small bubble is fine
#injection-technique 2024-12-17
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Highlights from this day
- pin29g — update from 18 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 21:25
- vialkeeper — quick one drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly 21:55
- vialkeeper — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting" 22:09
- vialkeeper — do you count to five before withdrawing 22:16
- tail_factor — welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 22:26
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
rotate
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
update from 18 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
thats a reaction
sharps bin
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
quick one drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
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while im here cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
do you pinch or stretch
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backi changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
do you count to five before withdrawing
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i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards, happy to be corrected
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
for the archive anyone got a rotation map they would share
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
let it dry
follow up abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month