Just curious to know what other people use for their injection methods! I do subq and recently had to reduce my draw needle gauge to 21 since I kept coring vials accidentally.
Just curious to know what other people use for their injection methods! I do subq and recently had to reduce my draw needle gauge to 21 since I kept coring vials accidentally.
I currently do subq with 30G 1/2" insulin syringes. The needle is directly attached to the syringe, so I draw and inject with the same needle and it works perfectly for me. I cycle through 8 spots on my abdominal area, spaced separately from the 5 spots I cycle through for another medication I take subcutaneously so there isn’t overlap. I pinch my skin with my off hand, and inject at a 45° angle, bc that’s what works best for my body type.
Since I do DIY, my Estradiol Cypionate is 40mg/mL, so I only inject 0.05mL (2mg) once per week (down from starting at 0.1mL which is 4mg based on lab results and a gradual decline in dosage), thus I need to use a 0.3mL syringe so I can get an accurate dosage (hence the insulin syringes).
I’ve never cored my vial, and given that it’s a 10mL vial, I need it to last as long as possible so that I can get my money’s worth, so I don’t mind the tedious 30G draw.
Nice! That’s awesome! I was struggling so hard to draw with 30G, not sure if I was just doing it wrong or what. Using standard pharmacy EV
Put the vial in your armpit until your body heat warms it up. That helped me when I used a thicker oil and drawing was slow. The first time I didn’t warm it for long enough and I thought it didn’t work, but I later learned I just had to keep it there for a little while.
My Estradiol is going to be a different viscosity than yours given that it’s homebrew and 40mg/ml, but I don’t really have trouble drawing mine; just takes a little patience