bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
#injection-technique 2025-08-11
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- HPLC_Hank — 31G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen 22:02
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 101 messages from 19 members. 22:26
- swab_dry_first — do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting 22:32
- pinch_not_stretch — is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously 22:43
- vienna_vial — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my… 23:30
unrelated but how slowly should you actually push
how far from the navel is actually far enough
31G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen
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let it dry
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
45 degrees
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
not a problem
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do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
*Medutest not the other one
pinch
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
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push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
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update from 15 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back, n of 1 obviously
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
mark it down
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
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warm it first
technique probably
[edited]31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, ymmv
sorry to jump in does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
right so the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
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thats a reaction
coming back after 12 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
for the archive abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
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coming back to this i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, ymmv
do you pinch or stretch
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"