I missed a shot on top of my foot the other day, and now my whole foot is super swollen, sore, and RED. The iv site and other iv sites from the same day/rig (which was pretty darn dull) are turning into a lot bigger red spots than normal. I'll post a pic right after this as soon as I figure out how. It hurts to stand on and I was wondering weather to seek medical attention or not...
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Harm Reduction missed a shot in my foot
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violetiris
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Here Here! I agree, you need to see a doctor ASAP. You'll have to decide weather or not to tell them that you were IVing. It's always better to be truthful-especially when it comes to your health-so they can properly treat you.
I am NOT a doctor but I have had Cellulitis (I got it from being bitten/scratched by a cat) and your foot looks very similar to how my hand looked when I had cellulitis. So, *IF* you have Cellulitis then there are many other things that can cause it besides IVing. Here is a link at Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis
Hope this helps-again, I am NOT a doctor and so I am NOT sure that you have Cellulitis. I've never IV'd anything so I don't even know if you can get Cellulitis from it but I hope you will take everyone's advice and be seen ASAP. Also, if you go to the ER they are required by law to get you stable-even if you have no ID and no Insurance. So, if you wanted to tell them the truth and remain anonymous then you could just go to the ER and refuse to give a name or other information that would ID you. Another option is a free clinic in your area-many serve homeless people who often times have no ID.
Perhaps you could even say that you were walking barefoot and were stuck with a needle by accident that someone had disposed of on the road.
I'm in no way sure what the law requires as far as if a doctor/hospital/clinic etc. have to report you to the police if you tell then you were IVing. Perhaps a wiser Bluelighter knows?
No matter what, you need to be seen ASAP, even if that means telling them what happened in order to be seen right away.
Sending you healing thoughts.
I am NOT a doctor but I have had Cellulitis (I got it from being bitten/scratched by a cat) and your foot looks very similar to how my hand looked when I had cellulitis. So, *IF* you have Cellulitis then there are many other things that can cause it besides IVing. Here is a link at Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis
Hope this helps-again, I am NOT a doctor and so I am NOT sure that you have Cellulitis. I've never IV'd anything so I don't even know if you can get Cellulitis from it but I hope you will take everyone's advice and be seen ASAP. Also, if you go to the ER they are required by law to get you stable-even if you have no ID and no Insurance. So, if you wanted to tell them the truth and remain anonymous then you could just go to the ER and refuse to give a name or other information that would ID you. Another option is a free clinic in your area-many serve homeless people who often times have no ID.
Perhaps you could even say that you were walking barefoot and were stuck with a needle by accident that someone had disposed of on the road.
I'm in no way sure what the law requires as far as if a doctor/hospital/clinic etc. have to report you to the police if you tell then you were IVing. Perhaps a wiser Bluelighter knows?
No matter what, you need to be seen ASAP, even if that means telling them what happened in order to be seen right away.
Sending you healing thoughts.
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bluntedskier
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This is really no hate, but WHY WOULD YOU EVER IV ANYTHING? Just the thought of injecting drugs into my veins makes me want to puke..... and I am no straight edge kid.... it's just like common sense... you don't even need to learn about it in school, or have your parents teach you.... Needles + chemicals + shoot into your bloodstream = no. There is NOTHING that is possibly good from IVing anything. Correct me if I am wrong, but no one ever just 'tries it once' then never IVs anything ever again. I'm not trying to be anti-drug at all, I'm genuinely curious what goes through peoples' minds when they consider the option?
GO TO A DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL, make sure you are OK, and like vio said, be truthful to the healthcare providers. Then reevaluate your life.
GO TO A DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL, make sure you are OK, and like vio said, be truthful to the healthcare providers. Then reevaluate your life.
LivingOnValium
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op:
your foot is already ballooning. That's a sing of losing a leg/foot without antibiotics. GO SEE A DOCTOR/GO TO NEAREST ER IMMEDIATELY.
your foot is already ballooning. That's a sing of losing a leg/foot without antibiotics. GO SEE A DOCTOR/GO TO NEAREST ER IMMEDIATELY.
bluntedskier
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If you're an adult and at the hospital for using drugs, the police are not going to get involved...... they are not going to waste their resources and time, nor do they give a fuck about some kid dumb enough to end up in the hospital because of drugs. They have a whole city/town to worry about.
