know why it does it, and im sure someone on BL probabaly has a good explanation for it but my guess is that its simply your body responding to having a foreign substance being injected into it(when you miss the shot ever so slightly).

But since it always went away fairly quicky, and never really hurt much, I never worried too much about it.

Yea, a histamine reaction, thats what I was thinkin of.
 
Sounds like a histamine reaction.. that's happened to me before where I'd get the itch form the site up to my shoulder while shooting heroin
 
IV Issue..Please Help

I have been IVing Roxycodone 30mg's M's for almost a year now..I have been having a hard time finding a good place to hit so I have been using the same spot for about a week now..The vein all the way to the right in my left arm...Things were going fine untill 2 days ago when it stopped hitting but me being the dumbass I am kept tryin to use and abuse it untill finally it completely shut off and I have this huge bump there that is as hard as a rock,about the size of a penny, and hurts...Its red and itchy and when I straighten it out..It actually has it's own heartbeat...I am scared as F*uck!!!..Does anyone know what this is??..I am so scared I have completely stopped banging and switched to sniffin it....SHOULD I GET MEDICAL ATTENTION?? Thanks in advance..and please no comments on what a dumbass I am...I already know that...[/SIZE][/SIZE]
 
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Yes, the best harm reduction advice to give to you now would be to stop injecting anything(as I think you have allready done) and go to a doctor. they are not going to judge you(well maybe in there minds) nor will they call the cops on you or anything like that. You need medical help because this very well ould be an abscess formed from missing a shot(or multiple shots)....and abscesses can have several outcomes, most of which are not fun.
On the other hand, it could simply be a hard/irritated spot on your arm where you missed a shot and it needs a couple days to get the swelling down and go back to normal but I dont think its worth the risk....you should get medical attention.
If you dont want to get medical attention yet because your not sure if its that serious or not, I would then wait, keep a VERY close eye on it, and if it gets ANY worse, definitely seek medical help.

http://articles.muscletalk.co.uk/article-injections-infections.aspx

theres^^ a good article that can give you some insight into what you might be dealing with. You might wanna give it a read.

heres a quote from it....
If an injected drug, especially oil based ones such as many anabolic steroids are not fully absorbed, it stays where it was injected and may cause enough irritation to generate a sterile abscess. Sterile abscesses are quite likely to turn into hard, solid lumps as they scar, rather than remaining pockets of pus.
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Good luck and let us know what happens.

*Also the huge purple lettering makes it kind of difficult to read. Just a thought.
 
Yeah man, James Brown has some good advice. (I just realized while typing that, just how funny it sounds!)

If you're going to wait a few days to see if it goes down, and it doesn't within the next day or two, DEFINITELY go to the doctors. Abscesses are no joke.
I once missed a shot of heroin a few years back, and I had a hard lump for about a day. I was lucky it went away on it's on, but I was def. sweating it. Warm showers and massaging it seemed to help.

Let us know how it goes.
 
Thank You for the advice..I think I'm going to wait a few more days..I'm putting up a pic..so i can keep tabs and get advice
Will keep an update..Sorry about the huge lettering :)
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