injecting tips...to avoid an abcess?

[Nutri-Wrestler]

hey solid. cant really blame him for worrying, its a big step.

After all, he is gonna be sticking something into his body for the first time and will be injecting stuff into a muscle. The horror stories of infections is probably scaring him

 

[Golden_Muscle]

Go for the glutes. Upper, outer area, on a slight angle down. If your clean you have a very good chance of being ok, like your doctor giving you a flu shot.

 

[rickcorso]

Go for the glutes. Upper, outer area, on a slight angle down. If your clean you have a very good chance of being ok, like your doctor giving you a flu shot.

I think ill have an easier time injecting into the thigh..that way I can at least see what Im doing. I dont know how stable Ill be if I have to turn around and hold the needle backwards.

 

[Dr.M]

I pull with one needle and push with another, while you can reuse it I dont see a reason too, they are dirt cheap.

 

[emo]

Another good thing to do is to draw back on the plunger after you stuck the needle in. If blood comes into the syringe you're in a vein. If that happens, push the plunger back down, pull the syringe back out a little, and reinject the needle into a different area. And if you do hit a vein don't worry, just apply pressure for a little while and it will clot off. Also, if you do inject in your thighs, be sure to inject on their lateral sides.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

if really concerned:
clean the rubber tops of your bottles with iso before use