pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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#injection-technique 2026-01-29
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- mood_dip_mari — pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 21:42
- bea_reconstitutes — push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards 21:45
- peak_split — is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare 22:04
- bea_reconstitutes — while im here do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for 22:08
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
not a problem
dont recap
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
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right so i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
while im here do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
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update from 7 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, i have it written down somewhere
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
mark it down
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pinch
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure