the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small, for what its worth
#injection-technique 2025-09-20
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- sharps_bin_sid — do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass 08:51
- tb500_tobias — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not 10:19
- hydrate_hana — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 12:31
- sharps_bin_sid — the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound 13:13
- hydrate_hana — coming back after 19 months, has the pinned technique guide changed 13:15
thats a reaction
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
*Medutest not the other one
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, not advice obviously
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
let it dry
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
technique probably
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warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backbleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backa fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, i think
mark it down
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the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
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coming back after 19 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
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update from 22 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
while im here pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising, for what its worth
is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal
dont recap