i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
#injection-technique 2026-06-20
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Highlights from this day
- night_pin — does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits 09:11
- ivy_injects — does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it 09:13
- night_pin — quick one do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for 10:02
- ivy_injects — is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously 10:08
- pinch_not_stretch — a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 10:35
technique probably
thats normal
anyone got a rotation map they would share
31G 8mm
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, n of 1 obviously
rotate
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
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mark it down
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
[edited]quick one do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
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warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
do you pinch or stretch
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
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a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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push slow
fresh pin
not a problem
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
let it dry
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
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push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
ok so 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
90 degrees or 45
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a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it