#injection site

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Me just over here minding my business as I climb outta the shower.

Glance in mirror.

Realize the bruising around my stomach from my insulin pumps looks kinda like one of those hentai womb tattoos.

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[ukftm]

(Semi-urgent) Do you get to choose whether you get a T injection in your thigh or butt? If the prescription says intramuscular can that be either? Where exactly on the butt is the injection administered or does that vary?

Hi Anon,

As far as I am aware most GPs will choose the butt as this is the safest and largest area in terms of muscle for the injection. It is also the least painful.

The GP will just choose an area in the butt, where they think is best. From my experience this was at the top of the butt but not too close to the bone, as the closer to the bone the less muscle and the more pain. He would then just lightly pinch the skin and inject.

Thighs are usually easier for self adminstering, but can be more painful than the butt area.

My GP would always alternated which butt cheek the injection went into as he told me that continual injections in the same area can lead to hardening of the muscle (the risks are most likely due to a possible build up of scar tissue). So it’s always a good idea to keep note of which cheek you had your injection in last so that you can ask for the other cheek the next time.

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HIV North displayed its supervised consumption services van Monday afternoon in an effort to inform the public and reduce stigma around the

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Local officials, emergency services and residents inspected the van during the open house at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, which also included a trade show for addictions and substance supports.

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So I take testosterone injections. .5ml every other week if that makes a difference to what I’m about to ask. I was doing my IM injection in my upper thigh and I didn’t realize how high up I was doing it until afterwards. I don’t know if the needle entered my muscle? There’s much more fat where I did it this time than where I usually do and I didn’t feel it enter my muscle. It’s a one inch needle. If I accidentally injected into fat, what happens? Is the shot wasted? It’s testosterone cypionate

any injection into the fat versus the muscle is still absorbed the same.  There are studies that show that it’s as effective or more effective (longer, more stable action) when in the fat.  If you need a refresher on where to inject, speak with your doctor or their office staff.  The best way to picture it is to divide your leg into 1/3,  (knee side, hip side and middle) and only use the middle third as a space for injections. mod mayhem

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This is the nice side of my belly, the less bruised and abused. But it’s hurting tonight because even though they’re not big, they still bruise and hurt. It’s only been 12 days of injections and like 78 more days to go.

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WHY DO WE GET SHOTS IN THE ARM? IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSCLE

WHY DO WE GET SHOTS IN THE ARM? IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSCLE

A lot of vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, should be administered through the intramuscular route into the deltoid (a thick, triangular shoulder muscle) or the anterolateral (front) aspect of the thigh. By getting a jab in the arm, one can ensure optimization ability of the vaccine to provoke an immune response and minimises adverse reactions at the injection site. As for the COVID-19…

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[ukftm]

For some reason my endocrinologist specified to always have my injection on the right cheek, so my nurse can't give it alternating. Does this mean I'm in danger? What does the muscular problems you mentioned mean?

Hi Anon,

It may be worth finding out why they have specified only one cheek. You won’t be in any danger. It’s just about making sure that you are alternating where you can. So that the muscle has less chance of becoming damaged or hardened as GPs also describe it.

It’s the same principal for patients with things like diabetes when they have to self inject. They are encouraged to alternate their injection site.

Alternating just gives the muscles more of a chance to heel and less chance to become hardened with repeated injection.

We are not medical professionals so always follow the advice of your doctors. This is just the advice provided by my own GP. But it is a good idea to discuss this with your endocrinologist as there really should be no reason why you cannot alternate.

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Scissorfight - “Injection Site” 2005