coming back to this anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
#injection-technique 2026-04-20
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Highlights from this day
- plus_sixteen — how slowly should you actually push 21:06
- VialBot — Digest for the week of 2025-07-19 has been published. 21:30
- cold_start_cy — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, i could be wrong 21:41
- VialBot — New independent result logged — WXT, lot G-0641, purity 96.8% (Janoshik). 22:10
- plus_sixteen — do you pinch or stretch i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 22:41
let it dry
how slowly should you actually push
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do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
genuine question i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
unrelated but drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
Digest for the week of 2025-07-19 has been published.
update from 24 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, i could be wrong
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bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
coming back after 26 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
dont recap
New independent result logged — WXT, lot G-0641, purity 96.8% (Janoshik).
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
rotate
do you pinch or stretch
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
ok so a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
sorry to jump in never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle