injected my testosterone too far down my leg yesterday (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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don't do it

my knee swelled so bad it hurt like hell apparently this can happen

feels better today but make sure you inject T in the glutes or at least a good way up the quads

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[+] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

T is also stupid thick, but certainly Subcutaneous is the way to go. After I tapped a nerve doing IM….. 🤢 so I ain’t ever going back

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

i hate needles and IM injections suck but you gotta do what you gotta do

i figured id throw out my experience as a cautionary tale so nobody around here makes the same mistake because if i had a job that required me to be on my feet all day and i did this in the morning it would have taken me out for that day for sure

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I draw up with an 18g needle and swap to a 23g to inject, highly recommend that. Swapping the needle also makes it less painful because the needle tip gets a bit blunted going through the vial's stopper- just make sure you push the air out of the new needle tip before injecting (if you forget, it won't hurt as bad as if you did that in an intravenous injection, but it will be a bit unpleasant)

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

you can use a lower gauge needle to draw up and then swap to 25

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Your knee now arm-R

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

I take estrogen so it's less viscous than T but I do subcutaneous injections which should not have risks like this. You do still have to inject in the right place though

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

christ sorry to hear that. thank you for the advice though, hope everyone who needs it is getting it

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I do subcutaneous in the stomach since I have a lot of fat, takes forever but it's worth it imo.

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