a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back, not advice obviously
#injection-technique 2026-03-02
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Highlights from this day
- alcohol_hits — absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, for what its worth 18:18
- alcohol_hits — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 18:31
- food_noise_off — update on the earlier thing i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 18:52
- thirty_min_wait — do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for 19:38
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, for what its worth
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
right so whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
update from 20 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
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update on the earlier thing i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
thats normal
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, still working it out
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
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let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
[edited]fresh pin
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge