i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
#injection-technique 2025-05-25
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- noct.titrate — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 20:13
- provincial_pat — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45… 21:06
- subq_sy — update on the earlier thing update from 18 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped 21:22
- subq_sy — welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it 21:23
- subq_sy — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month 21:26
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
not a problem
genuine question i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
do you count to five before withdrawing
mark it down
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
update on the earlier thing update from 18 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
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small bubble is fine
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abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
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