Aspirating

[monster2oo1]

WHAT IS THE POINT OF ASPIRATING (PULLING BACK ON PLUNGER ) DURING INJECTION I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS YET.

 

[nexus7]

??? you aspirate to check you re not injecting in a vein - oil in a vein can mean serious trouble (anything from passing away or convulsions to actual damage to organs, stroke or even death) -

way to go man...

 

[Iron Ghost]

Well keep doing what you're doing and eventually your luck is gonna run out.The whole idea of aspirating is because you need to inject into the muscle rather than a vein,artery.It takes 2 seconds to aspirate,so why not do it and play at being 100% safe at ALL times?

 

[YellowD]

Its generally a good idea to aspirate. In theory, injecting into a vein can be harmful or lethal. As of yet, I have only heard of two people who supposedly injected into a vein, and they were fine after a few minutes. Its not too hard, just pull it back, then plug it in... less to worry about.

 

[monster2oo1]

SO, STICK NEEDLE IN PULL BACK, IF I SEE BLOOD TAKE NEEDLE OUT?

 

[Iron Ghost]

Correct.If you see blood,don't worry about it.Just pull the needle out and inject again a few millimetres away.

 

[joeljuice]

About 4-5 times when i have injected there is some blood coming out on injection spot, however i dont believe that i have hit on the vein. I havent aspirated every time, but maeby i should. Sometimes i just dont take things serious and that is stupid and lazy.

 

[monster2oo1]

THANKS FOR THE INPUT GUYS I THINK I WILL TRY PULLING BACK THE NEXT TIME I'M ON GEAR!!

 

[vexed]

Yes I have never seen blood from aspirating but I still do it every time... In fact I skip some injection sites if I have to do my own because I canbnot reach well enough to aspirate...

 

[Torch]

I always aspirate for peace of mind! My friend on the other hand has been in the game for a few years and has also played Doctor for 3 guys over the years. He has never aspirated, I asked him to help me with my first shot in the glute. I told him " you are going to aspirate right"? He said "whats that"? Said he has never had a problem.

He forgot to aspirate on my glute too? I do my quads now better to see.

 

[Torch]

How does one manage to aspirate when doing the delt? Do you do this one handed?

 

[anabolic24/7]

I've never pulled back blood, but my workout partner has twice in the last 4 months. Better safe than sorry. Not to mention, gear is a terrible thing to waste.