A time when the police WILL become involved at the hospital is if you have drugs on you when you are brought in, or the drug use that has brought you there has been effecting someone else aka. leaving a little child at home, hurting someone else. etc
Swerlz
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That should help.
phoenix_risin
Bluelighter
Glad you done the right thing and got it checked I know far too many addicts who have left that slide and ended up without a foot or leg or finger or toe.
Please do what you can to get a new bag regularly of points. Believe me the more you use them the worse the point is they end up dull with burrs on them and they rip up your veins horribly.
Believe me you will need those veins even when you stop doing drugs so try and care or them, OK.
Healing thoughts coming your way
Please do what you can to get a new bag regularly of points. Believe me the more you use them the worse the point is they end up dull with burrs on them and they rip up your veins horribly.
Believe me you will need those veins even when you stop doing drugs so try and care or them, OK.
Healing thoughts coming your way
Antavio09
Bluelighter
sounds to me like you got some good ole fashioned MRSA(MULTI RESISTANT BACTERIA) into the injection site. did you clean your rig equip properly and also did you clean the spot with alcohol before you did it? levaquin or bactrim will clear your foot infection rite up.
BaybeX
Bluelighter
Seriously?
There are many, many reasons that people IV drugs.
First off, the bioavailability of any drug injected intravenously is 100%.
Say you have a drug such as Morphine where the oral bioavailability is ~25%. If you take 100mgs orally, only 25mgs is getting absorbed. If you were to shoot Morphine, you get 100mgs of the drug (assuming you have vials and a perfect IV technique). That is reason enough for many people to IV it. In this, not only are you getting a better high and a rush from the drug.. you're also saving money as you are getting 4 times the amount than you did taking it orally. The rush is a major reason people decide to IV their drugs.
Don't get me wrong, IVing drugs can be very unsafe and massively addictive.. as in the OPs case where he missed his shot. People have lost limbs from missing shots or shooting into arteries.. but this isn't a huge problem for those with a good technique that work in a sterile environment. In order to make IVing safer there are many precautions that should be taken (such as sterilization, micron filtering, using new rigs every time you IV, etc.). That is one of the reasons we have websites like Bluelight around.. to promote harm reduction. People aren't going to stop shooting because there are others out there saying 'oh, don't do it, it's bad for you' or because of programs like D.A.R.E. If you are educated on the subject, IVing can be very safe. There is a reason that hospitals use the ROA, you know.
8L4YN3
Bluelighter
Okay einstein we don't need your anti-injection rant, i've known plenty of people who tried it out of curiosity and didn't feel the need to hit veins in their foot or neck.
IV use when executed correctly, is actually the least damaging and most efficient way to dose a drug... Fucked up, but true fact. Could you imagine the medical world without the hyperdermic needle? Harden up a bit pal, introducing chemicals directly into your blood isn't THAT disgusting.
BaybeX
Bluelighter
^I don't know about least damaging.. most effective, yes, but least damaging?
How do you figure?
Look at this dude's foot.. obviously, if he would have taken his drugs orally he would have not had any damage like he does now on his foot. I just wrote a post above yours all about intravenous drug usage but I really don't think it's plausible to say that IVing drugs is the least damaging route of administration.
How do you figure?
