Originally Posted by biofx
It took an hour and a half, no lie. I sat with pin in hand for about 40 mins. I couldn't believe how ABSOLUTELY painless it was. I didn't feel the pin break the skin, nor feel it go in (quad), like a hot knife through butter. The needles must really be sharp, because I was expecting a lot of resistance to break the skin. Honestly, if you dropped the pin I think it would sink right in. As soon as I got the pin in, my heart rate dropped and I was totally calm.
However, when I was pressing on the plunger I broke out in a sweat and my heart started pounding. I felt like I was going to pass out, so I pulled out. I swapped pins and moved over about an inch and did the other 1/2 cc no prob. and no nervousness. A couple questions though:
When aspirating, how far to pull back on the plunger? I just did it till one bubble came in That is fine . Is it okay to inject air into the muscle? Yes
Is it normal to feel like I got punched in the leg afterwards? Quad injects always bothered me, try glutes or delts painless IMO