i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
#injection-technique 2025-03-18
Tuesday36 messages6 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- one_variable — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, not advice obviously 13:53
- gip_glp_gil — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not 14:21
- sgp_subq — quick one do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for 17:03
- early_satiety — cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes 20:24
31G 8mm
ok so pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
warm it first
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, not advice obviously
🤝11📉9
sorry to jump in the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
👀10🧊3
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
📈13👍14⚠️10
slightly off topic but absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
let it dry
😂1👍4🧪7
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
dont recap
update from 5 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
fridge-temps.csv
905 rows · not retained in the public archive
🧊1
try the thigh
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, ymmv
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
slightly off topic but coming back after 3 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
how many sites are in your rotation
mark it down
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, not advice obviously
quick one do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
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 backbleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
not a problem
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
sorry to jump in is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
🤝5
update on the earlier thing i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
👍5👀7🧊2