while im here a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
#injection-technique 2025-05-02
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Assay note: Homopeptide lot G-0641 reported at 99% of label content. 07:23
- VialBot — Purity check: no report on file for lot SG-1177. Nothing logged either way. 08:38
- fake_tracking — i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror update from 3 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped 10:20
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
push slow
sorry to jump in absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, for what its worth
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
do you count to five before withdrawing
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right so warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
sorry to jump in do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
thats normal
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
technique probably
rotate
90 degrees or 45
Assay note: Homopeptide lot G-0641 reported at 99% of label content.
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
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
Purity check: no report on file for lot SG-1177. Nothing logged either way.
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abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
right so do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal
Inter-lab diff for lot B-0329: 96.8% vs 99.2%. Within expected range.
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
pinch
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i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
update from 3 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
try the thigh
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice