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Benzos Made a BIG mistake and went for vein in my foot

Nicsdragon

Nicsdragon

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I don't know what possessed me that other night by getting feed up not being able to find a vein. I try for the top of my foot and it went into the view easy and pain free. Today I can't even walk or put any pressure on it. It's puffy and very red. I've been icing it but it hasn't helped yet. It's soooo tender to the touch.

Do I need to go the ER. Did I do permanent damage?! I'm pretty scared. Can't get my shoes on!

Help I'm freaking out. I figured if it doesn't feel better my Monday ill go to a walk in or the ER.

Any advice? I'm scared.

Thanks. Tried to upload a pic put I can't figure out it.
 
Hi, Nicsdragon. I'm going to say what I think most folks here would say: go to the ER now. Better safe than sorry, whether it's infection or tissue injury. That's a lot of swelling and pain you're experiencing. Don't freak out; do go to the hospital. Especially if the swollen area is warm, but even if it isn't. And let us know how it goes, okay? Deep breaths. :-)

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Go to the fucking ER.

Would you like to lose your leg from cellulitis? Answer that question.
 
I agree-we're not medical professionals. What's happening to your foot could be due to hitting a nerve, exploding a vein, an infection (all of which are nasty business), or it could be unrelated to the injection. Regardless, seek medical attention, and if you get stuck with I compassionate MD who hates addicts, remind him that according to his own 'bible', addiction is a disease.
 
Znegative said:
I agree-we're not medical professionals. What's happening to your foot could be due to hitting a nerve, exploding a vein, an infection (all of which are nasty business), or it could be unrelated to the injection. Regardless, seek medical attention, and if you get stuck with I compassionate MD who hates addicts, remind him that according to his own 'bible', addiction is a disease.
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This.

Check out the IV Megathread in my signature too. There is a lot in there about missed shots.
 
Faster than light - thanks for being so nice to me. I'm actually crying now right. I'm such an idiot. I'm so scared its gotten worse. I can't put my shoe on. I've been icing it. I lied to my parents and told them I got bit or stung or something. My whole family is worried. I will go to the walk in clinic tomorrow. Who know if ill wind up in the hospital. It's sooooo painful and swollen. Not warm to the touch. What the fuck happened!! I know I have to tell the dr the truth but I don't want it in my chart. I don't want that label and then every time (god forbid) something happens to me that's what they will look at and look at me like I'm a fucking crackhead junkie. I'm so sad. I'm just beside myself ;(. But I will do to the clinic tomorrow and I know ill be a crying mess there too. What a fucking nightmare. Look at my life. My birthday is next week and for all I know I could be in the hospital. What have I become;(. I'm so sorry.
 
chill out, go to the ER by yourself asap take care of the damage you have done to your leg, then worry about everything else and maybe avoid the needle for the foreseeable future. Just don't do more damage to yourself by trying to hide this from the doctor, he needs to know so he can help you, ya dig ?
 
I'm so sorry that happened to you and I can imagine how scared you must be.

Do you mind saying if you over age of consent (over 18)? Just curious since you talked about your parents and wondering if they are going to have to know what really happened. Do you have health insurance? I'm thinking maybe go to a walk in clinic that you would never use again that way that addict label won't follow you. Just trying to think what I would do in this situation. If you file on your insurance it may show there but I don't think the next doc you would see would be aware of it. I know that right now that is a huge concern (anybody finding out what really happened) but don't put it off out of fear. None of that will matter if you were to lose your foot. Its not worth it. The sooner you go the better off you will be. If it were to get any worse tonight or you were to start running a fever (are you?) Then you would need to go on into ER tonight.

Not trying to scare you more cause I totally understand but right now you have to think of your health over everything else. Keep us posted how it turns out as I will be thinking of you. Take care and I wish you the best.
JJ
 
dextroflicks said:
chill out, go to the ER by yourself asap take care of the damage you have done to your leg, then worry about everything else and maybe avoid the needle for the foreseeable future. Just don't do more damage to yourself by trying to hide this from the doctor, he needs to know so he can help you, ya dig ?
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You know after thinking about it more you probably should go. Like I said before and dextroflicks stated, your health is number 1 priority. Everything else can be fixed later but if you wait too long to get it taken care of you might really regret it. Just take a deep breath and think it thru.
 
Can't you go now as opposed to tomorrow? Wait until your parents go to bed (if that's an issue) and get it over with. Wear some sandals, slippers or socks if you can't put your shoe on. Most likely they will start you on a course of antibiotics. The longer you wait, the worse it could get if it is infected. I doubt you will be able to sleep well with all this worry anyway. Try a warm compress in the meantime. Let us know what happens.
 
Try a warm compress in between icing it, and take some kind of nsaid (advil, aleve, etc) to help reduce swelling. Try laying down and elevating it as well. This is all assuming you're getting yourself to the doctor asap. However, if you start running a fever, I would not wait until tomorrow to get it checked out.
 
