That can also happen if you inject through a blood vessel in the scrotum without noticing. If so, you were lucky none of the calcium chloride ended up in your blood stream...



Yeah, I'm starting to wonder if that may be what happened. The testicle definitely received a substantial dose based on ...

Thanks Brooke!

Fortunately, the area that turned nearly black is now dark red, so it's getting better. The skin is definitely inflamed, so I've been taking aspirin and ibuprofen, which helps keep the pain down. The area where the epidermis came off a bit oozy, but as long as blood is flowing and it ...

Okay, just noticed something not so good.

There is a large darkish/purplish area on the scrotal skin on my left side. The thin, top layer of skin peels off easily and painlessly, revealing a red layer underneath. It's numb.

I'm going to keep an eye on it and possibly take some antibiotics starting ...

I found some Pickle Crisp (brand name Ball, available at grocery stores and Ace hardware, 100% CaCl2) and bought some Bacardi 151. I mixed in the CaCl2, but the mixture turned out to be quite viscous. I tried to inject it with a 28ga needle, but it just wouldn't work. Frustrated, I dumped it out and ...

I have a few questions, and I'm wondering if some of you chemists can help me.

Does anyone know the maximum concentration of CaCl2 in water and in ethanol? I'd like to make my own solution using pickle crisp, which I should be able to find locally, and I'm wondering if I should use distilled water ...

Thank you SplitDik for your support and kind words :O)

My testosterone levels prior to the surgery were down to 37, indicating a high degree of testicular failure. 6 months prior, they were at 660, well within normal ranges for my age.



It sounds like the injections brought you to castration ...