Scared After Shot

[Guest Evan_J]

You know how everybody always says "never use the same needle you draw with to inject?" For 8 months I have used two different needles. TODAY I decided not to do that. I dunno if it was the dull needle (I actually hope that's all it was) or that I hit a vein (which is what the doc at the urgent care thinks) but I have never actually seen a serious amount of blood till 30 minutes ago.

I'm scared.

I'm still scared.

Yes I ran to the urgent care like a screaming mimi and I don't care.

I want somebody to hug me.

Ainsley if you laugh I'll kill you.

Advice for the day folks? Use the two needles. Inject in your backside.

[Guest Tofi]

I am going to suck at injecting myself or being injected so no doubt I'll do the same at5 some point.

*hugs*

[Sally]

Oh, Evan,

Calm down, if it was really a serious problem don't you think that your twin would have felt it - well I didn't so you are OK.

Now just relax, I'll give you a nice hug and mybe just slap you on the back of the head once or twice and then I'll get the cookies.

A nice treat should help calm you down.

You always have your twin sister to take care of you.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Zabrak]

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[Guest joe0117]

Hey Evan,

I hope that you are feeling better - blood loss is bad Now that you are back from urgent care it is a good excuse to eat lots of steak tonight to replace your iron You can snack on Sally's cookies until the grill is fired up - I remember Ainsley telling me he is a grilling machine. We'll get you patched up in no time!

Joe

[Guest StrandedOutThere]

Awwww...Ev. I won't laugh at you. If you saw how I react to injury, you'd know that I have no room to even chuckle.

You just bumped a vein on the way out. I've heard of it happening to a lot of people. Every month or so someone posts on one of the FTM groups on Yahoo about the same thing. As long as you didn't get blood in the syringe when you pulled back, it's all gravy. You're fine! I bet you have a bruise though.

So far the worst that has happened to me is that I moved while the needle was still in my leg. Man...you do NOT want to be flexing those quads with a long needle stuck in there. Oh how it hurt! I was limping for 4 days afterward because of it. Now I sit really still while I do my shot!

Know what else I do? I use teeeeeeeeny little 27G needles that are 1 1/4 inches long. It takes forever to do the shot, but there is less of a hole to bleed if I nick something.

It's okay, man. Cool out. We are the anxiety brothers! I'll fix you some steak and kebabs.

[Guest Evan_J]

Takes the steak, the kebobs, and the cookies. I need those And bacon. I've got bacon. Bacon is good.

[Sally]

Relax Evan, there will be plenty of cookies, but if you would like I could chicken fry one of those steaks.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest bronx]

Evan relax you just hit a vein, trust me I've done it a few times. no need to worry and yes you still got you T. I inject with 22 1 1/2 inch needle. I find that injecting in my thigh is harder than my rear but i still rotate. Be Cool my man, be cool.

[Guest Evan_J]

Relax Evan, there will be plenty of cookies, but if you would like I could chicken fry one of those steaks.

Love ya,

Sally

-You're sure you're my sister and we're not in West Virginia? lol just kidding

**tucks napkin in collar. Yes please, I think I need chicken fry for my replenishment.

[Guest Jackson]

You actually use two different needles? I've never noticed a difference one way or the other.

But . . . I did nick a vein probably only a couple months into doing the shots. Let me tell you. It wasn't the sight of the blood 'cause I used to cut. And that never bothered me. It was the idea that it was totally unintentional and it looked like more blood than I'm used to. I nearly passed out. I have never had that happen before. Which now explains how I'm always putting off my injections.

Relax. It's all better now.

(And I didn't even laugh. Talk about will power.)

[Sally]

-You're sure you're my sister and we're not in West Virginia? lol just kidding

**tucks napkin in collar. Yes please, I think I need chicken fry for my replenishment.

Chicken fried steak is good for what ails you as long as it isn't high cholesterol or clogged arteries.

I eat them all of the time and I am as healthy as a horse and quite nearly the same size!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest MrAwesome]

HAHA, I'll laugh. ;>calm down

[Guest Zajabr]

I actually winced at reading that. D: I think I'm a little spooked that I'll hit a vein, but I'm just paranoid. Feel better <3

[Guest Martin]

I always use the same needle, and it's never happened to me in over 4.5 years of injecting - so I don't think it's actually related to using the same needle. I have heard of this happening to other people over on livejournal though, and everyone seems to be okay afterwards. Like Ainsley said, as long as you don't get blood in the syringe when you draw back you're okay. Even knowing that, I'd probably freak out if I ever bleed substantially, so your reaction is normal.

[Guest Pól]

No words of wisdom to offer 'cause I'm not on T yet. I hope you're feeling a little calmer and better by now. I don't usually do hugs, but I'll make an exception for you. ::hug:: From what the others are saying, sounds like you're gonna be OK (for which I'm thankful). Take care of yourself, now.

