Ok, Registered Nurse here.... a few things to point out: @Brutus is right; if the spot is warm to the touch and you develop a fever, these are tell-tale signs of infection. The fever is your bodies way of changing the environment that the bacteria is living in, in order to keep it from continuously reproducing. If it's in infection, that's what it is.... bacteria in a spot where bacteria shouldn't be. Therefore, heat and local massage won't do anything. As @heavyhitter said, if it truly is an infection you WILL need a round of antibiotics. That's the only way to treat it, and hopefully you get it before it gets so bad that you end up on my OR table. A few words of caution.... DO NOT START A ROUND OF ANTIBIOTICS UNTIL YOU KNOW FOR A CERTAIN FUCKING FACT THAT AN INFECTION IS PRESENT! Prophylactic/broad-spectrum antibiotic use (except for antibiotics used before induction of surgical anesthesia) is the reason why society is being plagued with antibiotic-resistant infections, such as MRSA and C-Diff. Lastly, I hear this a lot on these forums... the age-old advice of "tell them it's a b-12 injection or a spider bite." First of all, we all know it's not. You're not fooling anyone. HIPPA laws prevent any healthcare personnel from contacting law enforcement just because of your illegal drug use. If you threaten to harm yourself or someone else, we can the authorities. You injecting some tren/test isn't grounds for your physician to get the police involved. He probably doesn't give a shit tbh. Where the problem REALLY lies is how the healthcare team plans your care... pharmacological agents interact with each other in different ways... your pain management plan will be based on your drug history as well. As your healthcare team, if we don't know what shit you're on, we can't effectively manage your care. I'm not advising you to say anything, to be clear, but you should know all the facts so you can make an informed decision
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