injection questions

[babbabuee]

I'll be starting my second cycle in September, test enan + EQ and had a couple of injection questions.

I'm 5'8" about 168lbs, so not to thick.

- when shooting with a 23g 1.5" pin in my glutes, should I stick it in all the way, or leave 1/4" exposed?

- when shooting with a 25g 1" pin in my quads, should I bury that one all the way in as well, or leave a 1/4" showing?

- my test and EQ are in bottles... Do I just peel back the foil covering on top and stab through the rubber with my 18g pin to draw?

- do I just stick it in and draw, or do I need to do anything else like inject some air into the bottle first?

Thanks for your responses, karma to everyone I can dish it out to.

 

[entranzik]

- when shooting with a 23g 1.5" pin in my glutes, should I stick it in all the way, or leave 1/4" exposed?
STICK IN IN ALL THE WAY, GLUTES ARE A LARGE ENOUGH MUSCLE FOR THE FULL 1.5

- when shooting with a 25g 1" pin in my quads, should I bury that one all the way in as well, or leave a 1/4" showing? ALL THE WAY

- my test and EQ are in bottles... Do I just peel back the foil covering on top and stab through the rubber with my 18g pin to draw?
EXACTLY, JUST DONT FORGET TO SWAB THE RUBBER STOPPER WITH ALCOHOL FIRST

- do I just stick it in and draw, or do I need to do anything else like inject some air into the bottle first? YES, YOU SHOULD INJECT AS MANY CCS OF AIR AS GEAR YOU PLAN TO DRAW TO MAINTAIN GOOD PRESSURE IN THE BOTTLE

 

[granby140]

entranzic hit the nail on the head on that one.

 

[genarr4]

Without commenting on what length pin you should use, you should always bury the pin as far as it will go. Here's why, if you leave some of the pin exposed you defeat the purpose of aspirating. I don't care how steady you think your hands are you will get some movement during the injection. Having the barrel of the pin pressed against your skin will greatly reduce any movement.

 

[babbabuee]

genarr,
that's exactly what I was thinking and why I asked the question. thanks for confirming it for me. thanks to entanzik and granby too.
karma to you all.

 

[geoffgarst]

From someone in the medical field, entanzik hit it right on the money! Follow his steps.

Geoff

 

[ThirdEye]

I always get nervous when I'm at the last 1/4 inch of the needle. I'm afraid it's going to go too deep and hit something it shouldn't..

 

[jay264529]

I once heard you should leave a small amount of needle showing, incase it were to break, you could retreive it. I agree with you guys saying not injecting all the way defeats the purpose of aspirating. Just wondering if anyone heard of a needle breaking, sounds scarry.

 

[babbabuee]

have you ever tried to break one of those needles? I have, and I'm not worried about them breaking off. but just for entertainment purposes, what would one do if it did break?

 

[02gixxersix]

- when shooting with a 23g 1.5" pin in my glutes, should I stick it in all the way, or leave 1/4" exposed?
STICK IN IN ALL THE WAY, GLUTES ARE A LARGE ENOUGH MUSCLE FOR THE FULL 1.5

- when shooting with a 25g 1" pin in my quads, should I bury that one all the way in as well, or leave a 1/4" showing? ALL THE WAY

- my test and EQ are in bottles... Do I just peel back the foil covering on top and stab through the rubber with my 18g pin to draw?
EXACTLY, JUST DONT FORGET TO SWAB THE RUBBER STOPPER WITH ALCOHOL FIRST

- do I just stick it in and draw, or do I need to do anything else like inject some air into the bottle first? YES, YOU SHOULD INJECT AS MANY CCS OF AIR AS GEAR YOU PLAN TO DRAW TO MAINTAIN GOOD PRESSURE IN THE BOTTLE

There ya go.

 

[genarr4]

I once heard you should leave a small amount of needle showing, incase it were to break, you could retreive it. I agree with you guys saying not injecting all the way defeats the purpose of aspirating. Just wondering if anyone heard of a needle breaking, sounds scarry.

I've read this also, however it defies logic. Try to break one.