Injection things!

[brimmins]

Hello! It's me again (much calmer so far one week back on injections, thanks for your help on that). I just had a random attack of itching at a 7 day old injection site (just slightly warm to the touch, the usual slight bump, no pain - pretty much normal from what i remember with previous shots except the lack of pain heh) and it made me wonder

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[autumnokami]

The biggest red flag for an infected injection site, and really infection in general, is it will be severely painful. A little soreness is normal, especially since you're injecting into a muscle, but if it's a sharp, stabbing, needle-like pain that is an immediate cause for concern. If it becomes red and feels hot to the touch that also confirms an infection is brewing. If you want a good checklist of infection symptoms, this is a good read (amusingly, it's for women who have had fertility treatments but the same symptoms apply): http://pcos.about.com/od/medication1/tp/injectionwarningsigns.htm

It sounds like you have a delayed, mild allergic reaction. I get something similar a few days after my shots, too. :) Those tend to be the small, itchy, painless bumps you described. A little dab of cortisone cream will stop it if the itching becomes really bad.

I'm really happy to hear your anxiety has greatly subsided since changing back to