I am an IV drug user however I am not a daily user this last time I used I missed and now my whole arm is very ill.It is bruised it is hot and it severely hurts I need advice as to how I can treat this on my own I live in a very small rual community and just can't risk being seen by pcp for this issue I do have antibiotics but what else can or should I do PLEASE HELP

See a doctor. We can't help you with this online.

See a doctor and get the treatment that you need...that is the only advice anyone on here can give you.

Noway I am not going so I guess I die

The only person who can help you is a doctor who can see your arm, run tests and give appropriate treatment. We cannot do any of those things and you cannot do it yourself.

You can make your situation worse by doing nothing or you can face the consequences and get help. Your choice.

And giving me a negative as well as PM'ing me because you didn't like my answer is not acceptable.

You didn't like it? Too bad.

I think it's funny that you said that going to a doctor will ruin your life...sure, I can see that...because being a IV drug user must be such a fun life right now.

Either way, it doesn't change the fact that we can't help you and you need to see a doctor...not only because of your arm, but because of the wonderful lifestyle that you're leading that you're worried about ruining.

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I am an IV drug user however I am not a daily user this last time I used I missed and now my whole arm is very ill.It is bruised it is hot and it severely hurts I need advice as to how I can treat this on my own I live in a very small rual community and just can't risk being seen by pcp for this issue I do have antibiotics but what else can or should I do PLEASE HELP

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We can't help you. Only a professional can.

I understand your want for not wanting to be found out, but if we were to assist you in your dilemma, it would be enabling your addiction. That is not what we do here. Rather, we are willing to help you overcome your addiction.

You missed your vein, however you don't mention what your drug of choice is. There is a possibility of tissue necrosis (death) that comes with not accessing your vein properly. Most likely you won't die from this, but you do risk losing the limb in which you injected the drug. With that said, your risk of death is higher with continued use of your IV drug use than it is with tissue necrosis.

You have a choice to make:

1) Get help with your addiction so that you can help others with the same addiction;
2) Lose your limb due to tissue death because you injected yourself improperly and now have to explain why you lost that limb; or
3) Write your own obituary now because the drug will eventually kill you.

The choice is yours to make.