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[fxcx]

how long can cotten fever take take to kick in after injection? swim is getting alot of the onset symptoms of it, cold, violent shaking, but just a mild headache and no vomitting, but its 144am and the last time he shot up was around 830. it looks like cotten fever to me, ive had it a hundred times, but ive never had it take any longer than around an hour maybe a little longer to start, thats just personal experience though. could this be normal for that? or could this be more serious line immune system issues? there are probably alot of things that arent even related to the scene that could coz this, huh? i just dont know what they are. if it stops in a few hours or at least by the morning im just gonna call it cotten fever. anyone had it take this long to kick in?

[candy]

It possibly could be all that it is. I would watch the symptoms and if things get worse and don't go away, I would suggest you go to the doc.
Cotton fever usually comes on pretty soon after injection and symptoms don't last more than a day. But, one thing to keep in mind is that "cotton fever" is caused by bacteria in the cotton.

I know that there is a great deal of literature that says cotton fever is caused by a particle of the cotton, which in a sense is true, but it is the bacteria, E. Agglomerans commonly found in cotton that causes this, not just the fiber of cotton itself.

Because your introducing bacteria into the bloodstream, if symptoms do not ease or go away, I would suggest, again to seek medical treatment.

I don't suggest using other things to filter the solution, unless you purchase filters for this purpose. Cotton is the safest thing to use. I don't suggest re-using cottons as this breaks down the cotton and you can introduce other bacteria that might grow on your old cottons.

Hope your feeling better soon!

[OxyContinuously]

Forgive me, but what exactly is "cotton fever?"

Candy you were talking about a bacteria, so if I had to guess i would say cotton fever is an infection from that specific bacteria? NOw does it come from the cotton, like maybe it's not sterile or something? Sorry, I don't have *any* IV exp. so these terms are new to me, LOL.


take it easy

Oxy

[CSiiSEQ]

There's conflicting research about exactly what is causing cotton fever. Most likely, it is a toxin released by a bacteria. There is definitely evidence of the specific strain that Candy mentioned, as she said it is frequently present in cotton. Normally, it takes some time to get a noticeable immune response to a bacteria, since cotton fever happens so rapidly (many times within an hour of injection) it is most likely a reaction to something in the cell wall of the bacteria or a toxin released by the bug.

I have actually experienced this with syringe filters. I don't normally use them more than once, but in a few situations I have had to, and I experienced the symptoms normally associated with c. fever.

OP- while it normally occurs much faster than it did in your case, it could still be c. fever. it could be it was just a different strain than normal, something growing in your environment currently. For some reason, your body didn't react to it with the same speed that it does with the more common bugs. I don't think it is signaling that something is going wrong with your immune system unless you are immunocompromised or have an immune-system related deficiency. If it doesn't clear up and you are feeling the same or worse, get in to see a doc. Are you running a fever or anything?