Needle Size - Ouch

[slat1]

Good choice... those are my favorites!

 

[Boston Strangler]

Ice the area down with a 3 inch x 3 inch square of ice. Hold it down on the injection site for 20 minutes. There will be a red ring on the skin with white in the middle. Inject it right in the middle of the white part. You won't feel a thing at all and after a while you won't even need the ice. The really should alleviate any anxiety about sticking yourself. I used to be just like you nervous as hell. Now I look forward to those days where I get to stick myself.

Good Luck

BS

 

[Boston Strangler]

btw 23g is a good size...my best friend used a 17g once and he passed out LOL

 

[idcbp]

I've never even seen a 17g. I use 18g to extract the oil, but sticking that or bigger is crazy. Hardlife- aspirating is as simple as telling them to do it, You just did and any instructions on the net or anywhere else would mention it. I saw numerous studies in which you'd have to inject something like 3cc directly in a vein to cause serious heart probs which is what I imagine you're getting at. Breaking a needle off while it can happen is not a huge threat and whose to say the guy he gets will be much steadier. I'd be more nervous inject someone else. My point is that I wasn't trying to make it out as some macho rite, I was trying to motivate him to overcome his concern b/c once he does it, he'll realize that it isn't so difficult. I feel you have to be self-reliant when it comes to gear and I would trust anyone else with an injection. When I go to get a flu shot (though not this year) I always wish they'd let me do it myself. I hate relying on anyone else. Ironwuu- I'd just do it bro, not as a rite of passage, but because if you've done the research and taken the risks to obtain your cycle then you are committed to going the whole way to get the body you deserve. This is a small step, but you gotta take it and you'll feel gerat when you do it, on your own. Just my 2 cents. Peace

 

[BikePower]

I had someone injecting me, untill finally, after reading all those 'Just stab yourself and get it over with' threads, I decided to just do it...

I knew that if I would hesitate for only one second, I was going to stare at it for half an hour, and then just chicken out... so I just cleaned the spot, drew that syringe, put on another needle, and jammed that mofo in... to my surprise it didn't hurt at all... maybe it was the adrenaline rush or whatever... I just aspirated, and then pushed the oil thru... pulled it out, cleaned the spot again to get rid of the blood and that was it...

Did get a little bruise (about the diameter of a pen), probably moved around too much, but it didn't hurt...

 

[idcbp]

I got that bruise the first time too, but I think it was because I was so amped that I had the pin pressed so hard againt my leg that it left a bruise from the round base at the base of the needle where it meets the plastic connector. I bet you did the same biker. By any chance were you using a 1incher b/c I was and I was pressing so hard to make sure I got deep enough. Found out later it was pointless b/c I have low body fat and was using my quad, but at the time I just wanted to make sure I made that jabbing count.

 

[IronWuu]

Wow I really appreciate you guys taking some off your time to encourage me! I actually do feel like this thread make me a little bit more at ease with injecting myself.

To answer: I do not have anyone to help me inject.. other than going to the ER asking them.. And i'd like to do it myself the first time injecting AAS too.. sort of just "because".

I have studied injecting techniques.. sites, angles.. needles.. preparation ad nauseum..
Ill be using quad for my first shot.. so that i wont have the hassle of having to bend sideways doing it to my glute..

Upper/outside, at a slight angle with the needle towards the kneecap. 23 gauge 1.5inch.. 2 cc oil.. I have 200 pcs alcohol rubber thingies from "GPZ".. 70% alcohol.

From what i understand, i do not "rub" the area with those? Just ONE "swab".. so to leave the injecting spot wet with alcohol and let it dry off? (30 secs) I first thought it was the rubbing that got rid of the bacteria, but its the alcohol that just sits there that kills it? The reason for not rubbing would be not to get any bacteria from the surrounding onto the injection spot? Not sure about this procedure.

Ill be cleaning the vial top with alco rubber as well before drawing, and also changing needle before injecting, after drawing.

Ill be warming my leg before most likely like taking a shower.. and maybe just cool the injection spot with ice (before alcohol)

So much to think of.. since i have so many needles.. ( i bought 200 lol) im gonna take some out.. get used to them.. test how much is needed to break them.. maybe i can get the "scaryness" of the needle away this way...

Call me a pussy, i just wanna do this right!

I still got a few weeks until all my ancillaries gets here, and i wont start before that so i got time to try to get used to the needles before that..

Thanks for reading all this crap if you got this far! I just wanted to talk my anxiety off!


I'll try to spread the Karma around as much as i can! Thanks again guys i REALLY appreciate it! I will bookmark this thread and read it the night i inject for motivation! Right of passage

 

[BigB_79]

I remember seeing the 20g 1 1/2" pinz that came with my redijects and after several hours of procrastinating, I stuck it in and barely felt it. The pinz are so sharp, you barely feel them go in.

 

[firenwire]

Karma to Boston Strangler. I wondered if I was the only one that did that. I also have a hot towel ready, after the pin is out; Ill use the towel to heat the area up quickly so the cold won't damage the gear. (Just in case it would).


Fire

 

[bbkingpinn]

You should draw with a big needle, like 18 guage then put on the 23 g. That way the needle is new and not blunted from sticking into vial/amp. Lube the 23g with a few drops of the oil before injecting. It will slide in like melted butter.