Look at this dude's foot.. obviously, if he would have taken his drugs orally he would have not had any damage like he does now on his foot. I just wrote a post above yours all about intravenous drug usage but I really don't think it's plausible to say that IVing drugs is the least damaging route of administration.
nvan7891
Bluelighter
yeah cause if you feel a certain way about something everyone else must too. I'm also sure there's a few people who have only ived once. I'm surprised anyone does it more than once cause its so stupid/wrong/gross/whatever right?
go suck a dick you ignorant fuck.
violetiris
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Dear Dayday,
I'm SO relived that you saw a doctor-I seriously was thinking about this all afternoon. The suggestion to soak in hot water is a good one-I would add that
a) you whipe out the container with alcohol
b) you add some epsom salt (a LOT of it)
c) you then boil some bottled or sterile water
Also, since you didn't tell them what actually happened, be sure to watch for signs of increased infection-I would do your own google search for through information but here are a few tips...
a) Measure your foot with the kind of measuring tape used for sewing (you can find these at most drug stores) the kind that bends easily-not the metal ones. Measure each time in the same place, if it starts to enlarge, return to the doctor.
b) Take a sharpie (or other perm. marker) and 'outline' the area that is red-again, if it enlarges return to the doctor
c) keep an eye on your temp., if it increases then return to the doctor.
d) if you start to see a red line going from the area of infection-you got it-return to the doctor (this is a sign of an infection in your vein)
e) if you start to feel like poop-general 'malice' then be seen again
That's all I can think of for now but like I said, do a quick google search yourself for signs of infection.
You did the right thing-and the brave thing-being seen. When I had cellulitis I saw a doctor and they gave me an antibiotic but it wasn't the right one (gram neg. vs. gram pos. bacteria-they didn't give me a 'broad spectrum one) and later that night I ended up in the ER, my hand-where the cat bit me the first time-which was the dirtiest- was like three times it's normal size, I had a temp of almost 104 and required IV antibiotics. That's why I tell you to be sure to keep a close eye on it.
I don't know anything about IVing and I'm not about to preach but I do hope that whatever you choose to do from here on out that this experience will help you to be more cautious and not get hurt again-count it as a blessing-could have been much worse. So, even if you do choose to keep Iving, some of the other posters here more familiar with it have given you some great information.
Get Well Soon! And, thanks for letting us all know your OK-believe it or not-even though we're just random names floating around in cyber-space-we do care for each other.
I'm SO relived that you saw a doctor-I seriously was thinking about this all afternoon. The suggestion to soak in hot water is a good one-I would add that
a) you whipe out the container with alcohol
b) you add some epsom salt (a LOT of it)
c) you then boil some bottled or sterile water
Also, since you didn't tell them what actually happened, be sure to watch for signs of increased infection-I would do your own google search for through information but here are a few tips...
a) Measure your foot with the kind of measuring tape used for sewing (you can find these at most drug stores) the kind that bends easily-not the metal ones. Measure each time in the same place, if it starts to enlarge, return to the doctor.
b) Take a sharpie (or other perm. marker) and 'outline' the area that is red-again, if it enlarges return to the doctor
c) keep an eye on your temp., if it increases then return to the doctor.
d) if you start to see a red line going from the area of infection-you got it-return to the doctor (this is a sign of an infection in your vein)
e) if you start to feel like poop-general 'malice' then be seen again
That's all I can think of for now but like I said, do a quick google search yourself for signs of infection.
You did the right thing-and the brave thing-being seen. When I had cellulitis I saw a doctor and they gave me an antibiotic but it wasn't the right one (gram neg. vs. gram pos. bacteria-they didn't give me a 'broad spectrum one) and later that night I ended up in the ER, my hand-where the cat bit me the first time-which was the dirtiest- was like three times it's normal size, I had a temp of almost 104 and required IV antibiotics. That's why I tell you to be sure to keep a close eye on it.
I don't know anything about IVing and I'm not about to preach but I do hope that whatever you choose to do from here on out that this experience will help you to be more cautious and not get hurt again-count it as a blessing-could have been much worse. So, even if you do choose to keep Iving, some of the other posters here more familiar with it have given you some great information.
Get Well Soon! And, thanks for letting us all know your OK-believe it or not-even though we're just random names floating around in cyber-space-we do care for each other.
punchednthenose
Ex-Bluelighter
When you get out of the hospital/dr.'s office, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE reconsider shooting up in your foot. It is quit dangerous to IV anywhere below the waist. The arms above the wrist are the best places to shoot. please UTFSE and you will find good answers on technique's. be safe and update us when are back home!