i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
#injection-technique 2025-11-16
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- mag_citrate — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do 16:30
- sharps_comedy — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, someone check my working 17:25
- sharps_comedy — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 17:27
- swab_dry_first — pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 18:13
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
push slow
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
sharps bin
small bubble is fine
Reminder set. I will post here in 8 days.
warm it first
do you pinch or stretch
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
[edited]a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, anyway
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, from memory
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
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try the thigh
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
45 degrees
pinch
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follow up 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, i have it written down somewhere
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, someone check my working
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i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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fresh pin
dont recap
thats normal
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back