do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
#injection-technique 2025-01-10
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- LC_MS_Lena — push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards 16:23
- VialBot — Batch lookup G-0641: 3 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-02-27. 18:17
- chlorhex — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip… 21:08
- rotate_the_site — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 21:29
let it dry
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
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do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
try the thigh
genuine question do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
technique probably
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
do you pinch or stretch
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
sorry to jump in a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
Batch lookup G-0641: 3 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-02-27.
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update from 21 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
thats a reaction
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
dont recap
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
do you count to five before withdrawing
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genuine question do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge