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Heroin Heroin - Swelling/Itch Traveling Through Hand and Arm

TheUltimateFixx said:
Is 'near the elbow' above or below? If you're shooting right in the crook of your arm or a little below, the cubital vein is on average only 3.5 mm away from the brachial artery , and next to no distance from the median nerve. If you go in right above on your upper arm, the cephalic vein lies pretty much on top of the brachial artery.
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Yea it basically right below the crook to the left side of my right arm. Every time I tried to hit that spot, I got a good register and then as soon as I pushed down I felt the heat down my arm and through my hand and my arm went balloon mode on me for a while.
 
3ch0 said:
Yea it basically right below the crook to the left side of my right arm. Every time I tried to hit that spot, I got a good register and then as soon as I pushed down I felt the heat down my arm and through my hand and my arm went balloon mode on me for a while.
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Yeah sounds like you went in the artery. Keep in mind what I quoted is the medium average distance of those two blood vessels. In some people it's even closer together than that. Also the sensation travelling DOWN your arm suggests it, since arteries carry blood AWAY from the heart.
 
TheUltimateFixx said:
Yeah sounds like you went in the artery. Keep in mind what I quoted is the medium average distance of those two blood vessels. In some people it's even closer together than that. Also the sensation travelling DOWN your arm suggests it, since arteries carry blood AWAY from the heart.
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TheUltimateFixx said:
... basically stop going in that spot because you could easily end up with compartment syndrome. Look it up; it's not pretty.
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Super helpful. I appreciate your insights. It only took like 2 times for me to never hit there again. Took the plunge and got back on suboxone yesterday. Hopefully I'll stay off.
 
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