is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
#injection-technique 2025-10-01
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- zoya_zeros — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 00:39
- per_mg_pete — i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge 01:51
- first_vial_finn — absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, ymmv i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 07:07
follow up how slowly should you actually push
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
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sharps bin
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
update from 4 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
push slow
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
31G 8mm
mark it down
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technique probably
quick one abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
small bubble is fine
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
dont recap
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absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, ymmv
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
for the archive how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
update on the earlier thing never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
[edited]*that should say weekly