let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
#injection-technique 2025-05-01
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- freeze_thaw — slightly off topic but i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction 19:39
- cold_start_cy — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 20:39
- VialBot — New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot C-4402, purity 98.6% (Janoshik). 20:48
- freeze_thaw — coming back after 10 months, has the pinned technique guide changed 20:51
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
how slowly should you actually push
warm it first
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Verification log updated: GL Biochem — evidence added, status unchanged.
ok so pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, from memory
how far from the navel is actually far enough
do you count to five before withdrawing
is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
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i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
thats a reaction
thats normal
not a problem
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mark it down
31G 8mm
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push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards, anyway
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
sharps bin
slightly off topic but i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
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anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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pinch
New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot C-4402, purity 98.6% (Janoshik).
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
dont recap
coming back after 10 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
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i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice