31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
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#injection-technique 2025-04-13
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- swab_dry_first — 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back 15:51
- belfast_bac — do you count to five before withdrawing i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 18:43
- taper_or_not — the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound 19:17
thats normal
pinch
[edited]while im here do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
quick one bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
try the thigh
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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do you pinch or stretch
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, n of 1 obviously
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
update from 13 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
mark it down
push slow
let it dry
90 degrees or 45
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unrelated but i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
technique probably
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
how many sites are in your rotation
do you count to five before withdrawing
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
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how far from the navel is actually far enough
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
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nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
coming back after 14 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
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absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound