#injection-technique 2025-01-24

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amylin_amy — i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror, thats just me 10:16
tb500_tobias — while im here is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously 10:25
amylin_amy — update from 23 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped 10:28

sharps bin

slightly off topic but thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ

90 degrees or 45

45 degrees

i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror, thats just me

wk1 L abdo upper   wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper   wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower   wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower   wk8 R arm back

let it dry

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not a problem

while im here is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously

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

i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing

update from 23 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped