#injection-technique 2024-10-04

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taper_or_not — do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 22:19
taper_or_not — update on the earlier thing a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 22:29
non_scale_win — absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, your mileage will differ 22:51
non_scale_win — unrelated but how far from the navel is actually far enough 23:13
protein_floor — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 23:16

while im here the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound

45 degrees

welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, for what its worth

how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade

i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place

do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass

do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves

rotate

thats normal

*that should say weekly

coming back after 11 months, has the pinned technique guide changed

thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ

update on the earlier thing a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, your mileage will differ

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unrelated but how far from the navel is actually far enough

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anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully

a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call