curious-kitty
Greenlighter
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- Apr 19, 2014
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So SWIM has recently decided to slam meth. SWIM's first time was amazing to say the least. Problem is, SWIM's friend who is experienced in this field did the injection for SWIM. SWIM has tried 2 times, first try I drew blood which is supposed to be normal and show that its done right(from what i understand), but shortly after, the injection point started swelling and turning red all around it. Now when SWIM's friend did it, it was clean, no swelling, wasnt even noticeable to draw attention from others... But now it is super obvious that I fucked up and am injecting my arm. It was the same rig but SWIM tried shortly after his friend did it(roughly 3-4 hours after)
SWIM decided to clean the rig and try a second time(a week later). during injection SWIM felt a slight burn and it continued for another minute after injection was complete. Since SWIM is new at this he didnt inject more than 10 units(which doesnt seem like much after seeing his friend do triple that, but still not sure if what SWIM did was a lot for a newbie) and after swelling began and the redness returned. Swelling isnt as bad as it was after the first try a week before, but SWIM sees that hes obviously doing something wrong, oh and SWIM didnt draw ANY blood the second try. Please explain what SWIM could have possibly did wrong and how else can you tell if you didnt inject properly.
A link to the complete and proper guide to injection would be much appreciated. SWIM knows there are plenty of links to this information but he is fairly new to this site and would rather have all this information in his pocket. SWIM knows a new post may seem annoying to veterans but creating a new post with all the information he needs is a lot easier than finding multiple posts with scattered information. Thanks for taking your time to read and help someone who is new to injection.
PS- SWIM has been smoking meth (mostly) for about 2 years, and has snorted it on a few occasions. Also, please no replies like, "its swelling because SWIM is injecting a harmful substance to the body so of course there are consequences!" SWIM takes full responsibility for his choices and knows that he is potentially harming his body, but SWIM doesnt do drugs to be healthy. Please remember that! Thanks again fellow members and future educators!
Hey hun... sounds like you're a bit nervous excited when trying on yourself ... maybe you cant get the angle your friend could or your vein is a wriggler as I call them they move around if you dont have your arm fully extended and supported (a pillow under your arm while sitting will help). Make sure you know the direction of your vein and its not close to abranched area of the vein . The burning or swelling sound's like youve left your tourniquet on tight while injecting which causes back pressure in the vein and can cause the drug of choice to come back out of the small hole made when removing the needle shaft. Otherwise known as a back fire. If you do have swelling irritation hot and cold compresses will help heat makes blood flow cold constricts the muscle causing the toxin an bad blood out ... also get yourself some hirudoid cream its for small ventricular problems an bruising. As for not being able to inject in after drawing back blood. is making me think you've slipped through the otherside of your vein a blowout and the tip of your needle is in hard muscle or tendon fibre. Uou haven't been using long enough to have any scar tissue yet or a semi collapsed vein.. hope this helps you . Also having a hot shower or making your arm really warm makes it easier to get a vein.