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Heroin Still getting lumps ?!?! Thoughts?!

Nicsdragon

Nicsdragon

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Hey there,

Short & Simple: I'm registering but I'm still getting lumps and bumps. This happens with both heroin & opiates. I do know I miss a lot but I can see the bump growing while pushing down even though I registered.

Anyone with the same experiences? Please share
 
It happens when you slide out the other side, or have slipped out of the initial vein. You can always watch and go slow and re-register if unsure.
 
If you are seeing a bump form while you are injecting you are missing. You must be slipping out, moving slightly, right before you start to depress the plunger. You need to start re-registering, multiple times if you have to, which it sounds like you clearly need to do.

Is switching to another ROA not an option? You really should consider it if you're still having this much trouble. You are probably missing 90% of your shots and the times you do inject successfully, it's blind luck. Just stop now. Honestly, you'll be saving yourself a lot of heartache in the future anyway. Plus in the meantime, you are going to do a lot of physical damage including getting infections from all these misses.
 
Yea your so right. Ugh why can't I register ? I don't get it. I can just save the IV for the H. Also, am I doing PERMANENT physical damage by missing? Thank god I haven't gotten any infections since my foot incident.
. Curious. Why do you say heartache?
 
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You're probably not doing permanent damage, but if you keep up like this, you very will might. Also like I said, infections are a real possibility.

I said heartache because once you start IV'ing drugs... your addiction spirals and turns into something worse then you could ever imagine. Save yourself all that bullshit by just stopping. Right now you're not getting any benefit from IV'ing..only harm.

Trust me, once you learn how to IV correctly, years from now, you'll wish you hadn't.
 
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If you must get high, just make sure your rectum is clear and plug it, fast onset and higher bioavailability (than orally) without the complications of thrombosis or necrosis. The duration is also increased over IV, at a cost of efficiency, but a gain of removing the possibility of the complications mentioned.
 
If you're really into the needle infatuation, try using syringes with 1/4 inch tips. Then you can push the needle where the tip is completely inside your vein and its a lot easier to hit. Especially if you still have good surface veins. Find the vein, stick it (with the syringe tip complete buried in your flesh), register, leave the tip completely buried and inject.
 
I know I'm using too long a pin but my husband likes the long ones. We keep saying we are gonna stop but we are crossing the line. We NEED to stop this. We already have enough problems due to drug use. Ugh. I know I can't hit worth shit and I tell myself everyday I'm not going to IV today yet the calling comes and I answer it. I'm terrible. I'm wearing freaking wristbands of my arms to cover the bruises WTF am I doing!!
Thanks for the info
 
If you think you have a drug problem, or more importantly, if ones you love think you may have a drug problem, I wish you the best in your recovery. If you don't want to quit then no one can make you, and in that case I wish you the best in switching roa or in getting better in iv. I miss shots +75% of the time(or can't register altogether which I count as a miss) even with short tips so I just gave up on shooting completely. Saved a fair amount of trouble in the long run anyway.
 
If you're having that much trouble missing, you can actually tape the syringe down to your arm to reduce movement of the syringe. Might help. It's not really good to keep re-registering, it increases the chances of damaging your veins. Possibly better to reduce the volume of the water you're using, depending on the solubility of the drug.

To reduce bruising, press down on the area right after pulling out(sterile gauze or cotton is best), and shoot in less fleshy areas. Wait a little bit to pull the syringe out after the shot too, a few seconds will do, to reduce chances of leakage(well, it's called infiltration actually, heh.) IV tech 101 really.
 
Morphling said:
If you're having that much trouble missing, you can actually tape the syringe down to your arm to reduce movement of the syringe. Might help. It's not really good to keep re-registering, it increases the chances of damaging your veins. Possibly better to reduce the volume of the water you're using, depending on the solubility of the drug.

To reduce bruising, press down on the area right after pulling out(sterile gauze or cotton is best), and shoot in less fleshy areas. Wait a little bit to pull the syringe out after the shot too, a few seconds will do, to reduce chances of leakage(well, it's called infiltration actually, heh.) IV tech 101 really.
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This too, I gave my arms a break but the last two days I've been using my foot and I always press the syringe into my skin to ensure I'm in and stay in. Of course I register and then go.
Do you feel any burn or any feeling whatsoever when injecting? You shouldn't feel anything, but the slightest drop of solution can cause those lumps. So make sure your needle is dry too and completely empty when pulling out.

Like I said, read this a lot of good advice from the friendly members here that kept me safe.
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/685344-Hand-slightly-swollen
 
There's probably gonna be heartache involved no matter what ROA you use when it comes to heroin....Why? It kills your interest in normal life activities that you once found enjoyable....It dulls your senses, your personality, your sense of humor, your sense of compassion for others....It costs a fortune...It makes you live a reclusive, secretive life...And the things I just mentioned are what happens to pretty much everyone, it can get far darker than that....One bad night of drinking, you embarrass yourself, wake up with a hangover and swear you'll never do it again...One bad night of heroin, you wake up dead!

Some people can't master shooting up for the life of them....It's usually girls with little tiny veins, and it sucks...because you're not gonna wanna switch to snorting once you start shooting...I've seen some girls absolutely gore themselves trying to find a vein....I'm pretty good at hitting people where there's only a faint outline of a vein...I've had girls show up at my house begging me to hit them! That's a lot of fucking pressure when they're sick and they only have this one shot, they wanna feel it...etc.

