#injection-technique 2025-04-21

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thirty_one_g — i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction 12:34
deadspace — is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously 12:49
ghk_gia — is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal 12:54

bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure

if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle

rotate

push slow

let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"

is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare

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pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising

drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly

for the archive thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ

do you count to five before withdrawing

abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound

the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small

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anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully

i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction

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follow up i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, happy to be corrected

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does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it

is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously

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Assay note: CPC lot A-2601 reported at 98.1% of label content.

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is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal

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31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back