#injection-technique 2025-04-12

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nordic_price_nils — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 23:06
lyophile_liv — do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 23:19
lyophile_liv — the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 23:41
lyophile_liv — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 23:42

nordic_price_nils 23:02

i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge

step_one_sian 23:04

for the archive the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound

nordic_price_nils 23:06

i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely

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step_one_sian 23:08

does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits

nordic_price_nils 23:10

never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves

90 degrees or 45

mark it down

not a problem

lyophile_liv 23:17

cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes

do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice

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step_one_sian 23:21

coming back after 26 months, has the pinned technique guide changed

lyophile_liv 23:23

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

nordic_price_nils i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely

deadspace 23:25

i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice

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is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first

step_one_sian 23:28

do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for

is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge

let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"

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

nordic_price_nils 23:34

let it dry

lyophile_liv 23:35

push slow

update from 2 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped

the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small

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nordic_price_nils i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely

lyophile_liv 23:42

warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is

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ten_of_ten 23:58

drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly