does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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#injection-technique 2026-04-07
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- taper_or_not — does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it 22:48
- two_eight_c — update from 3 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no… 22:55
- tga_notice — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves, still working it out 23:15
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
update from 3 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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how slowly should you actually push
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
Recon calculator: 40mg in 2ml = 4mg/ml.
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, still working it out
29G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen
thats a reaction
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves, still working it out
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push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards, your mileage will differ
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right so cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
not a problem
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bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
thats normal
mark it down
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
update on the earlier thing do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
sorry to jump in i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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do you pinch or stretch
is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
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push slow
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
let it dry
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