Not excusing Hunter’s lack of reply as we all know those are behind right now.
However, an abscess is 99% related to injection technique and not to any particular batch of test.
One million individuals in the United States, predominantly males under 25 yr of age, are current or past users of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Fifty percent of these young adults administer their drugs intramuscularly, placing them at risk for infections related to injection. We present here a...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
“Reported infections associated with anabolic-androgenic steroid injection include abscesses attributable to Mycobacterium smegmatis, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Pseudomonas organisms as well as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. These infections are primarily related to nonsterile injection technique, shared injection equipment, and are avoidable with appropriate prevention techniques.”
First, bacteria cannot typically exist in vials containing BA and BB. The bacteria that give abbesses exist on your skin, not in the vials.
Secondly, even if the above weren’t true, we would see more reports than this single one.
@newoldman2 I empathize with your situation and hope the Dr does an easy I&D (if you consider I&D surgery) for you with some antibiotics, but I also have to prevent board frenzy regarding claims such as this.
A “bad batch” would usually mean too much pip from too much BA or BB, guac (if used), maybe allergic reaction to carrier oil, or underdosed product.