how far from the navel is actually far enough
Thread · #injection-technique · 2025-11-07
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel
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- reship_rita — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 21:54
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
90 degrees or 45
31G 8mm
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
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