#injection-technique 2025-04-24

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eight_mm — i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge 15:35
rotate_the_site — i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing 16:18
eight_mm — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 17:08
eight_mm — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 17:14
mag_citrate — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 18:12

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

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try the thigh

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound

i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction

i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing

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thats a reaction

let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting", someone check my working

update from 12 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped

*Janoshik not the other one

bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure

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

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

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

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

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

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