#injection-technique 2025-06-28

warm it first

is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first

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

i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely

not a problem

a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it

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

ok so i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing

a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back

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

i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place

anyone got a rotation map they would share
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising

update from 17 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped

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dont recap

thats normal

do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, n of 1 obviously

try the thigh

warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is

do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for

welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it

never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves

push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards

coming back to this does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound

i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge

sharps bin

i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror

do you count to five before withdrawing

how slowly should you actually push