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A member asked:

I shot some morphing in to my arm and now have a sore above the injection site. it was leaking white puss when i woke up what should i do about this

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See a doctor: You likely have an injection site infection. You should see a physician immediately. I have seen patients ignore this sort of thing and end up with multiple surgeries and once even an amputation to correct it. Go to your physician or the er immediately.

Answered 4/1/2013

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