do you pinch or stretch
#injection-technique 2026-03-09
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- closer_not_simpler — follow up a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 13:25
- knees_first — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 14:26
- knees_first — sorry to jump in is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first 14:40
- cedar_counts — sorry to jump in do you count to five before withdrawing 16:37
- VialBot — Verification log updated: QST — evidence added, status unchanged. 17:05
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, for what its worth
follow up a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
for the archive how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
push slow
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thats a reaction
closer_not_simplerdrawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
quick one i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
fresh pin
warm it first
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
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let it dry
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
closer_not_simplerfollow up a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead…
sorry to jump in is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
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update on the earlier thing do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
anyone got a rotation map they would share
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i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
sorry to jump in do you count to five before withdrawing
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whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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