Nicsdragon said:
Faster than light - thanks for being so nice to me. I'm actually crying now right. I'm such an idiot. I'm so scared its gotten worse. I can't put my shoe on. I've been icing it. I lied to my parents and told them I got bit or stung or something. My whole family is worried. I will go to the walk in clinic tomorrow. Who know if ill wind up in the hospital. It's sooooo painful and swollen. Not warm to the touch. What the fuck happened!! I know I have to tell the dr the truth but I don't want it in my chart. I don't want that label and then every time (god forbid) something happens to me that's what they will look at and look at me like I'm a fucking crackhead junkie. I'm so sad. I'm just beside myself ;(. But I will do to the clinic tomorrow and I know ill be a crying mess there too. What a fucking nightmare. Look at my life. My birthday is next week and for all I know I could be in the hospital. What have I become;(. I'm so sorry.
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You really shouldn't have to worry about it being on your 'chart.' As long as you go to a different doctor in the future you should not have it come up again. And as others have stated, most doctors will still properly treat you in the future even if they know that you have abused drugs before. They won't make you deal with the pain just because of your drug history, which again, they likely will never know about if you go to a different doctor.

The only thing that all doctors can see are the medications that you have been prescribed in the past few years, and that's if you are in a state that has a prescription monitoring program. I know people that have gone to the ER to have an abscess treated, and they left with a prescription for oxycodone to help deal with the pain, despite the doctor knowing they were there for IVing heroin and hydromorphone.
 
Nicsdragon said:
Faster than light - thanks for being so nice to me. I'm actually crying now right. I'm such an idiot. I'm so scared its gotten worse. I can't put my shoe on. I've been icing it. I lied to my parents and told them I got bit or stung or something. My whole family is worried. I will go to the walk in clinic tomorrow. Who know if ill wind up in the hospital. It's sooooo painful and swollen. Not warm to the touch. What the fuck happened!! I know I have to tell the dr the truth but I don't want it in my chart. I don't want that label and then every time (god forbid) something happens to me that's what they will look at and look at me like I'm a fucking crackhead junkie. I'm so sad. I'm just beside myself ;(. But I will do to the clinic tomorrow and I know ill be a crying mess there too. What a fucking nightmare. Look at my life. My birthday is next week and for all I know I could be in the hospital. What have I become;(. I'm so sorry.
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You're very welcome! If you can, try not to think too far ahead. Deal with the urgent medical problem first, worry about the rest of life later. Easier said than done...but worth a try. :-)
 
Thank you all! I have insurance and I live with my hubby. He wants me to call an ambulance since I don't have a car to drive today. I'm just getting dressed now ( and having a coffee :) ) and going to make the call. Still scared but I can't walk still and it's swollen. The injection site has turn and black n blue. I took a couple doses of cipro which is a very strong antibiotic between last night n today. My parents know I have a problem but it would break their hearts to know about this. So ill stick to my story with them about getting stung. Well gonna call the ambulance now. I pray to god for mercy on this one!
Thank you all again. Ill post later when I get home. Hopefully I will get home.
 
Hi there. Well I'm back from a two night stay in the hospital! When I got to triage in the ER I broke done crying and the male PA was really nice to me. He closed the curtain and said its ok just tell me. So I did. Truthfully he looked liked a former addict himself but idk for sure ya know. He got me a wheelchair and said look. Ill tell the drs and I'm sure you will be admitted. He said it looked bad. So had some X-rays cause they thought some of the needle was still in there which is wasn't.
So I was admitted with the diagnosis of cellulitis and hooked up to IV bags of antibiotics from monday to wed. When the drs did their rounds the main dr asked me why I did it and I said cause I'm stupid and it was a big mistake! She told me about getting MERSA and how this kind of infection could effect my heart and kill me. Ugh! They said no what no matter what you do IV ing is always dirty and never ever sanitary and something's like this could happen every single time!

So thanks to you who responded and talked me into going right to the hospital it def saved my ass no matter how embarrassed I felt. Went to my family dr today and he switched my meds based on the co diction of the foot and blood counts. I went with the idk how it happened story. Idt it matters at this point ya know. Still having trouble walking. Can only walk on my heel and it throbs like a mother but I think I'll be ok. The family dr said if after 3 days nothing is better he will refer me to a foot specialist. UGH!
But just wanted to write to let you all know I didn't die. Thanks again and don't IV into your foot ever!!
 
Definitely dont want MRSA.

However she's wrong, you can take certain precautions to make IV drug use safer and more sanitary. Like not shooting into your feet. I'm not trying to sound preachy, I definitely understand that frustration of not being able to hit a vein, and last night got so pissed off that i pulled off my socks to contemplate giving it a go as well. The thing is, it's just such a shit place to shoot, it's dirtier, sweatier, has poor circulation, and due to that poor circulation, it makes it much more likely to get an abscess or other infection. You also should check out micron filters
 
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