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Opioids Bad injection, air bubble

they give that paper when you buy rigs...well they do at least where im from...and it should kind of go without saying...but very useful info for those who dont know.
 
^yeah, the SEP at the hospital in town where i live always give out plenty of safer injecting guides and other pamphlets regarding IV use and the dangers associated with sharing needles, etc.

every SEP should include them since a lot of IVers wouldn't even bother to look the information up themselves; hence junkie myths.
 
I used to always leave a tiny bit of air in there cause I was afraid I would accidently push out some of the precious liquid, injecting a small bubble isnt really bad at all you need to inject a shitload of air for it to be a problem
 
I would go to the hospital man. This does not sound like a joke to me.

But this is just something that I would do in your situation, by no means do you have to take me seriously.
 
Im glad flex clarified the air embolism myth...I was just getting to it myself. It would take a VERY large amount of air introduced into the vessels to cause a catastrophic event that you hear about in these horror stories. Funny, as a nurse, when our IV pumps alarm with the message on the pump saying "air", people get thrown into a panic. It's a very common misconception.

The blood clot worry is also unfounded. You are talking about a collection of fluid superficially. That is not consistent with a blood clot.

As for the OP, I totally agree that this sounds like a textbook "miss". Other than being a little painful and unsightly, it won't harm you as long as it continues to improve. The liquid that you missed the vein with that ended up in the subcutaneous tissues will eventually be reabsorbed. Warm compresses, elevate the extremity, and keep an eye on it. You said it is already showing some improvement, so that's good! If it starts to worsen, becomes red, warm to touch, starts draining, or you run a fever, then you need to be seen by a doctor.
 
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