if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
#injection-technique 2025-01-15
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- split_dose_sam — i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place 19:03
- monoisotopic — the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound 19:06
- marrow.mod — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do 20:33
- ferrous_ash — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge 20:39
push slow
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
try the thigh
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
not a problem
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45 degrees
small bubble is fine
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
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the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
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90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, we shall see
technique probably
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for the archive how slowly should you actually push
dont recap
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
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is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, not advice obviously
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
thats normal
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
sharps bin
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