how many sites are in your rotation
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
#injection-technique 2025-03-28
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- homa_ir_hugo — how many sites are in your rotation warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 17:41
- blind_submit — while im here the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 17:57
- endotoxin_ed — follow up welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, ill dig out the number 18:28
- noct.titrate — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, from memory 18:30
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
*Medutest not the other one
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
while im here the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
push slow
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how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
small bubble is fine
follow up welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, ill dig out the number
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, from memory
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
*Janoshik not the other one
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, happy to be corrected
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
31G 8mm
rotate
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
coming back after 13 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
*Medutest not the other one
sorry to jump in anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
thats a reaction
i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
warm it first
fresh pin
do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
pinch