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Swollen, Red, Sore Bruise On Arm After Injection. Is It An Infection, Abscess, Treatment?
Hi, I injected speed/crack into my arm tonight, I m guessing I missed but I didn t feel a sting but a few seconds after it started to swell , got really red all around, now slightly bruised and sore to touch, I have an icepack on it n the lump isnt as noticeable but still swollen in general area, iv heard about these symptoms being signs of abses s but would this relate to me as I got the symptoms within a few seconds of injecting, is it infected already? Any advice on Wat to do, also any doctor/home treatment on how to make it less noticeable :-(
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Sun, 8 Apr 2012
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Hi welcome to H.C.M.Forum. it is most probably cellulitis due to irritant action of the drug injected. as it slowly gets absorbed swelling
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