right so a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
#injection-technique 2026-06-22
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- septum_sal — right so a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 12:50
- batch_variance — cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, i have it written down somewhere 15:55
- endotoxin_ed — update on the earlier thing pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 16:44
rotate
do you count to five before withdrawing
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i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
small bubble is fine
do you pinch or stretch
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, ymmv
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
warm it first
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, i have it written down somewhere
sorry to jump in how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
thats normal
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update on the earlier thing pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
31G 8mm
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technique probably
right so not a problem
push slow
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