[Guest leo]

sorry gotta laugh, sounded like a baby!

but ill cook you some curry goat and rice and peas, black man style!

[Guest Leah1026]

You know how everybody always says "never use the same needle you draw with to inject?" For 8 months I have used two different needles. TODAY I decided not to do that. I dunno if it was the dull needle (I actually hope that's all it was) or that I hit a vein (which is what the doc at the urgent care thinks) but I have never actually seen a serious amount of blood till 30 minutes ago.

I'm scared.

I'm still scared.

Yes I ran to the urgent care like a screaming mimi and I don't care.

I want somebody to hug me.

Ainsley if you laugh I'll kill you.

Advice for the day folks? Use the two needles. Inject in your backside.

Unless you use perfect technique every time, you're going to see some blood. And once in a great while you will bleed more than usual. But it's almost always a matter of technique, not a blood vessel. You see it's very easy to mess up technique, especially when you're injecting yourself. What happens is instead of going straight in, your arm moves like a pendulum and the needle cuts you on the inside.... resulting in bleeding. With perfect technique, going straight in, there should be little or no bleeding.

So don't freak out.

Sometimes our poor technique results in more blood than usual.

Concentrate more next time on keeping the needle going straight in.

Hope this helps.

For the record I've been injecting for 5 years now. Oh and I only use one needle. The syringes I use come with a 22g needle so there is no reason to change it. Some syringes come with a 25g needle and YES that is too small to inject with and you have to change the needle. As long as everything is kept sterile (swapping the vial's rubber stopper with an alcohol pad) one needle is okay.

[Guest angie]

What happens if you inject into a vein instead of the muscle...

It is not dangerous,instead of the slow release the muscle injections give,

you get a fast release over a few days time,clearing your system quickly.

And lots of blood after,well it happens.Just make sure you put pressure on

the injection site for a few minutes to stop back flow.

Hugs Boys,

Angie

[Guest StrandedOutThere]

What happens if you inject into a vein instead of the muscle...

It is not dangerous,instead of the slow release the muscle injections give,

you get a fast release over a few days time,clearing your system quickly.

And lots of blood after,well it happens.Just make sure you put pressure on

the injection site for a few minutes to stop back flow.

Hugs Boys,

Angie

If you inject T into a vein, there is much badness (which is why big, manly, hairy Evan was scared...I'd have been too). It isn't the T. The problem is what it is suspended in, oil. The oil is really thick. It can travel in your bloodstream and cause a stroke. With the amount of T we inject, it'll almost certainly cause a stroke. That's why we always check that there is no blood in the needle before we go for it.

[Guest Leah1026]

What happens if you inject into a vein instead of the muscle...

The chances of that are quite slim. You see when you are taught how to inject, they always teach you the following step:

Aspiration

What's that?

Right after the initial needle stick you pull BACK on the plunger and check for a blood return. If you get a blood return you do NOT inject. You pull out and try another spot.

If there is no blood return... then it's okay to go ahead and push the plunger forward.

Before using an injectable always recieve training in proper injecting technique from a medical person.

[Guest Leigh]

so...this isn't exactly in response to your story...which just made me cringe....

but, will it be a problem that i have low blood iron..? like, if i nic a vein, will it kill me...lol...

you just got me thinking about it...

peace&love

leigh

[Guest Crossroads]

::Hug:: (Back just in time)

[Guest Evan_J]

The chances of that are quite slim. You see when you are taught how to inject, they always teach you the following step:

Aspiration

What's that?

Right after the initial needle stick you pull BACK on the plunger and check for a blood return. If you get a blood return you do NOT inject. You pull out and try another spot.

If there is no blood return... then it's okay to go ahead and push the plunger forward.

Before using an injectable always recieve training in proper injecting technique from a medical person.

Always, always, always, aspirate. It was only because I was sure I had that I didn't think the testosterone went into a vein. (<--of course I wasn't "sure" about that till after I flipped out but thats cuz I'm a worrier. Ask Ainsley, he'll give you the rundown) Still I was concerned I did some kind of bad thing cuz it was a whole teaspoon of blood in like 3 seconds. NEVER seen that. I always worry if I even see more than a drop. (it's the next day and I'm givin myself the shakes rememberin it...oh geez)

3 things to do. And I won't list em cuz it'll sound like I'm tryin to give instructions on how to give a shot but aspirating is in the big three.

As for the low blood iron thing, amazingly enough I used to have that problem T increases your red blood cells and raises your blood count. Some peeps run the risk of developing polycythemia-too many red blood cells - for me, since I started out so low all it did was give me a really good blood count.

And Leo? lol didn't anybody tell you I can go from 0 to "baby" in 6.6 seconds flat? Especially if there's girls who want to nurse me

[Sally]

I've seen his 'baby' act and it attracts 'helpful' ladies from miles around - he never mentioned the attention he recieved from the female personel at the urgent care center, did he?

Love ya,

Sally