slow injections

[josh_323i]

when doing a slow injection, what is slow in terms of seconds for an injection

[josh_323i]

also how far do you pull back on syringe for aspiration?

[Drenten]

For me a slow injection would be about 1cc per second.

I only pull back on the plunger enough to get a small vacuum then I let the plunger spring back – maybe an eighth of a cc. If I draw blood I will usually pull the needle out maybe an eighth of an inch and check again.

Just last week I totally spaced out and drew blood into the syringe, and for some strange reason, I kept pulling back until the syringe was completely full. I had to pull out completely and purge out some of the blood so I would have enough room to check for a vacuum again. I have no idea where my mind was when I was drawing in the blood.

[josh_323i]

ok...so you'll see blood immediately..thanks

[cali]

Re: slow injections

Originally posted by josh_323i
when doing a slow injection, what is slow in terms of seconds for an injection

IMO the slower the better. It seems to cause less trauma so there's less ache the following days. I spend a good 45-60 seconds injecting 1 cc. Call me crazy. Also, just in case you didn't aspirate correctly, you should start feeling the effects of shooting into a vein before you've pumped all the oil into that vein.

Pull back on the syringe very gently with very little pressure. You can use your thumb to do it. Keep the pressure light and steady and you should start seeing bubbles or blood.

[AustinTX]

"safe" as far as less scar tissue goes is 1CC per minute; I go slow, but not *that* slow....


just pull back a little to aspirate, so you feel suction and a bubble is about/just formed; maybe .1 - .2 CCs.

[bowbow]

Originally posted by josh_323i
ok...so you'll see blood immediately..thanks

You DON'T want to see blood when you aspirate, If you do you need to pull out and start over in a slightly different location.

[josh_323i]

thanks for the info guys...that's a lot less on the pullback then i would have thought...good thing i know now

[Drenten]

Originally posted by bowbow
You DON'T want to see blood when you aspirate, If you do you need to pull out and start over in a slightly different location.

Yeah, sorry if I didn’t make it clear to anybody reading this thread – drawing blood is not what you want to do, in fact, it is precisely what you are trying to avoid.

It is just that it happens so infrequently, and I usually go more by the vacuum feel than by looking at the syringe. Like I said, I just spaced out for some reason and kept going until the syringe was so full that I had to get some of the blood out so that I would have enough room in the syringe to aspirate properly.

[AceDaBoss]

Do you pull it out completely and try again or just pull back slightly and do over?

[rado]

Originally posted by Drenten
For me a slow injection would be about 1cc per second.

IMO that's fast..It takes me about 5-6 seconds for every 3cc's

[BigD]

The one time I hit blood, I injected most of the blood back in, then pulled it out completely. I picked a new spot and slid it in there, aspirated, all was good, and injected. I only pull back like 1/10cc, just enough to see a small air bubble, shouldn't take more than that to see bubble or blood. And for me, I inject slow, 29g slin pin, 1cc takes about 45-60 seconds. I can do it in under 30 seconds, but it seems to help to inject oil slower, I think it gives it more time to disperse.

[Drenten]

Originally posted by AceDaBoss
Do you pull it out completely and try again or just pull back slightly and do over?

I don’t pull out completely; I just pull back a little bit and check again.

I guess if I still drew blood after moving the needle a little, then I would pull it all the way out and try again, but I haven’t had that problem yet.

[PHABIO]

Sometimes I go so slow taking long breaks, watching TV that I forget that there is a syringe sticking up my ass!

[josh_323i]

Originally posted by PHABIO
Sometimes I go so slow taking long breaks, watching TV that I forget that there is a syringe sticking up my ass!

you stick it up your ass?

j/k bro