I feel like an idiot posting for people to "just stop", but if you can you should "just stop"...Everyone should "just stop" or do the next best thing and get on Suboxone, which kills your feelings a lot more than I once thought, but increases your shelf life quite a bit!

Edit:Yeah I wanna add, I've seen some guys with huge veins not be able to master the needle either...Sometime I've had "bad needle days" where I just can't seem to stay in a vein....As people have said, re-registering throughout the shot is a good thing, but it can also be the thing that maes the needle come back out...Use a tourniquet and find a vein that works for you...try to rotate shots in that one area, if you can....
 
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BlueHues said:
One bad night of drinking, you embarrass yourself, wake up with a hangover and swear you'll never do it again...One bad night of heroin, you wake up dead!
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Though I thoroughly understand your point, it's probably best not to make these types of distinctions on a harm reduction website. It's completely possible to overdose and die on alcohol by itself.
 
Thanks to all of you. I have always just sniffed pills and done the H a handful of times. BLUEHUE you made me wanna cry cause that's me. I gore myself when I have a shot. Don't wanna miss that hit. As far as the others say yea I have a total drug problem. Your not talking to a newbie. But a newbie to IV for sure.
I have the megathread open in front of me when I IV and still I can't do it.
ANON610 I shot into my foot in the beginning and the first time I did I was in the hospital for 4 days with cellulitis. It's was horrible! Just be careful there.
Yea in a matter of months I've destroyed myself. Wearing wristbands to cover the lumps and bruises. It's horrid. I have to go back to sniffing cause I'm not ready for rehab yet. Though its gotta be coming. If my parents saw this they would send me away so fast! (I'm married and 39 with a home) but always daddy's girl right!!
So thanks. I will never get this right so I have to stop. It's gonna be hard cause I actually craved the needle yesterday at work. My god. I couldn't believe I was thinking about it so much. The needle itself is a drug to me and I don't need any more addictions. I will out of roxi's soon and ill heal myself then. By soon I mean a day or two. Then I can test my resolve. I have to swear to only IV if me n my hubby decide to get some H. And he said yesterday that we can't get anymore cause the Mortage is due. Man are we fux up or what!
 
Nicsdragon said:
Thanks to all of you. I have always just sniffed pills and done the H a handful of times. BLUEHUE you made me wanna cry cause that's me. I gore myself when I have a shot. Don't wanna miss that hit. As far as the others say yea I have a total drug problem. Your not talking to a newbie. But a newbie to IV for sure.
I have the megathread open in front of me when I IV and still I can't do it.
ANON610 I shot into my foot in the beginning and the first time I did I was in the hospital for 4 days with cellulitis. It's was horrible! Just be careful there.
Yea in a matter of months I've destroyed myself. Wearing wristbands to cover the lumps and bruises. It's horrid. I have to go back to sniffing cause I'm not ready for rehab yet. Though its gotta be coming. If my parents saw this they would send me away so fast! (I'm married and 39 with a home) but always daddy's girl right!!
So thanks. I will never get this right so I have to stop. It's gonna be hard cause I actually craved the needle yesterday at work. My god. I couldn't believe I was thinking about it so much. The needle itself is a drug to me and I don't need any more addictions. I will out of roxi's soon and ill heal myself then. By soon I mean a day or two. Then I can test my resolve. I have to swear to only IV if me n my hubby decide to get some H. And he said yesterday that we can't get anymore cause the Mortage is due. Man are we fux up or what!
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I don't get what you're even craving. You miss all the time so you barley have even felt the real point of IV'ing which is the rush.. all you've experienced is horrible consequences. It should be easy as hell for you to stop with the needle. Without actually being able to do it.. all you're doing is pointlessly causing yourself pain and possible infection.

Drop it like an STD ridden boyfriend. Done.

Does your husband IV too? Does he know what he's doing so he can hit you himself? That's at least better than you continuing to carve yourself up if you wont just stop.
 
Yea saw my parents yesterday n my dad asked if I'm injecting anything in my arms cause the bands look suspect. I said no so I have to mean it. I love my daddy !
 
As others have said, almost definitely related to missing or improper technique. If you must continue to IV, take it very very slowly and focus on what you are doing.

When I was learning, an important thing I was always told was it is important to feel and see where the vein is. It does not have to be bulging, but you don't want to be digging in the area if that makes sense.

Though it is recommended not to IV at all, sometimes a slight pressure held on the site with a clean cotton ball after removing the needle will help with bumps. I think I saw it mentioned above but if your husband IV's can he fix you up? It always takes practice to get familiar with IV, though if track marks / evidence of injection is a problem, and I am not trying to sound judging or rude, it is probably better to cut it off and snort it up.
 
Nicsdragon said:
Yea saw my parents yesterday n my dad asked if I'm injecting anything in my arms cause the bands look suspect. I said no so I have to mean it. I love my daddy !
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Just pointing this out to you as you say you have a drug problem and trouble quitting - thinking this over could be step one in recovery. You love your dad and don't want him to suspect any drug use or so it seems. Though it is easier said than done, sobriety is possible. I've done it for periods of time and in my experience, considering loved ones and how hurt they would be can sometimes be extremely helpful in you being sober. It is not to say that you care more about the drugs than your loved ones, because addiction is serious, so don't think of it that way, more so that you would want to do it for YOU because you care about your loved ones / family and want to maintain a loving relationship.

Not trying to preach, just pointing out some tips. Hope this helps.
 
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